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Tigers to leave for T20 World Cup on October 3
Bangladesh will depart for Oman on October 3 on their mission for the T20 World Cup which will be played in Oman and UAE.
A day before departure the members of the Bangladesh team will undergo a Covid-19 test on October 2. Right after that they will have to maintain a strict home quarantine for a day.
The Tigers will arrive in Muscat on October 4 and take the field for practice the next day.
Bangladesh will play two warm-up matches against Sri Lanka and Ireland on October 12 and 14. Since these matches will take place in UAE the Tigers will fly there on October 9. They will return to Oman on October 15.
In the first round of the World Cup, Bangladesh will take on Scotland, Oman and Papua New Guinea on October 17, 19 and 21.
Read: Tigers record maiden T20I series win vs New Zealand
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the World Cup on September 9.
Mahmudullah Riyad will lead the Tigers in the T20 World Cup. The team, however, will miss the service of Tamim Iqbal. The ace opener opted out of the World Cup as he lacks enough match time due to a knee injury.
Bangladesh has included seven players who are set to debut in their first World Cup.
Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup 2021: Mahmudullah Riyad, Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed Saifuddin and Shamim Hossain.
Additional with the team: Rubel Hossain, Aminul Islam Biplob.
Tigers record maiden T20I series win vs New Zealand
Bangladesh beat New Zealand by six wickets in the fourth match on Wednesday clinching their first T20I series sweep against the Kiwis at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Tigers scripted their historic win with one match to play in the five-match series. It came not long after Bangladesh stunned Australia by wrapping for the first time a five-match T20I series against them 4-1 at the same stadium.
Bangladesh won the first match of the series by seven wickets, the second match by four runs, but they lost the third by 52 runs. They came back strongly in the fourth match, making their third win in the series.
It was Bangladesh’s first T20I series win against the Blackcaps. Before this series, Bangladesh took on the Kiwis in 10 matches but failed to win any of them.
On Wednesday New Zealand won the toss and posted only 93 while batting first. In reply, Bangladesh chased down the target of 94 in 19.1 overs with six wickets in hand.
Mahmudullah Riyad, the T20I captain and Afif Hossain remained unbeaten for 43 and 6 respectively.
Read: New Zealand opt to bat first in 4th T20I vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh lost the first wickets in the third over, and subsequently, they lost two more wickets in quick succession. Liton Das (6), Shakib Al Hasan (8) and Mushfiqu Rahim (0) failed to shine with the bat.
New Zealand bounce back as Tigers suffer first defeat
New Zealand bounced back strongly beating the hosts Bangladesh by 52 runs on Sunday in the third match of the five-match T20I series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh won the first two matches of the series, and they had a good chance to wrap up the series with two matches to play. But yet another poor batting performance handed the Kiwis a big victory and stay alive in the series.
New Zealand have won the toss and opted to bat first. They posted a challenging total of 128 on the tricky Dhaka surface thanks to the 66-run stand in the sixth wicket by Henry Nicholls and Tom Blundell.
In reply, the hosts tumbled for 76, their second-lowest in the format, and lost the match by 52 runs.
Bangladesh never looked to dominate the Kiwis as they did in the first two matches. The hosts lost the first four wickets inside the power play. Openers, Mohammad Naim and Liton Das, returned to the dressing room in a span of one run.
Liton smashed three fours and hinted that he would enjoy batting, but he failed to continue and fell for 15. He perished to Cole McConchie. In the very next over, Naim was removed by Rachin Ravindra.
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Mahedi Hasan, who got a chance to bat up of the order, failed to justify the decision as he only scored one run, and right after him, Shakib Al Hasan was out for a duck. Both Mahedi and Shakib were hunted by Ajaz Patel.
The onus was on Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan to keep the Tigers in the match. While Mushfiqur was firm at one end of the wicket, Mahmudullah, Afif and Sohan fell in quick succession.
Eventually, Bangladesh tumbled for 76 all out in 20 overs with Mushfiqur remained unbeaten for 20 off 37 balls.
For New Zealand, Ajaz bagged four wickets while McConchie took three.
Earlier, New Zealand failed to secure a good opening stand once again as they posted 16 on the first wicket. Mustafizur Rahman earned the first breakthrough for the Tigers removing Finn Allen for 15.
Allen was playing his first match in this series. He was tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the series. He has recently returned negative in two Covid-19 tests and joined the New Zealand team.
