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Scotland beat Bangladesh by 6 runs on the first day of T20 World Cup

October 18, 2021
Henry Club

Scotland thrashed Bangladesh by six runs following a brilliant all-rounder performance from Chris Greaves, who made a stellar start at the ICC T20 World Cup here on Sunday night.

Greaves led a scintillating battle of the lower order with 45 off 28 balls as Scotland overcame a dismal situation to post 140 for nine in their first round Group B opener of the T20 showpiece.

Invited to bat first, Scotland were 53 for six in the 12th over before Greaves added 51 runs with Mark Watts (22 off 17 balls) to put Scotland ahead.

In reply, Bangladesh were bundled out for 134 for seven in their allotted quota of 20 overs, with Greaves returning excellent figures of 2/19 in three overs, with significant additions from star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (20) and veteran Mushfiqur. Wickets included. Rahim (38).

This is Scotland’s second win at the World Cup, coming against Hong Kong for the first time in the 2016 edition of the tournament.

24 runs were needed from the final over bowled by medium pacers Safyan Sharif (0/26), Mahedi Hasan (13 not out) and Mohammad Saifuddin (5 not out), which could not work wonders.

For Scotland, medium-pacer Brad Wheel (3/24 in four overs) and leg-spinner Greaves were the star performers with the ball, while Josh Davey (1/24) and Mark Watt (1/19) provided substantial support.

Watt also followed up his performance with the bat with a scintillating bowling performance.

Captain Mahmudullah (23) and Afif Hossain (18) kept Bangladesh on the hunt with some fresh shots. Left-arm Hossain took a big wicket off left-arm spinner Watt and saw Davy take a catch in the deep.

It was not easy for Bangladesh’s batsmen against a disciplined Scottish attack. Soumya Sarkar (5) goes for a big shot and fails to clear the fielder to leave Bangladesh for 8 for one.

Liton Das (5) also did not last long and fell slow from the wheel.

The experienced Shakib helped Mushfiqur add 47 runs for the third wicket and it was a good catch for McLeod to hit a half-tracker from Greaves wrong and take a good catch.

Mushfiqur, one of the team’s most experienced players, opened after a period of consolidation and hit two brilliant sixes and looked in control before attempting a scoop shot off a good length delivery from Greaves, saw his leg-stump Knocking back to bring Bangladesh back. in the place of trouble.

Earlier, Scotland had a poor start as they lost skipper Kyle Coetzer (0) to Saifuddin for just five runs on the board in the third over.

The spinners – Shakib and Mahedi Hasan – took the reins and added to Scotland’s troubles. Hasan took two wickets in his first over as he dismissed wicketkeepers Matthew Cross (11) and George Munsey (29) as the two added 40 runs for the second wicket.

This was after a stellar performance from Bangladesh bowlers in the power play as they restricted Scotland to 39 for one in the first six overs.

Shakib joined the party by getting rid of Richie Berrington (2) and Michael Leask (0), leaving Scotland for 52 for five, which was soon reduced to 53 for six when Hasan took the form of Callum McLeod (5). Took his third wicket. .

Greaves, who hit four fours and two sixes, then came to his rescue with his own runs to propel Scotland forward.

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