Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 2 Wkts | SCOT: 140/9 | RR: 7.00

  • Safyaan Sharif8 (2b)
  • Brad Wheal1 (1b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-1-32-2
  • Mohammad Saifuddin4-0-30-1

7.49 pm Who would've thought Scotland would end on 140 when they were 53 for 6? Tremendous fightback by Greaves and Watt to give Scotland something to bowl at, and Greaves may yet have a big role to play with the ball too because his primary duty is as a legspinner. Mahedi Hasan took three big scalps early and then two for Mustafizur at the death but will Bangladesh rue not putting the submission hold on long enough to make Scotland tap out? Stay with us for the chase when KK will be back in the central commentary position.

CharlieJ: "Have i missed something re one-side game, hasn't the recent IPL just shown 140 is not a bad score here? Not saying Scotland will win but it seems a competitive total - put it this way would Bang win facing Bang attack chasing 140?" IPL was played entirely in the UAE. All the evidence from the high scoring Associate matches played in Oman in the last two months suggests this total is well below par, but we shall see how everything plays out in the chase.

19.6
2
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharif, 2 runs, yorker on middle, Sharif digs it out to long-on and they take on a sharp second just making it in the end.
19.5
6
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharif, SIX, thigh high full toss lands in the 15th row over deep square leg! The Fiz goes for the slower yorker but misfires badly and Sharif flicks this deep into the temporary grandstand.
19.4
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Wheal, 1 run, poor hat-trick ball. Half-volley well outside leg stump flicked to deep square leg.

Brad Wheal to face the hat-trick ball. Safyaan Sharif is at the non-striker's end waiting to face his first ball too.

Sumant: "Cricket is meant to be fun, absolutely. But that's exactly my point. These one-sided games are not fun at all. And barring one or two sides, associates don't seem to be improving at all. World Cup is supposed to be a premier event. If it doesn't remain like that then it will be overwhelmed by the T20 leagues around the world. i'm not against bigger team playing associates in bilaterals." Please go check the record of how many bilateral fixtures are arranged by Full Members against Associates in between World Cups to see the problem in this argument.

19.3
W
Mustafizur Rahman to Davey, OUT, The Fiz is on a hat-trick! Pinpoint slower ball yorker on middle and off at 117 kph. Davey way out in front. Too classy by Mustafizur and off stump is uprooted.

JH Davey b Mustafizur Rahman 8 (15m 5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 160.00

19.2
W
Mustafizur Rahman to Greaves, OUT, slower ball works a charm again as the Fiz is up to his old tricks. It was going to take something clever to dislodge Greaves and Mustafizur has done it with a slower ball on the legs. Greaves flicks this high to deep backward square where Shakib holds on while crouching a few yards in from the rope.

CN Greaves c Shakib Al Hasan b Mustafizur Rahman 45 (45m 28b 4x4 2x6) SR: 160.71

19.1
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Greaves, no run, slower wide yorker, Greaves out in front of it trying to heave to leg and misses.

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs | SCOT: 131/7 | RR: 6.89

  • Josh Davey8 (4b)
  • Chris Greaves45 (26b)
  • Mohammad Saifuddin4-0-30-1
  • Taskin Ahmed3-0-28-1
18.6
6
Mohammad Saifuddin to Davey, SIX, goes for yorker but misfires it in the slot for Davey to heave this flat over wide long-on, who was cheating in quite a bit off the rope, and just clears the foam triangle for six. If he was on the line, it was a chest high catch.
18.5
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Greaves, 1 run, Good length ball slapped through the ring for one.
18.4
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Davey, 1 run, missed runout! slower ball again, this time back of a length, tapped straight to extra cover where Mushfiqur shows why he's been a keeper all these years with a wretched throw at the bowler's stumps that misses by five yards. Davey was out by three yards if it hit.
18.3
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Greaves, 1 run, slower wide yorker, Greaves shuffled away across trying to scoop over fine leg and struggles to adjust before a cue shot is scratched into short cover.
18.2
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Davey, 1 run, yorker dug out through mid-on for one.
18.1
1lb
Mohammad Saifuddin to Greaves, 1 leg bye, full on the legs, can't flick this away and goes off the pads into midwicket for one.

Atina Kia: "Hey, I'm from Turkey! Our team recorded some of the lowest Cricket scores ever. But we keep on hoping and improving. It's only human, so get over your elitism!" Cricket is meant to be fun at the end of the day, is it not?

