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

Dipendra Singh Airee to Shakib Al Hasan, A big mix-up but Shakib Al Hasan gets away with it! A better throw and Shakib was nowhere in the frame. Short and on off, Shakib Al Hasan slaps it to backward point where Kushal Bhurtel dives to his right to make the stop. Shakib is caught ball-watching and he is late to set off but a wayward throw at the bowling end, allows Shakib to make his ground.

Sompal Kami to Litton Das, Play and a miss! At 132.6 kph, on a short of a good length, shaping away, in the channel on off, Litton Das pokes at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Sompal Kami to Litton Das, Little bit of away shape, on a length, outside off, Litton Das times the drive well but can't get it past cover.

Sompal Kami to Shakib Al Hasan, Goes wide of the crease on that around-the-wicket angle and lands it on a back of a length, on off, Shakib Al Hasan taps it with soft hands in front of cover and calls Das through for a quick single.

Sompal Kami to Shakib Al Hasan, Bowls the heavy ball again does Kami, outside off, Shakib Al Hasan ducks and lets it go through to the keeper.

Sompal Kami to Shakib Al Hasan, Dishes it out at 136 kph, honing in at the pads, on a short of a good length, Shakib Al Hasan tries to glance it away off the pads but misses.

Sompal Kami to Litton Das, Bangs it into the surface, on middle, Litton Das fails to ride the bounce as he looks to work it away on the leg side. Gets a leading edge that drops in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Shakib Al Hasan, Fires it in again but much fuller, on off, Shakib Al Hasan pushes it in front of cover to end a successful over for Nepal.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Shakib Al Hasan, Oh, the first sign of extra bounce! Pushes it through, on a nagging length, outside off, Shakib Al Hasan shapes up for the cut but the ball kicks off and sails over the bat.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan is up and running! Dipendra Singh Airee floats it but offers width, slower as well, Shakib Al Hasan reaches out and creams the drive past covers for a boundary to get going.

Shakib Al Hasan walks out to bat now!

Dipendra Singh Airee to Najmul Hossain Shanto, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Dipendra Singh Airee strikes in his first over too and Nepal could not have asked for a better start. This is the 18th time since the 2022 T20 World Cup that Najmul Hossain Shanto has fallen to off-spin. Airee slides it in with the angle, full and around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto presses forward and plays for the turn but there isn't any. The ball comes in with the arm, sneaks past the inside edge and rattles into the off stump.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Litton Das, Good effort in the deep! Airee drops it short and offers a bit of width, outside off, Litton Das rocks on the back foot and cuts it past point. Sompal Kami gives it a chase and dives full-length to pull the back in. Three runs taken.

Dipendra Singh Airee to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Starts it flat and short, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto goes on the back foot and clips it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Who will bowl from the other end then? Dipendra Singh Airee it is. 

Sompal Kami to Litton Das, Given LBW but successfully overturned by Litton Das. Sompal Kami angled it into the right-hander from over the wicket, on a good length, around the pads, Litton Das plays all around it and gets beaten on the inside edge. Gets rapped on the front pad. Just a half a shout for LBW but up goes the finger.  Litton Das has a word with Najmul Hossain Shanto and takes the review. There is nothing on UltraEdge. The impact is umpire's call but the angle has taken the ball past the leg stump on Ball Tracking. Das survives an early scare. 

Sompal Kami to Litton Das, Gets a good away shape on this one and it is full as well, on off, Litton Das covers the line of the ball and defends it out with a straight bat.

Sompal Kami to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bends his back again does Kami and digs it in short, on middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets on his toes and nudges it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Sompal Kami to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Bangladesh are away! Lands it on a shortish length, over middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto hops back and rolls his wrists to pull it wide of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Sompal Kami to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Goes wide of the crease and slants it on a back of a length, on middle and leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to work it away with the angle and gets beaten on the inside edge to get hit on the hips.

Sompal Kami to Tanzid Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a start for Sompal Kami and Nepal! Golden duck for Tanzid Hasan. Kami steams in from around the wicket and bangs it into the deck, angling in, on middle and leg, Tanzid Hasan premeditates and skips down the track to take the short ball on but gets cramped for room and the ball gets big on him. Hits the splice of the bat and lobs tamely to the left of Kami who makes no mistake. Najmul Hossain Shanto is the new man in.

Time for the action to begin now. Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan are the openers. Sompal Kami to begin. Here we go... 

Time for the National Anthems! Nepal will sing their first and then it will be Bangladesh's turn!

PITCH REPORT - Alan Wilkins is near the deck. He says that a nice breeze is blowing across the venue. Tells that it is a 68-metre boundary on one side and 61-metre to the other side with a 74-metre straight hit. Samuel Badree joins him and says that if you are a spinner, this is the venue where you want to be at. Further says that this venue has seen the highest degree of turn of all venues at this World Cup and spinners will enjoy themselves here. Informs that 19 wickets have fallen to spin at this ground while pacers have taken only 7 wickets. Badree shares that there are a few bare areas and the ball might behave differently from those areas. Adds that variable bounce will be challenging for the batters.

Bangladesh's skipper, Najmul Hossain Shanto says he is very proud of the effort shown by the boys so far. Informs they have no changes.

The captain of Nepal, Rohit Paudel says that they will bowl first. Adds that with the dew coming in, it might get tough to bowl later. Says they are disappointed with the last result but are looking forward for this game. Mentions the fans have been very supportive and he wants to thank them. Informs they have one change with Sundeep Jora coming in for Karan KC.

Nepal (Playing XI) - Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Anil Sah, Rohit Paudel(C), Kushal Malla, Sundeep Jora (In for Karan KC), Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara.

Bangladesh (Unchanged Playing XI) - Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Litton Das (WK), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.