T20 World Cup: Defending champions West Indies stay afloat after narrow win vs Bangladesh : Rashtra News
West Indies pulled off a thrilling 3-run win over Bangladesh in their crucial Super 12 encounter at Sharjah on Friday to keep their campaign alive in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
West Indies successfully defended 142 on a slow and sluggish wicket at Sharjah to knock out Bangladesh from the tournament by handing them their third successive defeat in Group 1.
West Indies fast bowlers Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo and Ravi Rampaul turned the game on its head in the final three overs to stop Bangladesh at 139 for 5 in 20 overs.
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Bangladesh were actually in a better position to win the match when Liton Das was at the crease but his departure in the penultimate completely turned the tide in the Windies’ favour.
It was still anybody’s game as Russell needed to defend 13 runs in the final over with a well-set Mahmudullah and new batsman Afif Hossain at the crease.
The all-rounder held his nerves and successfully took his team over the line by conceding just 9 runs, without a single boundary, off 6 balls. Mahmudullah ended unbeaten on a valiant 31 off 24 balls after Das departed for 44.
All five bowlers used by Kieron Pollard – Russell, Bravo, Rampaul, Jason Holder and Akeal Hosein – bagged a wicket each to help West Indies register their first win of the tournament.
West Indies now occupy fifth position in Group 1 and still have to win their remaining two matches against Sri Lanka and England to stand a chance of progressing through to the last-four.
Bangladesh meanwhile, is the only team left in the group to lose all three games and are languishing in sixth place. They have no chance of qualifying for the semis even if they win their final two matches.
Earlier, Bangladesh produced a disciplined bowling effort but Nicholas Pooran provided West Indies the final flourish as the defending champions posted 142 for 7 in a crucial group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Friday.
Asked to set a target for the third consecutive time in the tournament, West Indies batters struggled to get going on a sluggish track before Pooran (40 off 22 balls) hit the much-needed runs.
The wicketkeeper batter hit four sixes and one four. Roston Chase (39), making his T20 international debut, was the other chief contributor with the bat.
For Bangladesh, spinner Mahedi Hasan (2/27) Mustafizur Rahman (2/43) and pacers Shoriful Islam (2/20) picked two wickets apiece.
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