18.1
1w
Mohammad Saifuddin to Greaves, 1 wide, yorker sprayed down leg. Wide called.

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | SCOT: 119/7 | RR: 6.61

  • Josh Davey0 (1b)
  • Chris Greaves43 (23b)
  • Taskin Ahmed3-0-28-1
  • Mohammad Saifuddin3-0-19-1
17.6
0
Taskin Ahmed to Davey, no run, yorker again, jammed out back to Tasking. Good start and end to the over sandwiched around some major damage off the bat of Greaves.
17.5
1
Taskin Ahmed to Greaves, 1 run, yorker on leg stump is jammed out to long-on for a long single.
17.4
4
Taskin Ahmed to Greaves, FOUR, overpitched, overcompensated and overly elegant from Greaves thumping this through wide mid-off to the rope. Sizzling shot to this pitched up ball on fourth stump and it splits the gap with extra cover on the ring!
17.3
6
Taskin Ahmed to Greaves, SIX, uppercut clears deep third man for a maximum. Scotland bench coming alive! Taskin tried to bump him but Greaves is able to back away from leg stump to get enough room on the ankle to ramp this over the rope.

Aetna: "And if y'all want more evidence of associate inclusion, just look at this ongoing Scottish resistance after being 6 down for 55. Now looking at posting 140 and pressuring Bangladesh a bit (joining in from Slovenia)"

17.2
4
Taskin Ahmed to Greaves, FOUR, Cracking shot! short and wide at full pace, 141 kph, Greaves flays this behind point. Deep third man is very fine and has no chance to cut it off.

Josh Davey enters off strike.

17.1
W
Taskin Ahmed to Watt, OUT, starts with a slower ball full on middle, Watt is out in front of the shot and spoons this high over the bowler. Long-on and long-off converge. Mahmudullah backs away to allow Soumya Sarkar to clutch on with ease 10 yards inside the rope.

MRJ Watt c Soumya Sarkar b Taskin Ahmed 22 (28m 17b 2x4 0x6) SR: 129.41

Taskin returns at the death.

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | SCOT: 104/6 | RR: 6.11

  • Chris Greaves28 (19b)
  • Mark Watt22 (16b)
  • Mohammad Saifuddin3-0-19-1
  • Shakib Al Hasan4-0-17-2
16.6
4
Mohammad Saifuddin to Greaves, FOUR, good length ball on fifth stump, goes to cut and a thick edge flies between the keeper and short third man to go to the rope. It brings up a 50 partnership to give Scotland some life.

Cheers from the Scotland fans in attendance at Al Amerat as their 100 comes up. Decent fightback considering where they were 30 minutes ago.

16.5
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Watt, 1 run, slower ball full and wide outside off, Watt stays in his crease this time and is just able to reach out and get toe on this into the covers.
16.4
0
Mohammad Saifuddin to Watt, no run, Watt shuffles way outside off, almost off the pitch, to scoop over short fine leg but misses off his pads.
16.3
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Greaves, 1 run, full outside off, goes to sweep the medium pacer behind square and picks up another single.

Abdul Halim: "Man born in associate cricket nation commentating in a CWC event also good sign that cricket is spreading. I want CWC with 32 teams." Hear hear!

16.2
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Watt, 1 run, short outside off, goes to pull but mistimes this off the toe and trickles wide of the keeper for one.
16.1
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Greaves, 1 run, short on middle, pulled flat to deep square leg.

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8Soumya SarkarLiton Das
2nd10Shakib Al HasanLiton Das
3rd47Mushfiqur RahimShakib Al Hasan
4th9MahmudullahMushfiqur Rahim
5th32MahmudullahAfif Hossain
6th4MahmudullahNurul Hasan
7th6MahmudullahMahedi Hasan
8th18Mohammad SaifuddinMahedi Hasan

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33063.754
NAM3214-0.523
IRE3122-0.853
NED3030-2.46
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SCOT33060.775
BAN32141.733
OMA3122-0.025
PNG3030-2.655
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG54182.464
AUS54181.216
SA54180.739
SL5234-0.269
WI5142-1.641
BAN5050-2.383
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
PAK550101.583
NZ54181.162
IND53261.747
AFG52341.053
NAM5142-1.89
SCOT5050-3.543