Scotland Stun Bangladesh By 6 runs In T20 World Cup First Round

Scotland dazed liked Bangladesh by six pursues Chris Greaves' heavenly all-round show for a fantasy start in the ICC T20 World Cup on a memorable Sunday night in Al Amerat. Greaves drove a splendid lower-request fightback with a 28-ball 45 as Scotland recuperated from a sad circumstance to post 140 for nine in their first-round Group B opener of the T20 masterpiece. Welcome to bat first, Scotland was reeling at 53 for six in the twelfth over before Greaves added 51 runs with Mark Watt (22 off 17 balls) to set up Scotland. Accordingly, Bangladesh was halted at 134 for seven in their designated amount of 20 overs with Greaves returning brilliant figures of 2/19 of every three overs, which incorporated the vitals wickets of star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (20) and the prepared Mushfiqur Rahim (38).

This is Scotland's second success in a World Cup, the principal coming in the 2016 version of the competition against Hong Kong. Requiring 24 runs off the last over bowled by medium-pacer Safyaan Sharif (0/26), Mahedi Hasan (13 not out), and Mohammed Saifuddin (5 not out) couldn't pull off a supernatural occurrence.

For Scotland, medium-pacer Brad Wheal (3/24 of every four overs) and leg-spinner Greaves were the star entertainers with the ball, while Josh Davey (1/24) and Mark Watt (1/19) offered sufficient help.

Watt additionally followed up his exhibition with the bat with an eminent bowling show. Captain Mahmudullah (23) and Afif Hossain (18) kept Bangladesh in the chase for certain inventive shots. Left-hander Hossain went for a major oddball left-arm spinner Watt just to see Davey take a catch in the profound.

The Bangladesh players didn't have it simple against a restrained Scotland assault. Soumya Sarkar (5) went for a hotshot and neglected to clear the defender to leave Bangladesh at 8 for one.

Liton Das (5) also didn't keep going excessively long, tumbling to a more slow one from Wheal. The accomplished Shakib helped Mushfiqur add 47 runs for the third wicket before mis-hitting a half-tracker from Greaves for McLeod to run in and take a decent catch.

Mushfiqur, one more of the group's boundlessly capable player, opened up after a time of solidification and hit two awe-inspiring sixes and seemed to be in charge before an endeavored scoop shot off a decent length conveyance from Greaves saw his leg-stump thumped back to place Bangladesh in a spot of trouble.

Prior, Scotland was looking poor so far as they lost captain Kyle Coetzer (0) to Saifuddin with only five sudden spikes in demand for the board in the third finished. The spinners - Shakib and Mahedi Hasan - then, at that point, dominated and added to Scotland's inconveniences.

Hasan trapped two wickets in his first over as he excused wicketkeeper Matthew Cross (11) and George Munsey (29) after the two had added 40 runs for the subsequent wicket.

This was after a splendid presentation by Bangladesh bowlers in the strategic maneuver as they confined Scotland to 39 for one in the initial six overs.

Shakib joined the party by disposing of Richie Berrington (2) and Michael Leask (0) to leave Scotland swaying at 52 for five, which before long became 53 for six when Hasan got his third wicket as Calum MacLeod (5).

Greaves, who hit four fours and two sixes, then, at that point, acted the hero with his hurries to push Scotland.