World T20: Bangladesh beat Oman to Qualify For Super 10
13th March, Dharamsala (CRICKETNMORE). Bangladesh defeated Oman by 54 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis system in a rain-affected match to qualify for the Super 10 of the World T20 tournament here on Sunday.
Left-hander Tamim Iqbal hammered an unbeaten 103 off just 63 balls as Bangladesh posted an imposing 180 for two from their allotted 20 overs in the last Group A match at the HPCA Stadium here tonight. Tamim was given support by Sabbir Rahman (44).
12th Match, Group A - Bangladesh v Oman
Sun Mar 13 19:30 IST
Man of the Match: Tamim Iqbal (BAN)
In the process, Tamim became the first Bangladesh player to score a century in this World T20.
Rain interrupted the proceedings and Oman were given a revised target of 120 runs in 12 overs. They could only manage 65/9 with Jatinder Singh (25) managing the maximum runs for Oman. Left-arm spinner Shakib al Hasan was the most successful Bangladesh bowler with 4/15 in 3 overs.
Brief Scores:BAN- 180/2 in 20 Overs (T Iqbal 103*, S Rahman 44, A Lalcheta 1/35, K Ali 1/24) beat OMA- 65/9 in 12 Overs (J Singh 25, A Ilyas 13, S Hasan 4/15, T Ahmed 1/8, M Mortaza 1/10)
Teams:
Oman Squad: Zeeshan Maqsood, Khawar Ali, Jatinder Singh, Adnan Ilyas, Aamir Kaleem, Sultan Ahmed (c & wk), Mehran Khan, Amir Ali, Ajay Lalcheta, Munis Ansari, Bilal Khan
Bangladesh Squad: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Abu Hider, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain