Oman vs Bangladesh Match Highlights & Results

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Mahmudullah, the victorious skipper of Bangladesh, says that they will take this win but there are a lot of areas they need to improve. Hopes that everyone is happy and thanks the crowd for coming and supporting. Adds that Oman were in the hunt initially. He praises the stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Naim but also admits that they were not up to the mark with the new ball. Feels they need to address that area. Thinks that the bowling in the death overs has been doing good and Bangladesh will have to show improvement with both bat and ball in the first six overs.

Zeeshan Maqsood, the captain of Oman, says that it was a chaseable task after the way they started. Feels that in the last 5-6 overs, they didn't bat well and lost too many wickets. Credits the Bangla bowlers for the way they bowled. Tells that it was not a big margin in the last 5 overs and it's up to the players to get the job done. Adds that there was no crowd pressure and in fact, that was a confidence booster for them. Says that it's cricket and they will try to bounce back and make the home crowd happy. Mentions that they have to see where they went wrong and track that.

SHAKIB AL HASAN IS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH! He says that losing to Scotland hurt the whole team but credits the way the Scots played. Adds that Scotland showed a lot of confidence and he feels that Bangladesh let the game slip away in the first game. Says that the team talk was slightly tough and they wanted to come back stronger. Praises Oman and reckons that they were in the game but feels that Bangladesh's experience played a part. On Oman, Shakib feels that they were in the game for 15 overs and they played with a lot of heart. Tells that Bangladesh have another game that they need to win and they want to beat Papua New Guinea and see what happens.

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Earlier in the match, Bangladesh's decision to bat first didn't turn out to be too fruitful. Barring the knocks of Mohammad Naim and Shakib Al Hasan and their 80-run association, there wasn't much in their batting. Mahmudullah played a little cameo to push their score beyond the 150-run mark but it wasn't the kind of performance Bangladesh would have expected. Oman were brilliant with the ball with Bilal Khan and Fayyaz Butt bagging three wickets apiece but they were below-par in the field and dropped quite a few catches. In hindsight, that cost them 20-25 runs extra and proved to be their undoing.

To start with, Bangladesh were clumsy in the field. Oman started positively and they were assisted by a few dropped catches. Jatinder Singh was the focal point of Oman's batting and his knock along with a couple of partnerships constructed by him laid a good platform for the hosts. At the halfway mark, they needed 84 runs off 60 balls with 8 wickets in the bag. The equation narrowed down to 64 required off 42 balls when Jatinder Singh was dismissed by Shakib Al Hasan but from there on Bangladesh did well to tighten the noose. Mahedi Hasan's four overs of gold in which he gave away just 14 runs completely squeezed the life out of this chase and Oman eventually surrendered.

Victory for Bangladesh and they stay alive in the tournament! They were given a real scare by Oman in the first 10 overs but eventually, the home team's lack of experience in taking advantage of a good position cost them. Still, you have to praise Oman for putting up a fight against a better team.

Full toss on middle and off, Nadeem stays back and defends it to covers. Mustafizur Rahman could not get his fifth wicket but his side has got an important win in this game. BANGLADESH WIN BY 26 RUNS!

SIX! That's gone high, high enough to clear the man in the deep. Mustafizur Rahman bangs in a short ball, on the bodyline. Nadeem hooks it away over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.

Play and a miss! Full-length ball, outside off. Nadeem looks to heave it away but misses.

WIDE! A length ball, outside off. Nadeem looks to paddle it away but does not connect at all. The umpire signals a wide. That is a bit harsh on the bowler.

Another dot! Good-length ball, outside off, angling away. Nadeem leaves it alone. He was waiting for the umpire to signal a wide, but the official thinks otherwise. Three balls left, can The Fizz get a fifer?

A length ball, on off, Nadeem defends it towards cover.

FOUR! Up and over! Fuller and on off, Nadeem stays back and lofts it over extra cover. Rahim there leaps but the ball goes over him and races away to the boundary.

WIDE! Yorker, way outside off. The ball moves away from the tramline. Nadeem looks to go after it but misses. The umpire signals a wide.

Khan survives and the game goes into the final over. Very full, around off. Khan hangs back and digs it out safely.

Full and on leg. Nadeem goes back and pushes it to long off. But this time he takes a single.

Three dots on the trot now! Low full toss, around off. Nadeem slaps this one hard towards long off but does not rotate the strike.

Good-length ball, outside off. Nadeem stays back and looks to heave it away but misses it completely.

A full-length ball, around middle and leg. Nadeem stays inside the crease and defends it to mid on.

Length and outside off. Nadeem hangs back and guides it through backward point for a couple.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mustafizur Rahman gets his fourth wicket of the game. He is getting the job done at the death. Slightly short, around middle and off. Butt is left with not much room. He looks to pull it away but the ball takes the top edge and goes towards extra cover. Mushfiqur Rahim takes a good catch there.

