BAN vs PNG Ball by Ball Commentary

1:38 PM IST Right then! That is all we have from this game but we have one more game coming up. Oman will take on Scotland in the next game. Do join us for the same at 6 pm Local (2 pm GMT). See you there!

1:40 PM IST Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, says that this was a much-needed win. Adds that there was intent from the batters and the wicket was also a good one to bat on. Praises his bowlers too and says that it was a very good show. Mentions that they are concerned about batting in the Powerplay and they need to work on that. Says that they do not have many power-hitters so they have to take calculated risks in the middle overs.

1:37 PM IST Assad Vala, the skipper of Papua New Guinea is down for a chat. He says that they got the momentum in the middle overs but credits Bangladesh by saying that they batted well in the death overs and overall they are very disappointed. Tells that their batting is a concern as they are losing lots of wickets in the Powerplay. Adds that executing the skills under pressure is important but they failed to do so. Signs off by saying that they will need to be better next time around against such quality oppositions.

1:34 PM IST Shakib Al Hasan, Player of the Match, says that anyone can beat anyone in this tournament but now they feel better as they have qualified and they would express more from now on going forward. Tells that he has been playing non-stop cricket for the past 5-6 months and hopes that he will pull of this T20 World Cup.

1:34 PM IST The batting of Papua New Guinea was a sorry show. None of the batters from their top order got going and at one point, it felt like they would not even reach 50. But Kiplin Doriga hit some big ones towards the end and scored 46 runs. Overall, they would be quite disappointed with their show.

1:29 PM IST The Bangladesh bowling was on point. Shakib Al Hasan was the star yet again with a four-fer and he was well supported by the rest. Overall, it was a complete team effort from them. First, a collective effort saw them get to 180-plus, then their bowlers rose to the occasion to give them an emphatic win which takes them to the Super 12s with some confidence in their side.

1:42 PM IST So as expected, quite a massive win for Bangladesh. It was never in doubt once they scored the number of runs they did but it was a very poor outing with the bat from Papua New Guinea. Yes, it was an uphill task for them but they just surrendered. None of their top 7 managed to score in double digits. The top scorer for them was Doriga who walked in at number 8. Had it not been for him, it could have been even more embarrassing for them.

1:27 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! There it is! Taskin Ahmed gets the last wicket and Papua New Guinea are bundled out for 97! Short of a length, around off. Damien Ravu looks to run it down to third man but it takes the outside edge and the ball goes straight to Nurul Hasan behind the sticks who takes a simple catch. Bangladesh WIN THE MATCH BY 84 RUNS!

1:26 PM IST Play and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Damien Ravu hangs back to pull but he does not get any bat on it.

1:25 PM IST Short ball, around off. Kiplin Doriga pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

1:24 PM IST Full ball, way outside off. Kiplin Doriga reaches out and pushes it to deep cover for one.

1:23 PM IST Swing and a miss! Full ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga looks to slog hard but he misses.

1:23 PM IST Leg bye! Good-length ball, darted on the pads. Damien Ravu misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away and they take a leg bye!

1:22 PM IST FOUR! Good-length ball, around off. Damien Ravu stays back and lofts it over mid off to collect a boundary.

1:21 PM IST Short ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga gets an underedge as he looks to cut. The ball goes towards short third man and the batters take one.

1:21 PM IST SIX! BANG! Kiplin Doriga is having some fun out there! Full ball, on middle. Doriga smacks it over long on for a maximum!

1:20 PM IST Wide! Full ball, way outside off. Kiplin Doriga lets it be. Wided!

1:19 PM IST Banged in short, around off. Kiplin Doriga pulls it to deep mid-wicket to collect a run.

1:18 PM IST Full ball, around off. Damien Ravu drills it to long on for a single.

1:18 PM IST Damien Ravu is the last batter.

1:20 PM IST OUT! RUN OUT! Good-length ball, on middle. Kabua Morea tucks it to the leg side and looks for the second run. Afif Hossain comes running in from deep square leg. He collects the ball and throws it to the keeper who whips the bails off. Kabua Morea is short of his crease and walks back to the hut.

