The home side wrapped up their second win in only 19.5 overs but not before they had goose bumps while chasing a listless opposition total of 78.

They lost six wickets in a mad chase before a sensible run-a-ball 26 by Nazimuddin saw them through. It was for the second successive game that Richard McInnes' boys suffered a sensational top-order collapse after the one against Canada.

The high-profile batting line up that included Nafees Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed and skipper Ashqur Rhman wobbled in the spinning web of Emmanuel Isaneez, who captured all the six wickets.

It was a brilliant effort by the Ugandan off-spinner who was later adjudged man-of-the-match. He finished with 6-37, the second best bowling effort in the tournament so far after Zimbabwe's Tishane Panyangara.

Despite the unimpressive victory Bangladesh moved into the Plate semifinals along with Ireland from their group. Ireland scored an impressive 155-run win against Canada in the other game at the MA Aziz Stadium.

"It could have been a worst day for Bangladesh had number six Nazimuddin not batted sensibly," commented a local cricket official after the match.

Emmanuel however was over the moon.

"I'm very happy with my effort today. It was my first six-wicket success at any level," Emmanuel told journalists during the post-match briefing.

His effort outshone another brilliant bowling performance by Bangladesh's young paceman Nazmul Hossain, who captured five wickets for 30 runs.

McInnes was certainly a worried man after the match.

"The bowling was good but the batsmen must improve their concentration level if we are to move into the Plate final," said a grim-faced Australian after the game. But before that Bangladesh must beat Ireland in their final group league match on Friday to avoid a semifinal meeting with Australia.

CUP CONTEST
England and Pakistan progressed into the last four when won their respective Super League matches comfortably.

Former champions England thrashed Zimbabwe by six wickets at the BKSP ground in Savar thanks to captain Alistair Cook's back-to-back century.

Cook slammed 108 and Luke Wright made 79 as England lost only four wickets while chasing Zimbabwe's modest total of 218. Cook struck ten 10 boundaries on equaling his same score he did against New Zealand in the previous game.

He is also the second batsmen to have scored two hundreds in the competition after India's Shikhar Dhawan.

Pakistan were more efficient in coasting to a eight-wicket win at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. After restricting the young Black Caps to 181-8, they cruised to the target in 34.2 overs.

Opener Khalid Latif scored a superb 90 off 86 balls that included 13 boundaries and a six.

He also shared 126 runs for the second wicket with one-down Adnan Zaheer, who scored an unbeaten 72 off 93 balls. Adnan struck a dozen fours.

Pakistan will take on England in their final group match at the Fatullah Stadium on Friday.