Swing and a miss! A length ball, outside off. The ball moves away. Fayyaz Butt looks to chase it but misses.

Bilal Khan is the last man in for Oman.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mustafizur Rahman continues to bowl outside off and it pays off this time. The cutter comes into play and gets an edge this time. On a length, outside off, moving away. Kaleemullah swings hard at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of Nurul Hasan behind the stumps. He dives to that side and takes a stunner with one hand. Bangladesh have roared back in this game.

A length ball, outside off, angling away from the right-hander. Kaleemullah goes after it but misses.

Fayyaz Butt strides out now for Oman.

Swing and a miss! A full-length ball, outside off. The ball nips away. Kaleemullah looks to chase it away but misses.

FOUR! Slapped hard! Kaleemullah uses all his power on this shot. A length ball, around off. The ball moves away a shade. Kaleemullah gets behind it and slaps it hard past the bowler. The ball races away to the boundary at long off.

WIDE. Fuller, way outside off, looked to be inside the tramline as Kaleemullah leaves it. The umpire flexes his arms and signals a wide.

On middle, Kaleemullah heaves this to the right of the long on fielder for a run. A brilliant over by Shakib Al Hasan!

Floated, full and around off. Nadeem defends it out to the leg side and the batters cross.

Mustafizur Rahman (2-0-19-2) returns.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mahmudullah takes back-to-back catches and Shakib Al Hasan strikes twice in two balls. Naseem Khushi has been sent back early. Shakib Al Hasan serves it full and outside off, Khushi lofts it in the air but without any timing towards long on. Mahmudullah is there who grabs the catch safely. A brilliant turnaround by Shakib Al Hasan.

OUT! CAUGHT! This time the skipper, Mahmudullah does not drop the catch. Ayaan Khan's struggle comes to an end. Shakib Al Hasan gets his second wicket of the match. Full and outside off, Khan gets under it and lifts it towards long off. He was hoping to clear the fence but does not get the distance on it. Mahmudullah grabs the catch and asks his players to get back into the position and skip the celebration.

Shakib Al Hasan is on a hat-trick and Mohammad Nadeem walks out!

Kaleemullah is the new batter in.

Flatter and shortish, outside off. Khushi pushes it to covers for a single.

Tossed up, angling down leg. Khushi looks to flick it but misses. The ball rolls in front of him off the pads.

A slower, full-length delivery, outside off. Khushi comes across a long way and ends up guiding it towards short third man. The batters take a quick single. Another good over for Bangladesh. 4 runs and a wicket off it. 50 runs needed in 24 balls.

Taskin Ahmed is done for the night. Shakib Al Hasan comes back on.

Slower, short ball, around off. Khushi does not connect this well. He hangs back and pulls it towards deep square leg off the inner half. The batters take two runs.

Mohammad Saifuddin has been brilliant with the ball. He fires in a yorker, in the blockhole. Khushi stays back and defends it to mid off.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. The catching has certainly improved for Bangladesh. Back of a length, outside off. The ball is moving away a bit. Sandeep Goud reaches out and slaps it straight to the man at extra cover. Mushfiqur Rahim is not the one to drop catches and he pouches it safely at the edge of the circle. Mohammad Saifuddin gets his first wicket and it is not looking good for Oman now.

A dot now! The singles and dot balls will only add to the pressure. Yorker, on off. Goud hangs back and digs it out to safety. Top bowling from Mohammad Saifuddin.

Out walks Naseem Khushi!

A single to start the over! Saifuddin serves a full-length ball, just outside off. Khan stays inside the crease and hits it towards long on for a run.

Change. Mohammad Saifuddin (2-0-9-0) returns.

What a good over by Ahmed, only 4 off it! 100 up for Oman too. Outside off, shorter, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one. 54 more needed in 30 balls.

Slower again, on a length, angling away around off, the pull shot is missed again by Khan.

Outside off, on a length, Ayaan Khan looks to pull but misses.

Off-pace delivery again, on middle, Ayaan Khan waits for it and works this to the right of the short fine leg fielder. Two is the call and two is what they get.

Slower, back of a length, around off, tapped to point. The batters take one and the fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses.

Slower length ball, around off, it lands and spins in this time, Goud looks to push but misses, and the ball whistles past the off pole, to the keeper. Looked to be the off-cutter from Ahmed.

Taskin Ahmed is back into the attack now.

A quicker full toss on the pads, whipped to deep square leg for one. Mahedi Hasan ends the night with figures of 4-0-14-1. Superb.

NOT OUT! The foot never left the crease. Tossed up, landing fuller around off, the ball lands and turns away slightly, missing Goud's attempted defense. Nurul Hasan collects the ball and whips the bails off and appeals loudly. The TV umpire is called in to have a look. He first checks for the outside edge. Nothing on the UltraEdge and the replays show that the foot never left the crease. Goud is safe.

Is that stumping? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. First the third umpire checks for any outside edge. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved, as there is a flat line when the ball passes the bat. The replay also shows Goud had his back leg grounded the whole time. He is safe and still out in the middle. The final decision is not out.