1:17 PM IST Is that a run out? Yes. The batter is outside the crease.

1:16 PM IST Full ball, way outside off. Kabua Morea looks to dig it out but he fails to get any bat on it.

1:15 PM IST Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Kiplin Doriga pulls it along the ground and takes one.

1:15 PM IST Wide! Full ball, way outside off. Kiplin Doriga lets it be. Wided!

1:14 PM IST Short ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga looks to pull but he misses.

1:16 PM IST No Ball! Full ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga drills it to wide of long off and takes a couple. Free Hit coming up!

1:12 PM IST Back of a length, outside off. Kiplin Doriga drags it to deep mid-wicket to collect a run.

1:11 PM IST Short ball, around off. Kabua Morea stays back and slices it to wide of deep cover and takes a single.

1:11 PM IST Back of a length, on middle. Kiplin Doriga pulls it towards Mushfiqur Rahim at deep square leg for one.

1:10 PM IST Short ball, down leg. Kabua Morea tucks it awkwardly towards short fine leg. The batters cross for a run.

1:09 PM IST Length ball, darted on the pads. Kiplin Doriga flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

1:09 PM IST SIX! Just over the fielder! Full ball, on off. Kiplin Doriga lofts it over long on for a maximum!

1:08 PM IST Full ball, on middle. Morea backs away and hits it to cover.

1:08 PM IST Good effort in the deep! Full ball, on off. Hit down to long on. Mustafizur Rahman leaps up and stops the ball from going over the ropes. A single taken.

1:06 PM IST FOUR! Again! Full ball, on off. Kiplin Doriga goes for the slog but gets the inside edge to fine leg for a boundary.

1:05 PM IST FOUR! Short ball, on the pads. Kiplin Doriga gets some glove on it while looking to pull. The ball goes to fine leg. The fielder gets across but a fumble allows the boundary.

1:04 PM IST Short of a length, outside off. Kiplin Doriga misses the cut.

1:04 PM IST Yorker, on the pads. Kiplin Doriga gets hit on the pads and the ball goes back to the keeper.

1:04 PM IST Taskin Ahmed (2-1-2-1) comes back to bowl.

1:02 PM IST Length ball, around off. Punched to covers.

1:03 PM IST Kabua Morea walks out to bat.

1:03 PM IST OUT! BOWLED! Full and straight does it! A yorker, on off. Chad Soper looks to heave it but misses. The stumps are disturbed.

1:01 PM IST Full ball, on off. Hit to mid off for one.

1:00 PM IST Short of a length, outside off. Soper cuts it past point for one.

1:00 PM IST Full ball, on off. Hit down to long off for one.

12:59 PM IST Full one, way outside off. Kiplin Doriga reaches out for it and hits it to point.

12:59 PM IST Mohammad Saifuddin (2-0-10-1) is back on.

12:58 PM IST Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out by Soper.

12:58 PM IST Darted on the pads. Flicked to mid-wicket.

12:57 PM IST Full ball, way outside off. Hit back to the bowler.

12:57 PM IST Short ball, way outside off. Cut away past covers for a couple. 50 up for PNG.

12:57 PM IST SIX! All the way! Tossed up, outside off. Soper comes down the track and heaves it over long on for a maximum.

12:56 PM IST Flatter ball, outside off. Cut past cover for one.

12:55 PM IST Bouncer, around leg. Soper awkwardly gets under it.

12:55 PM IST Short ball, on leg. Pulled past square leg for one.

12:54 PM IST Another couple as this is heaved wide of long on.

12:54 PM IST Full again, outside off. Kiplin Doriga looks to flick but gets the leading edge over point for a couple.

12:53 PM IST Full again, outside off. Soper pushes it past covers for one.

12:52 PM IST Full one, way outside off. Pushed to deep cover for one.

12:51 PM IST Flatter ball, around off. Chad Soper punches it to covers.

12:51 PM IST Floated, outside off, turning in late. Chad Soper looks to defend but the ball zips past his outside edge.

12:51 PM IST Just a tad short, outside off. Kiplin Doriga cuts it past point for one.

12:51 PM IST Tossed up, around off. Kiplin Doriga hits it straight back over the bowler's head. The fielder at long on moves across to his left and keeps it to two.

