Once more, Bangladesh’s bowlers were the ones who carried out the task. In their final group stage match at Kingston on Monday, Najmul Hossain Shanto’s team defeated the Nepalese fright thanks to an outstanding all-around bowling performance that enabled them to defend 106, the lowest total in the history of the men’s T20 World Cup. This victory propelled them into the Super Eight stage of the competition.
It was not the first time that Bangladeshi bowlers had saved them in this competition; earlier in the day, they had defeated Sri Lanka with a strong bowling performance, and then they had defeated the Netherlands following a scare from the Associate Nation.
That being said, before Bangladesh plays Afghanistan, Australia, and India in the following round, their batting still needs a lot of work. The Bangladeshi hitters struggled against the bowlers of Nepal even in their most recent match, losing their top four inside the powerplay. Their attempt to quicken the pace rather than playing appropriate shots—which are necessary on these kinds of wickets, at least until you get your eye in—was a major contributing factor.
“The bowlers have been winning us games, but it is not possible for them to win us games every day,” stated Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain at the game’s post-match news conference. “I hope the bowlers keep doing this, but the hitters also have a part to play, and this isn’t happening for them.
“Everyone is looking for the reason. That is definitely not appropriate. We might have had a 140–150 wicket, but we were unable to score those runs. We are undoubtedly concerned about it.
“I had to take a gamble because we didn’t score many runs. We wouldn’t have won this game otherwise. I anticipated that my finest bowlers would bowl dot balls in addition to getting me wickets. As the bowlers gelled, everything proceeded according to plan. Although it was challenging, they are always up for the challenge.”
Najmul emphasized that despite the challenging surface, his squad was confident in their ability to defend the modest total.
“I had to take a gamble because we didn’t score many runs. We wouldn’t have won this game otherwise. I anticipated that my finest bowlers would bowl dot balls in addition to getting me wickets. As the bowlers gelled, everything proceeded according to plan. Although it was challenging, they are always up for the challenge.”
Najmul emphasized that despite the challenging surface, his squad was confident in their ability to defend the modest total.
We needed to know that their opening bowler, Sumpal Kami, was seaming the ball, so it was crucial information. Over the past two years, our pacers have become pretty adept at using the new ball. They didn’t make me lose faith in this game. With the new ball, there was a lot of seam movement. In the past few games, there has been a lot of spin. It was a pretty challenging pitch for the batters.
“I felt that Kushal Malla and Dipendra Singh Airee played excellent batting. We attempted to grab further wickets. They made a few runs on the scoreboard. The bowlers later followed through on our belief that we could still win.”
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