Bangladesh thru to Super 10s despite loss
Hong Kong claimed a memorable upset against Bangladesh by clinching a two-wicket victory in a tense chase in Chittagong today.
Shakib Al Hasan led the Tigers' fight to avoid a humiliating defeat by claiming the first three wickets to fall in Hong Kong's innings, finishing with a figure of 4-0-9-3.
His fellow spinners -- Mahmudullah and Abdur Razza -- kept up the pressure with tight spells, but could not contain the Hong Kong batsmen.
Earlier, Bangladesh limped to 108 all-out thanks to a listless bowling display from the middle and late order against a spirited Hong Kong side.
The last seven wickets fell for 23 runs as Hong Kong bowlers ran through their batting with accuracy and tight lengths.
Nadeem Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers fot Hong Kong, taking 4 wickets for just 21 runs in 3.3 overs.
Nizakat Khan dented the lower order with 3 wickets for 19 runs which included wickets off consecutive balls, while Tanwir Afzal picked up 2 for 24.
The carnage happened after Shakib Al Hasan and Anamul Haque responded in explosive fashion following Hong Kong nipping out two wickets in the opening over.
tamim went for a second ball duck on his birthday, while Sabbir Rahman could score just 2 being being trapped lbw.
Bangladesh lost two quick wickets in the first over as Hong Kong stunned a full crowd in Chiitagomng in their final match of the qualifying round of the World T20 today.
Bangladesh will look to seal their place in the main round of the tournament, while Hong Kong, after successive defeats, will seek for a turn of fortunes.
Bangladesh made one change to their squad from their most recent squad that won their previous two matches as Rubel Hossain replaced an Injured Mashrafe Mortaza.
Mashrafe was rested after receiving a strain to his rib-cage during yesterday's practice.
Hong Kong have already been eliminated from the tournament with heavy defeats against Afghanistan and Nepal.
The hosts are all but through to the final rounds, bar a miraculous turnaround from Hong Kong.
TEAMS
Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah, Farhad Reza, Al-Amin Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain
Hong Kong
Waqas Barkat, Irfan Ahmed, JJ Atkinson, MS Chapman, Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Munir Dar, Tanwir Afzal, Haseeb Amjad, Nadeem Ahmed, Ehsan Nawaz
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