BAN vs NEP T20 World Cup Highlights: Bangladesh beat Nepal to qualify for Super Eights

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Sundeep Jora, Sharp! Really sharp! Short and on off. Jora evades it. 

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Sundeep Jora, Fuller and on off. This is pushed to mid off. 

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Sundeep Jora, Good stuff! Length and just outside off. Jora leaves it alone. 

Sundeep Jora makes his way out to the middle now.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Rohit Paudel, OUT! Taken! Another one bites the dust! Paudel falls. Tanzim is on fire. His third. This though is a superb catch. Wow! This is short and outside off. Paudel cuts it hard but towards point. Rishad, who is quite close in to cut the angle, takes it. He makes it look so easy. Nepal in trouble now. 

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Rohit Paudel, Good length and around off. Defended. 

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, Better! This is where he needs to be a lot more. Length and around off. This lands and jags back in. Aasif looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. 

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Hammered! Aasif looks in fine touch but this is poor bowling from Taskin. Not the kind of over his side needed after the last over. This is short and outside off. Asking to be hit. Aasif slaps it past cover and this races away. 

Taskin Ahmed to Rohit Paudel, Just about lands safe! A fast short one again. Rohit looks to pull but this goes off the top edge. It lands just ahead of the square leg fielder. A run taken. 

Taskin Ahmed to Rohit Paudel, Good heat! A short one on the body. Rohit looks to pull but misses. 

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, Half a chance! Need to hang onto everything when you are behind the game. Length and around off. Aasif looks to defend, this goes off the outside edge to the right of widish first slip. He dives, it hits his hand and goes down to third man. One taken. 

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! That is a lovely shot! A little too full and put away! Fuller and on off. Aasif drills it down the ground and to the long off fence. 

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, WIDE! A little too wide! Outside off. Shorter. Aasif looks to cut but misses. 

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Rohit Paudel, Good length again and on off. Blocked well. Uh oh, it is heating up out there. Some words being exchanged between Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Rohit Paudel and the two umpires converge to calm things down.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Rohit Paudel, Beaten! Length and around off. Kept out. 

Rohit Paudel walks out to bat now.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Anil Sah, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Two in the over for Tanzim Hasan Sakib and this is just the start Bangladesh needed. Tanzim bowls this on a length and gets a little bit of away shape, on off, Anil Sah tries to launch it down the ground but gets it off the toe-end of the bat and it skies up high in the air towards mid off where Najmul Hossain Shanto settles under it and does the rest.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Anil Sah, Oh, that took off! Hits the hard length, on off, Anil Sah gets taken aback by the extra bounce and it rears off to hit him on the shoulder. Tanzim walks up and he has a few words for Sah. He is all charged up.

Anil Sah is in at number 3.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kushal Bhurtel, OUT! TIMBER! Tanzim Hasan Sakib gets a wicket off a full toss but he won't mind one bit! Kushal Bhurtel stands there in disbelief. Goes searching for swing and tries to go full, at the stumps, it swings away late in the air. Kushal Bhurtel stays leg side of the ball to drive it down the ground. It zips past the outside edge and just clips the off-stump to knock the bails off.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kushal Bhurtel, Hurls it on a hard length and tucks the batter up for room, Kushal Bhurtel tries to keep it out but fails to negotiate the bounce and gets hit on the thigh pad.

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR! Ungainly but effective! Angling in, on a back of a length, on middle, Aasif Sheikh sets deep in his crease and swipes across the line. Gets it off the inner half of the bat, behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, Big swing and a miss! Lands it on a good length, outside off, Aasif Sheikh shimmies across a bit and swings to go over mid on but fails to connect with thin air.

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, Continues to get steep bounce does Taskin from a back of a length, on middle, Aasif Sheikh hops and stabs it down the deck.

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, Ouch, Aasif Sheikh has copped a blow on the helmet! Taskin Ahmed bends his back and delivers a sharp and quick bumper that takes off from the deck, Aasif Sheikh gets rushed and fails to get out of the way quickly enough. The ball climbs onto him and hits him flush on the helmet. Aasif passes the concussion check and he is ready to continue.

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, And again! On a back of a length, angling in, at the batter, Aasif Sheikh looks to defend but the ball hits the splice of the bat and dies down on the leg side.

Taskin Ahmed to Aasif Sheikh, Taskin charges in from over the wicket and hits the hard length, gets extra bounce as well, on off, Aasif Sheikh gets rapped on the gloves as he looks to keep it out.

Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Taskin Ahmed.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kushal Bhurtel, Hurls it in a good length, closer to the off-stump line, Kushal Bhurtel shuffles across to cover the line of the ball but the ball moves away just enough to beat the bat.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kushal Bhurtel, This keeps swinging away, full and near the tramline on off, Kushal Bhurtel plays well away from his body but fails get any bat on it.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kushal Bhurtel, Serves it on a length, in the corridor off, Kushal Bhurtel gets on the front foot and pushes it out to cover.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kushal Bhurtel, Beaten again! In the channel on off, fuller in length, shaping away, Kushal Bhurtel reaches out for the drive and goes chasing after it. He is lucky not to nick this one behind.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kushal Bhurtel, WIDE! Full and swinging way, way outside the guideline on off. Wided.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kushal Bhurtel, That jagged back in a long way! Delivers it on a good length and it skids through, on off, Kushal Bhurtel looks to get on the front foot to play it past the bowler but gets cut in half as the ball nips back in to beat him on the inside edge.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kushal Bhurtel, FOUR! Edged away! A streaky start to the Nepal chase! Tanzim Hasan Sakib steams in from over the wicket and bangs it on a hard length, angling in, on middle, Kushal Bhurtel looks to play at it but it nips back in and catches the inside edge. It races down to fine leg for a boundary.

Welcome back for Nepal's reply. The two umpires have made their way out to the middle as have the players of Bangladesh. It will be Aasif Sheikh and Kushal Bhurtel to open the innings for Nepal. Tanzim Hasan Sakib has the new ball in hand and he is raring to go. Let's play...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, this has all the makings of another low-scoring thriller. On a surface that has offered the most turn of any venue in this World Cup, it is not going to get any easier for Nepal. Bangladesh will back themselves to defend this total, knowing that a win will secure their spot in the Super 8s. If they lose and lose badly, the Netherlands will have a strong chance to advance, provided they win against Sri Lanka. Join us back in a bit for the second essay.

Sompal Kami is in for a chat. He says that the wicket was really good and he is happy to reap the rewards for his hard work and planning. Thanks the skipper, Rohit Paudel for believing in him and giving him 3rd over on the trot in the Powerplay. States that it is a slow wicket, which is why they wanted to use a spinner at the death. Shares that it is a tricky wicket and that they will have to bat sensibly to get over the line.

For Bangladesh, the match began disastrously with the loss of Tanzid Hasan on the first ball, and it only got worse from there. Attempting to take the game to Nepal, they were rocked early, losing 4 wickets in the Powerplay. The experienced duo of Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah then joined forces to stabilize the innings. Just as they seemed to be rebuilding, a mix-up led to Mahmudullah's downfall. Things deteriorated further as Shakib also fell soon after without making a significant impact. Batting with the tail, Rishad Hossain got a couple of boundaries away but failed to bat through. Thanks to the last-wicket stand of 18 runs between Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed, Bangladesh were able to scrap their way to 106.

A masterful bowling effort by Nepal to bowl Bangladesh out for 106. However, they will still feel that they gave 10 runs more than what it looked to be at one stage. After opting to bowl first, Nepal got off to a dream start. Sompal Kami set the tone by striking on the very first ball of the game. Building on that early breakthrough, Dipendra Singh Airee maintained the pressure, and Kami rewarded the skipper's decision to give him a third consecutive over. Towhid Hridoy showed some positive intent but his stay was cut short by Rohit Paudel, compounding Bangladesh's struggles. The Nepalese spinners then took over and chipped away at the wickets in the middle phase. However, the gamble to give Abinash Bohara the 19th over, instead of opting for a frontline bowler, may come back to haunt Nepal as he conceded 11 runs. This decision could prove crucial in such a tightly contested match.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Mustafizur Rahman, OUT! RUN OUT! There is the end of the innings. Bangladesh end with 106. Rahman hit that well. This is fuller. He hits it towards cover and they go for a run. It went to quickly. The fielder collected it cleanly and fires it to the bowler who takes the bails off. 

Dipendra Singh Airee to Taskin Ahmed, Angled into the pads. Taskin looks to drive, this goes off the inner half towards short fine leg for one. 

Dipendra Singh Airee to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR! These are bonus runs. Really bonus. Off the outside edge but Bangladesh won't care. Good start to the last over. They would love a big one here. Outside off. Taskin swings but it skews off the outer half over point and to the fence. 

Abinash Bohara to Mustafizur Rahman, Two to end! 11 from that over then! Just the kind of over Bangladesh needed and 100 is up. On off. Fuller. This is lifted over mid off who runs back but does not get to it. Two taken. 

Abinash Bohara to Taskin Ahmed, A bye stolen! This is angled into middle. Taskin looks to tuck it around the corner to take one but misses. It goes over the middle pole. The keeper fumbles. They sneak a run. 

Abinash Bohara to Taskin Ahmed, Wrong line again but gets away with it! On the pads. Taskin looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. 

Abinash Bohara to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR! Valuable, very valuable. Off the under edge but a boundary! Full and outside off. Taskin looks to jam it out, it goes off the under edge and down to the third man fence. 

Abinash Bohara to Taskin Ahmed, Two! These are vital runs! They are nearing the 100-run mark! On middlr. Ahmed works it on the leg side for two.

Abinash Bohara to Taskin Ahmed, WIDE! Another one! Down the leg side again. Wided.