In their last match of the T20 World Cup 2021, Bangladesh lost the toss and were sent to bat first by Australia on Thursday.  Bangladesh have lost all four matches they have played in the Super 12s stage.  Before the Super 12s, the Tigers won two matches against Oman and Papua New Guinea to qualify for the Super 12s.  Read:India get first points, beat Afghanistan at T20 World Cup While Bangladesh are waiting to be exited from the World Cup, Australia are looking to register another win to ease their way to the Super 12s.  Bangladesh made one change to the playing XI removing Nasum Ahmed to pave a way for Mustafizur Rahman.  Read:T20 World Cup 2021: AFG vs. NZ Match will determine the second semifinalist in Group 2 Bangladesh (Playing XI): Mohammad Naim, Liton Das(w), Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad(c), Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Bangladesh lost three wickets inside the power play which put them under immense pressure against England in their second  Super 12s match of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday at Abu Dhabi.  Liton Das failed once again as he perished just for 9 runs despite having a good start hitting two boundaries off Moeen Ali.  Moeen removed Liton and Mohammad Naim in two consecutive deliveries. Shakib Al Hasan came to bat at number three but failed this time.  Shakib added only four runs off seven balls.  On the fourth wicket, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad made a partnership.  At the end of the 10th over, Bangladesh were batting for 60 for three with Mushfiqur and Mahmudullh were not out for 27 and 13 respectively. Bangladesh added Shoriful Islam in this match to replace Mohammad Saifuddin who has been ruled out due to a back injury.

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against England in their second match in the Super 12s of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi.  Shoriful Islam has been recalled to the playing XI to replace Mohammad Saifuddin who was ruled out due to a back injury. It will be marked as Shoriful’s T20 World Cup debut.  Read:T20 WC: Cornered Tigers eye to bounce back vs England Bangladesh lost the first Super 12s match to Sri Lanka while England beat West Indies in their first match. A team should win at least three matches to advance to the Semi-finals.  Bangladesh (Playing XI): Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah(c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan(w), Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills

Determined to bounce back, Bangladesh are all set to take on England in their second Super 12s match of the ongoing T20 World Cup today (Wednesday) at Abu Dhabi. The match is scheduled to start at 4 pm (Bangladesh time). The Tigers have lost their first Super 12 match against Sri Lanka despite posting a big total of 171. Two missed catches cost a lot for Mahmudullah Riyad and his team. Now, the Tigers are eying to play their best cricket in their first-ever T20 International against strong England. Read:BAN vs. ENG: Bangladesh's Three Spectacular Victories Over England  “We know that England are a very powerful batting line-up. We have to be on our A-game if we want to challenge them and ultimately win the game,” Ottis Gibson, the bowling coach of Bangladesh, told the reporters on Tuesday.  While Bangladesh lost their first match against Sri Lanka, England beat the West Indies in a low-scoring affair, and made a flying start to the World Cup.  “The key is to be accurate with what we deliver and back ourselves. We know they will come out hard, but they also give you chances. They lost four wickets chasing 55 against West Indies. It is something that we can use as a positive. We must be at our best, but we know that they will give us opportunities to take wickets,” Gibson added.  Mohammad Naim, who is playing his maiden World Cup, hit a fifty against Sri Lanka, and Mushfiqur Rahim also scored a fifty in the same match. Riding on their batting efforts, Bangladesh posted 171 for seven, but it was chased by Sri Lanka after Liton Das missed two easy catches. Before another World Cup fixture, Bangladesh are worried about their outfield works. “One or two catches get dropped in every cricket match. Obviously, when the catches play a part in the result, it is highlighted more, but we do a lot of catching practice. When the guys are out in the middle under pressure, mistakes like catches going down happen,” Gibson further added. 

The Bangladesh national cricket team is all set to take on their Asian counterparts Sri Lanka on October 24 aiming to start their Super 12s stage of the T20 World Cup on high.  Both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka advanced to the Super 12s stage playing in Round 1. Bangladesh beat the hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea in Round 1 but lost to Scotland while Sri Lanka beat all three teams— Ireland, Netherlands and Namibia in Round 1.  Right before the World Cup began, Bangladesh lost a warm-up match against Sri Lanka, which added an extra dimension to Sunday’s match. Sri Lanka also played their Round 1 games in the UAE, which might help them a bit. But Bangladesh’s head coach said they are not bothered about the result of Round 1.  “I don’t think what happened in the first round counts so much in the main event now. Both teams are starting from scratch from tomorrow,” he said on Saturday. “We have had some good contests against them in ODIs and Tests. We have a well-balanced side with skilful bowlers and some dangerous batters. We have a world-class allrounder in Shakib (Al Hasan). These types of conditions can suit us. Sharjah is similar to the wickets in Dhaka. Hopefully, that can assist us in tomorrow’s game.”

In the last match of Group B in Round one of the ongoing T20 World Cup, Scotland beat the hosts Oman, and thus Bangladesh advanced to the Super 12s as the runners-up of Group B. In the first match of Super 12s, Bangladesh will play against A 1— Sri Lanka likely to take this place— on October 24. In the second match, Bangladesh will take on England on October 27, and after that, Bangladesh will face off West Indies, South Africa and Australia respectively on October 29, November 2 and 4. Scotland became the champions of Group B and advanced to the Super 12s B 1. They will now join India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan and A 2 in Group 2 of the Super 12s phase.