Bangladesh have heaved a sigh of relief at having won Tuesday's match against Oman in the T20 World Cup, according to allrounder Shakib Al Hasan. The Tigers had lost their first match against Scotland in the World Cup. In this win, Shakib guided the Tigers from the front, scoring 42 runs and taking three wickets, which helped him bag the player of the match award as well. To qualify for the Super 12s of the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh now need to beat Papua New Guinea in the last match of Group B in Round 1. Read: Nazmul blames three seniors for Bangladesh’s defeat to Scotland “It was so shocking to endure a defeat against Scotland, but we have to give credit to them as they played better cricket on that day,” Shakib told the media on Tuesday. “The win against Oman came as a relief for us. I think it will change the environment of our dressing room. Oman have also played really well," he said. Bangladesh made some unusual changes to the batting line-up against Oman. Instead of Shakib, Bangladesh sent Mahedi Hasan to bat at number three. Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim went to bat at number seven and eight, respectively. Read: ICC T20 Men’s World Cup 2021: 16 Captains to Watch Shakib said these changes are common in T20 cricket. "The decision was made according to the consideration of the coach and the captain,” Shakib told the media. “We sent the batters who are capable of doing well at that stage of the game. At one point we thought we could score 170-180. It’s common in T20 cricket." In the last two matches of Group B in Round 1, Bangladesh will take on Papua New Guinea, while Scotland will face Oman. Scotland have already won two matches, while Oman and Bangladesh registered one win each. If Bangladesh can beat Papua New Guinea and Scotland defeat Oman, the Tigers will march to the Super 12s.

Bangladesh beat Oman by 26 runs in their second match of Round 1 of the ongoing T20 World Cup on Tuesday in Oman. Shakib Al Hasan led the Tigers both with bat and ball to seal the match. After the shocking defeat in the first match against Scotland, Bangladesh had no way but to win against Oman. Tigers managed to win the match despite disappointing batting performance after winning the toss and opted to bat first. While chasing a challenging target of 154, the hosts Oman tumbled for 127 for nine in 20 overs and lost the match by 26 runs. They had a 10-wicket win in the first match against Papua New Guinea. Jatinder Singh, who had hit a fifty in the first match, scored 40 this time— highest for Oman, but his effort went in vain. Any of the other Omani batters were not able to offer a big challenge to the Bangladeshi bowling attack. Mustafizur Rahman took a wicket in the second over of Oman’s innings, and he ended up taking four conceding 36 runs in four overs. Bangladeshi bowlers kept scalping wickets in regular intervals, and Oman was never in a better position while chasing a challenging target. Read: Nazmul blames three seniors for Bangladesh’s defeat to Scotland

Despite an 80-run stand the third wicket partnership between Mohammad Naim and Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh lost quick wickets against Oman in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, and ended up dismissed for 153 in 20 overs, with Naim hitting the highest of 64 off 50 balls.  Bangladesh failed to have a good start once again. In the powerplay, Bangladesh scored 29 for two. Liton Das failed once again— posting only six. He had scored five in the first match against Scotland.  Mahedi Hasan, who was promoted to number three, failed to score.  In the third wicket stand, Shakib joined Naim, and they posted 80 off 53 balls. Shakib was run-out running casually for a single when he was 42 off 29. While going to 122 from 101, Bangladesh lost four wickets including Shakib and Naim.  Read: Nazmul blames three seniors for Bangladesh’s defeat to Scotland

After an 80-run stand for the third wicket between Mohammad Naim and Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh suffered a batting collapse against Oman in their second match in T20 World Cup on Tuesday.  Bangladesh opted to bat first after winning the toss.  Shakib dismissed run-out while running casually when he was 42 of 29. While going to 122 from 101, Bangladesh lost four wickets including Shakib and Naim.  Bangladesh made changes to the batting line today. Instead of Shakib, Mahedi Hasan took the field at number three. But he failed to impress— fell for for a duck.  Read: Nazmul blames three seniors for Bangladesh’s defeat to Scotland Nurul Hasan also got a chance at the higher place of the batting order but failed to do well. Nurul fell for 3. Afif Hossain also got a chance at the higher place instead of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah, but he failed to do well. Afif posted only 1.  Mahmudullah came to bat at seven while Mushfiur took the field at number eight.  Bangladesh were batting at 127 for six at the end of 17th over.  Bangladesh made one change to the playing XI removing Soumya Sarkar to pave way for Mohammad Naim. It will be Naim’s World Cup debut.  Read: ICC T20 Men’s World Cup 2021: 16 Captains to Watch In the first match, Bangladesh lost to Scotland by six runs. They will now have to win this game to make their way to the Super 12s alive.  If Bangladesh loses this match, Scotland and Oman will advance to the Super 12s of the T20 World Cup, and Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea will be eliminated. 

In their second match of the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad won the toss and opted to bat first against the hosts Oman on Tuesday. Bangladesh made one change to the playing XI removing Soumya Sarkar to pave way for Mohammad Naim. It will be Naim’s World Cup debut. In the first match, Bangladesh lost to Scotland by six runs. They will now have to win this game to make their way to the Super 12s alive. Read: Nazmul blames three seniors for Bangladesh’s defeat to Scotland If Bangladesh lose this match, Scotland and Oman will advance to the Super 12s of the T20 World Cup, and Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea will be eliminated. I the other matches of Group B in Round 1, Oman and Scotland beat Papua New Guinea. With two wins in two matches, Scotland already put their one foot to the Super 12s. Read: ICC T20 Men’s World Cup 2021: 16 Captains to Watch Bangladesh playing XI: Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad(c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (w), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman. Oman (Playing XI): Jatinder Singh, Aqib Ilyas, Kashyap Prajapati, Zeeshan Maqsood(c), Mohammad Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Sandeep Goud, Naseem Khushi(w), Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan.

Bangladesh national cricket team will take on hosts Oman A Friday night as part of their preparation for the T20 World Cup which is set to begin on October 17. This practice match will be telecast live on T Sports – a private satellite channel based in Dhaka – at 8:30pm Bangladesh time. Read: T20 World Cup: Bangladesh team reaches Oman Also, the match will be broadcast live on the T Sports YouTube channel. Ahead of the World Cup, Bangladesh are scheduled to play two warm-up matches in the UAE on October 12 and 14 against Sri Lanka and Ireland. Read: Young Tigers eager to flourish in T20 World Cup To play the matches, the Tigers will fly to the UAE from Oman on October 9, and they will return to Oman on October 15. In the first round of the World Cup, Bangladesh will face Scotland, Oman and Papua New Guinea.