Also read: Tigers eye to seal series against Kiwis on Sunday
For Bangladesh, Mohammad Saifuddin bagged two wickets conceding 28 runs in four overs while Mahedi Hasan, Mustafiz, and Mahmudullah Riyad took one wicket each.
It was the 100th T20I for Mahmudullah. He became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to have played 100 T20Is.
The hosts fielded an unchanged playing XI, while the visitors made three changes.
They overlooked Hamish Bennett, Ben Sears and Doug Bracewell to pave the way for Finn Allen, Scott Kuggeleijn, Jacob Duffy.
The remaining matches of the series will take place on September 8 and 10 at the same venue. Bangladesh need to win any of those matches to seal the series while the Blackcaps need to win both for the same.
New Zealand opt to bat first against Bangladesh in 3rd T20I
New Zealand have won the toss and opted to bat first in the third T20I of the five-match series against Bangladesh on Sunday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Bangladesh won the first two matches of the series. So the third match came as a big chance for them to wrap up the series with two matches to play on September 8 and 10 at the same venue.
The hosts fielded an unchanged playing XI, while the visitors made three changes.
Also read: Tigers eye to seal series against Kiwis on Sunday
They overlooked Hamish Bennett, Ben Sears and Doug Bracewell to pave the way for Finn Allen, Scott Kuggeleijn, Jacob Duffy.
Bangladesh XI: Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mahmudullah Riayad, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Tom Latham(w/c), Colin de Grandhomme, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Cole McConchie, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ajaz Patel, Jacob Duffy.
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Tigers do enough to see off Latham's Black Caps in 2nd T20I
New Zealand captain Tom Latham's valiant knock took Friday's 2nd T20I against Bangladesh in Mirpur right down to the wire, but it wasn't enough as the Tigers registered a last ball win that puts them on the cusp of another series victory.
Chasing 142 to win and tie the series at 1-1, New Zealand needed 28 runs off the last 2 overs with Latham batting on 52 and McConchie on eight.
The sprightly Mohammad Saifuddin conceded eight runs off the 19th over, leaving 20 runs for Mustafizur Rahman to defend off the last over.
Four balls later, New Zealand needed 13 off 2 deliveries- impossible unless the ever-reliable Fizz strayed and gave away extras.
Amazingly, the man whose immaculate control and stinginess has been a hallmark of the Tigers' home season in 2021, did just that: a slower ball went badly wrong and became an above waist-high beamer, that Latham - while ducking to avoid it - managed to divert with a faint touch of his bat to the boundary behind the wicket.
It would count for 5 with the umpire's signal for the waist-high no ball, and the next ball would be a free hit.
Suddenly there was a buzz around the ground as New Zealand, from having been resigned to defeat 30 seconds earlier, suddenly smelt a chance with 8 needed off 2.
But Bangladesh's man for the death overs, Mustafiz, shook off the previous delivery and pulled it back again. Latham ran like the wind to convert a one into two off the penultimate ball of the innings, keeping the strike with 6 to win off the last ball.
Mustafiz kept his cool to cramp the Kiwi captain for room with the last ball of the match, that went for just a single on the leg side - and so Bangladesh won the highest-scoring match of their 2021 home season by just 4 runs.
The visitors failed to have a good start while chasing the challenging target of 142 runs as they lost two early wickets for 18 runs.
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The first wicket, Rachin Ravindra, was taken by Shakib Al Hasan for 10, and he was partnered well by Mahedi Hasan, who removed Tom Blundell for 6. But Latham and Will Young recovered well for the third wicket adding 43 off 47 balls.
Young fell for 22 off 28 as Shakib’s second wicket, but Latham kept the scoreboard afloat. He eventually remained unbeaten on 65 off 49 balls - arguably the innings of the T20I summer in Bangladesh - but failed to seal the game for the visitors.
Latham's unbeaten knock was also the highest individual score by any batsman in the seven T20Is played at Mirpur since August, involving Bangladesh, Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand ended up on 137 for five in 20 overs.
For Bangladesh, Shakib and Mahedi bagged two wickets each while Nasum Ahmed took one. Mustafizur gave away 34 runs without any luck.
Earlier, Bangladesh made a good start after winning the toss and opted to bat first as Liton Das and Mohammad Naim put up a 59-run stand at the opening. Their steady stays were a clear indication of a better wicket in Mirpur.
But Bangladesh’s progress stumbled when Liton fell prey to Rachin, and off the next ball, Mushfiqur Rahim was stumped by a great job behind by the stumps by the New Zealand captain Latham.