12:50 PM IST Flatter ball, on off. Chad Soper hits it back to the bowler. Mahedi Hasan fumbles and concedes a run.

12:49 PM IST Quicker ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga pushes it to cover and takes off for a run.

12:48 PM IST Flatter ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga punches it past covers for a single.

12:48 PM IST Floated, outside off. Kiplin Doriga looks to sweep but he misses.

12:48 PM IST Tossed up, on off. Kiplin Doriga blocks it out.

12:47 PM IST Chad Soper is the next batter.

12:47 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Shakib Al Hasan picks up his fourth wicket and Papua New Guinea lose one more. Tossed up, around off. Hiri Hiri looks to sweep but it takes the top edge and the ball loops up in the air behind the sticks. Nurul Hasan settles under it and takes the catch.

12:46 PM IST Flighted ball, outside off. Kiplin Doriga waits for it and cuts it past the slip fielder for a single.

12:46 PM IST Floated, outside off. Kiplin Doriga leaves it alone.

12:45 PM IST Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Hiri Hiri tucks it to the leg side.

12:45 PM IST FOUR! Nicely done! Tossed up, around middle. Hiri Hiri hoicks it over mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence.

12:44 PM IST Flighted ball, on middle. Hiri Hiri skips down and tucks it again towards mid-wicket.

12:44 PM IST Hasan fires in a quicker ball, on middle. Hiri Hiri tucks it to mid-wicket.

12:44 PM IST Drinks break! Bangladesh are all over Papua New Guinea and it is only a matter of time before they win this game. It has been a dominant show by them but the same cannot be said for Papua New Guinea as their batting has been very poor. Kiplin Doriga walks out to bat.

12:41 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT! Papua New Guinea slip further! Flatter ball, fuller in length, outside off. Norman Vanua looks to slog but it goes off the toe end of the bat. The ball loops up in the air towards Mushfiqur Rahim at long off who does the rest!

12:40 PM IST Flatter ball, turning in late. Norman Vanua blocks it out.

12:39 PM IST Floated, outside off. Hiri Hiri reaches out and looks to drive but it takes the outside edge towards short third man.

12:38 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Flatter ball, outside off. Sese Bau shimmies down and looks to go downtown but it goes off the toe end towards Mohammad Naim at long on who takes it with ease. Norman Vanua is the new batter.

12:37 PM IST Flatter ball, on middle. Hiri Hiri skips down and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

12:37 PM IST Fuller in length, outside off. Hiri Hiri looks to sweep but he misses yet again.

12:37 PM IST Flatter ball, outside off. Hiri Hiri punches it to cover.

12:37 PM IST Turn for Shakib Al Hasan! Tossed up, outside off. Hiri Hiri looks to sweep but he misses.

12:36 PM IST On off, this is pushed to covers.

12:35 PM IST Outside off, Bau looks to sweep but misses.

12:35 PM IST Another single! On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

12:35 PM IST On middle, Hiri works it to mid-wicket.

12:34 PM IST On middle, this is dragged through mid-wicket for only one.

12:34 PM IST Mahedi Hasan comes on.

12:34 PM IST Flatter and on off, Bau pushes it to the right of the bowler who moves there and stops it.

12:33 PM IST Nicely tossed up, on off. Blocked out.

12:32 PM IST Loopy ball, on off. Bau gets the top edge while looking to sweep. The ball lands well short of long on. One taken.

12:32 PM IST Darted on the pads. Flicked to mid-wicket.

12:32 PM IST Loopy ball, on off. Hiri Hiri works it past cover for one.

12:32 PM IST Darted on the pads. Flicked away for one.

12:31 PM IST Loopy ball, on off. Pushed past covers for one.

12:30 PM IST Dot to end the Powerplay. Full ball, on the pads. Flicked to short fine leg. Papua New Guinea are reeling at 17 for 4.

12:29 PM IST Length ball, around middle and leg. Sese Bau hits it back to the bowler.

12:29 PM IST Back of a length, around off. Sese Bau blocks it to cover.

12:28 PM IST Short of a length, outside off. Bau misses the pull.