On middle, defended out.

Edgy! Fuller this time, nicely tossed up, it lands around off and turns away slightly. Goud presses forward and looks to push but gets an outside edge, past short third man, for a couple of runs.

Flatter and quicker on off, bunted through mid on for a run.

Good running! Fuller, around off, clipped through mid-wicket. Two is the call and the batters run hard to complete the second with ease.

Sandeep Goud comes out at number 6.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another wicket falls and this is the big wicket of Jatinder Singh. It looked like a tough catch but Liton Das has made it look very easy. Oman are losing wickets quickly now and Bangladesh are bouncing back well. This is again bowled slightly fuller, but the line is around middle and leg, Singh gets low on one knee and smacks his sweep shot to the right of Das at deep square leg, who shuffles quickly to that side and holds onto this. 64 more needed in 42 balls.

Tossed up, around off, Ayaan Khan steps out and skews this one over mid off, to the right of long off for a run.

Floated, around middle, Jatinder Singh switch-hits this one over point but he only manages a single as there is a man there.

Khan opens his account now! Fuller, on off, swept to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Shorter, around off, punched through mid off for one.

FOUR! That is very well played. Shakib Al Hasan serves this flatter and sliding down the leg side, Jatinder Singh gets low and powers this towards fine leg for a one-bounce boundary.

Shakib Al Hasan (2-0-17-0) comes back into the attack. He replaces Taskin Ahmed.

A brilliant over from Hasan! 2 runs and a wicket! Around off, tossed up, Khan strides forward and pushes it to covers. Looks for one but is sent back.

Khan presses forward to this full ball and smothers it out to the off side.

Slower through the air, on off, knocked to the right of short mid-wicket.

Around off, Jatinder works this through wide mid on for a run.

Ayaan Khan walks out at number 5.

OUT! CAUGHT! What a great catch. Bangladesh have been off-colour with their fielding so far but this catch is top-notch. Mustafizur Rahman dropped one early on, but this time, he redeems himself. Fuller this time, slightly wider outside off, Zeeshan Maqsood gets on his one knee and looks for the big slog-sweep over the leg side, but he only hits it with the lower half of the blade. The ball balloons up in the air towards deep square leg. Rahman there, runs to his right, keeps his eyes up, and gobbles this up with a dive. Mahedi Hasan roars in delight. 73 runs needed in 52 balls.

Singh skips down to this full ball and clips it through mid-wicket for one.

A spicy bumper, around middle and leg, Zeeshan just sits under this one. 10 off this over.

Around off, on a length, Singh drives this one straight back. Ahmed half-stops this as the ball goes to the leg side and the batters cross ends.

Slow, on off, length, tapped gently to the off side for a quick run.

SIX! Ohhhhh! Magnificent. What a shot. A pacy delivery this time, around 144 clicks, a little too straight, Zeeshan Maqsood uses his wrists and powers this one over deep square leg.

Slower in pace, back of a length, around off, Singh taps this to backward point for one.

Shorter, around off, pulled to the deep square leg region for one.

DRINKS! It has been a good phase of play for both the teams, but in our opinion, Oman have the upper hand, as they have the extra runs as compared to what Bangladesh had at the same moment. However, Oman would hope the current pair is able to take the game deep. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have dropped a few chances and would hope to chip wickets at regular intervals and make inroads into the Oman batting line-up.

Darted on middle and leg, gently tucked through square leg for a run. Oman need 84 more to win in 60 balls!

On middle, flicked away to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller again, around off, Singh steps forward and looks to tuck this away but he almost yorks himself and gets an inside edge on the pad, it deflects to the off side.

Fuller, floated, outside off, it lands and spins away as Maqsood looks to drive this late. Only catches the outside edge and goes to the right of the short third man fielder for one.

The arm ball, around off, Maqsood pushes this back to the bowler.

Loopy around off, Singh steps forward and tucks this through mid-wicket. They take the first one quickly but are not able to take the second.

Fuller, on the pads, Jatinder Singh flicks it to fine leg for a single.

FOUR!  Taskin Ahmed gets too predictable and is punished this time! Short ball, around off, Jatinder Singh pulls it powerfully towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

In the air...safe! Short ball at a good pace, Zeeshan Maqsood looks to pull but gets the top edge. The ball goes in the air but falls in the no man's land at square leg. They cross.

Shorter length again, outside off, Jatinder Singh pulls it to long on for just a single.

Taskin Ahmed bangs this short again, Jatinder Singh is early on the pull and gets the bottom of his blade towards the wicketkeeper.

Back of a length, around off, Jatinder Singh looks to pull but misses.

Taskin Ahmed is back into the attack for his second over. He went for 10 runs in his first over.

A good start by Hasan, just 2 off it! On middle, Singh gets low and sweeps this to short fine leg for a run.

Flighted, on off, eased to the cover region for a quick single.