Shakib also failed to continue on a good run. He fell prey to Cole McConchie scoring 12 of seven balls with two fours. It looked an easy catch for the debutant Ben Sears, but he missed it at the first chance. He managed to get it at the second chance after the ball bounced on his leg.
After Shakib’s dismissal, Afif Hossain also returned to the dressing quickly. He managed to score only three in three balls.
Mahmudullah was firm at the other end of the wicket and remained unbeaten for 37 off 32 balls with five fours. He was accompanied by Nurul Hasan Sohan at the sixth wicket stand when Bangladesh added 32 off 22 balls. Before getting dismissed off the last ball of the innings, Sohan scored 13 off nine balls.
For New Zealand, spinner Rachin bagged three wickets conceding 22 runs while Ajaz Patel, Cole McConchie and Hamish Bennett took one wicket each.
The next matches of the series will take place on September 5, 8 and 10 at the same venue. All the matches will be played at 4 p.m. Bangladesh time.
With today's win, Mahmudullah Riyad registered his 12th win as captain in T20Is - making him the most successful Bangladeshi captain in the format.
PM greets Tigers for first ever T20 win against New Zealand
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday congratulated Bangladesh Cricket Team for their first ever T20 win over New Zealand.
Bangladesh team outplayed New Zealand by seven wickets in the first T20 played at Sher-e-Bangla national cricket stadium.
Read: Bangladesh overpower New Zealand on tricky surface
With this win, the host country is leading the five- match T20 series with 1-0.
New Zealand T20Is: Tigers to enter bio-secure bubble Tuesday
Ahead of the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, Bangladesh national cricket team is set to enter a bio-secure bubble on Tuesday, chief medical officer of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has confirmed.
Members of the Bangladesh team underwent a Covid-19 test on August 22 and 23, and they are now in isolation at home before entering the bubble.
“All the players of the national team and other staff underwent a Covid-19 test. Based on their Covid-19 test result, they will enter a bio-secure bubble at a hotel in the capital,” Debashis Chowdhuty, the chief medical officer BCB, told the media on Monday.
“Along with the Bangladesh team, the New Zealand national team will also begin a bio-bubble on Tuesday. Both the teams will have to complete a three-day quarantine in the hotel before being allowed to practice at the field,” Debashis added.
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A two-member observer team of New Zealand has already arrived in Bangladesh, and two of their players have also reached Dhaka, and all of them are maintaining quarantine.
The first match of the series will take place on September 1, while the other matches will be played on September 3, 5, 8 and 10 respectively. All the matches will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
The New Zealand cricket team is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday. From the airport, they will directly go to the team hotel.
BCB has already announced a 19-member squad for this series. Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das and Aminul Islam Biplob returned to the squad. All of them were out of the squad in the last series against Australia that Bangladesh won 4-1, their first-ever series sweep vs. Aussies.
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Bangladesh squad for New Zealand T20Is: Mahmudullah Riyad (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Musaddek Hossain Saikat, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Naim, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shamim Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shoriful Islam, Taijul Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Aminul Islam Biplob, Nasum Ahmed
'One of significant achievements' says FM as Tigers finish series 4-1
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen Monday congratulated the Bangladesh cricket team as the Tigers took the five-match T20 series against Australia 4-1.
"This is one of the significant achievements as we're celebrating 50 years of our independence," he said in a message, thanking everyone involved in Bangladesh's cricket.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam also congratulated Bangladesh team members, coach, manager and everyone involved for the big win against mighty Australia.
In a message from Qatar, he hoped that this winning trend would continue.
In the fifth T20, Australia collapsed to 62 all out while chasing 123 – the Aussies' lowest total across limited-overs cricket.
PM congratulates Tigers on winning the 5th T20
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday congratulated Bangladesh cricket team on winning the 5th and last T20 by a big margin over Australia and sweeping the five-match series 4-1.
The Tigers beat the Aussies by 60 runs in the 14th over of the match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.The hosts secured the series defeating Australia in the first three matches of the series. Australia’s 3-wicket victory in the 4th match saved them from whitewash.
Bangladesh beat Australia in final T20, take the series 4-1
Bangladesh earned a thumping 60-run victory, their second-biggest in terms of runs, against Australia in the fifth and final T20I on Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
While chasing a target of 123, Australia tumbled for 62— their lowest total in T20Is now. Their previous lowest in the format was 79 for 10 against England in 2005. Australia were dismissed in 13.4 overs bowing to brilliant bowling by Bangladesh. They never lost all of their wickets in an international cricket faster than this innings.
Australia lost their last seven wickets for only 14 runs going down from 48 for three.
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