12:28 PM IST Full ball, outside off. Left alone.

12:27 PM IST Short ball, on off. Pulled past mid-wicket for a couple.

12:26 PM IST Just a single as this is worked past mid-wicket for one.

12:25 PM IST Flatter ball, on off. Bau gets the outside edge while looking to block. The keeper drops the catch.

12:25 PM IST Hiri Hiri walks out to bat at number 6.

12:25 PM IST OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Tossed up, on off. Atai looks to sweep but gets the top edge. Mahedi Hasan takes an easy catch at square leg.

12:24 PM IST Loopy ball, on off. Atai looks to block but gets hit on the pads.

12:23 PM IST Darted on the pads. Worked past square leg for one.

12:23 PM IST Simon Atai is the new man in.

12:22 PM IST OUT! TAKEN! That is an absolute stunner in the field! Wow, we have seen some brilliant catching today! Tossed up, on off. Amini hits it down the ground. Mohammad Naim runs to his right from long on. He throws himself in the air and takes the catch!

12:21 PM IST Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack.

12:20 PM IST Length ball, outside off. Pushed to covers.

12:19 PM IST Pace! Short ball, on off. Bau misses the pull.

12:19 PM IST Short of a length, outside off. Bau looks to pull but gets it to cover.

12:18 PM IST Length ball, outside off. Left alone.

12:18 PM IST Sese Bau walks out to bat.

12:18 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a catch that is! Length ball, down the leg side. Assad Vala looks to flick but gets a tickle on it. Nurul Hasan dives to his right and takes a one-handed stunner.

12:19 PM IST Shorter and on off, Vala guides it to point. He wants a run but is sent back.

12:16 PM IST Taskin Ahmed comes to bowl now.

12:18 PM IST A single to end a wicket taking over. Vala makes room, Mohammad Saifuddin follows him. He is hit towards mid on for one.

12:18 PM IST On off, Vala opens the face of the bat and guides it to point.

12:18 PM IST On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

12:14 PM IST Charles Amini walks out to bat.

12:18 PM IST OUT! THAT IS PLUMB! The break did not help Siaka! He falls and Bangladesh strike early through Mohammad Saifuddin! Gets this one to shape back in nicely from outside off. Siaka looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad. A loud appeal and the finger is raised. Siaka does not review and rightly so, do not think it would have been overturned and Ball Tracker shows it to be clipping the leg pole.

12:13 PM IST Lega Siaka has hurt himself while attempting to play the scoop shot! The physio is out to have a check on him! He looks fine and we are good to resume!

12:18 PM IST This is outside off, Siaka tries to play the paddle scoop but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards short fine leg. The striker wants a run but is sent back. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses.

12:18 PM IST WIDE! Down the leg side, Siaka looks to flick but misses. Wided.

12:18 PM IST On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

12:17 PM IST Nicely played! Shorter and outside off, Vala rides on top of the bounce and guides it past point for one.

12:17 PM IST Fuller and on off, Siaka strokes it but to mid off for one.

12:17 PM IST A huge appeal but turned down! On the pads, Siaka looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

12:17 PM IST Attacks the stumps this time, it is played back to the bowler.

12:17 PM IST Dishes out a full one well outside off, Siaka slashes but misses.

12:17 PM IST No timing! Fuller and outside off, Vala drives, it goes more off the toe end towards extra cover for one.

12:03 PM IST Who will bowl from the other end? Mustafizur Rahman it is.

12:17 PM IST A low full toss to end, it is pushed towards mid off for one more. So 6 from the first over.

12:17 PM IST Fuller and on middle, this is whipped but to mid on for one.

12:17 PM IST Back of a length and on off, solidly defended.

12:26 PM IST Drop and run and Vala is off the mark! Length and on off, this is played towards point for one.

12:26 PM IST A short one and on off, Siaka looks to pull, this goes off the inner half towards square leg for one this time.

12:18 PM IST Excellent running and Siaka and Papua New Guinea are underway! On the pads, this is worked towards square leg. They take one, go for the second, the throw comes in to the keeper but the batter makes it in with a dive. Good intensity shown.