How would you feel when you are slapped twice by small street kids in the space of twenty days? Ask the Bangladesh cricket team about it! Since their joining the big league of the ICC teams, Bangladesh has been an up and down story. Some times you feel that now they are a settled side and they can only improve from then on. But suddenly they achieve a shameful feat that you even question their very presence in the big 8 ICC teams itself. Just two weeks or so back an Asian minnow called Afghanistan defeated them in an ODI on their own soil and yesterday another distant Asian brother Hong Kong stunned them by a close victory. Bangladesh must get their act to gather not only for this tournament but also for their near future.
ICC World T20 | First Round – Match 10 | Bangladesh Vs Hong Kong
Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Toss:Hong Kong, who chose to field first
Playing XIs
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah, Farhad Reza, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain
Hong Kong: Waqas Barkat, Irfan Ahmed, Jamie Atkinson, Mark Chapman, Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Munir Dar, Tanwir Afzal, Haseeb Amjad, Nadeem Ahmed, Ehsan Nawaz
Mini Score Card:
Bangladesh 108 – all out (16.3) – Shakib Al Hasan 34 (27) | Nadeem Ahmed 4/21 (3.3)
Hong Kong 114/8 (19.4) – Munir Dar 36 (27) | Shakib Al Hasan 3/9
Result:Hong Kong won by 2 wickets
Man of the match: Nadeem Ahmed (Hong Kong)
Points: Hong Kong 2 (2), Bangladesh 0 (4)
Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker (Both Australia) | Aleem Dar (3rd – Pakistan) | S Ravi (Reserve – India)
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath (India)
How they played the game
Powerplay:Bangladesh 51 runs, 3 wickets | Hong Kong 36 runs, 1 wicket
First 50 runs:Bangladesh 35 balls | Hong Kong 52 balls
Next 50 runs:Bangladesh 46 balls | Hong Kong 54 balls
Best Partnership
Bangladesh – 3rd Wicket 48 off 30 balls | Contributors Anamul Haque 26 (17) and Shakib Al Hasan 22 (13)
Hong Kong– 2nd Wicket 34 off 35 balls | Contributors Irfan Ahmed 26 (22) and Jamie Atkinson 7 (13)
Boundaries
Fours
Bangladesh 12 (Shakib Al Hasan 6, Anamul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim 3 each)
Hong Kong 6 (Irfan Ahmed and Munir Dar 3 each)
SIXERS
Bangladesh 1 (Enamul Haque)
Hong Kong 5 (Irfan Ahmed 3, Munir Dar and Haseeb Amjad 1 each)
Important facts about the match
- Ehsan Nawaz (Hong Kong) made his T20I debut with this match
- Hong Kong’s Nadeem Ahmed’s 4/21 is the best T20I bowling figures by a Hong Kong bowler
- Bangladesh lost their last 7 wickets in just 35 balls and 23 runs
- Shakib Al Hasan became the highest wicket taker for Bangladesh in T20Is
In the pic: The victorious Hong Kong team
Picture Courtesy: ESPN-Cricinfo