WI vs BAN Ball by Ball Commentary

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2:14 PM IST Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, starts off by saying that Liton Das' wicket was crucial and the turning point. He mentions the bowlers did a very good job and Taskin, Shoriful and Mahedi bowled beautifully. Further adds that fielding has been an issue and they certainly need to come out better.

2:13 PM IST Nicholas Pooran, the stand-in skipper of West Indies, is also the Man of the Match! Says that it was a tactical move from the team to have him down the order. Adds that it was one of those days when he felt like he has to put his hand up and someone had to take the responsibility. Tells us that he is always confident and has been working very hard. Says that he has been honest with himself and always confident about his skills.

2:03 PM IST It was a game where West Indies' misery with the bat was exposed once again. But the batting of Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder helped them to revive their innings in the last 6 overs and they managed to push a challenging total on the board. Credit to their bowlers for staying disciplined, however, the fielding was not up to the mark. Jason Holder and Ravi Rampaul did a great job to keep Bangladesh quiet initially and then they maintained the same intensity. The wickets also kept falling here and there and that didn't allow Bangladesh any kind of momentum. At the halfway mark, if you compare the batting innings of both teams, it was almost similar but West Indies had the firepower in their lower order to bail them out, something Bangladesh lacked. Liton Das and Mahmudullah tried their best but failed to take Bangladesh home.

1:54 PM IST Phew! What a cliffhanger, by far the closest game of this edition of the T20 World Cup! West Indies have managed to edge out Bangladesh by the barest of margins and stayed alive. This is their narrowest win in the history of the T20 World Cups. With this loss, Bangladesh have been pushed near the exit door.

1:51 PM IST DOT BALL! WEST INDIES WIN! Dre Russ keeps his composure, delivers it very full and outside off, Mahmudullah steps back to make room but fails to get any bat behind it. West Indies win by 3 runs.

1:50 PM IST Very full and on middle, Mahmudullah knocks it down to long on. The fielder misfields and they pinch the second run. 4 needed off the final ball.

1:50 PM IST PUT DOWN! Short in length around middle, Mahmudullah turns inside the crease and pulls it behind square leg. The fielder in the deep, Andre Fletcher, puts down the catch and they take two.

1:48 PM IST Terrific delivery, right into the blockhole, Mahmudullah digs it out towards mid on and scampers back for the second run. 8 needed off 3 balls. You can feel the tension.

1:48 PM IST Beaten and they steal a bye! Slower one, on a length and outside off, Afif swings his bat early and misses. They cross as the keeper misses his shy at the striker's end. Dwayne Bravo is not happy with Pooran, there is no need to go for the direct hits now.

1:46 PM IST Clever shot! Full and around off, Afif Hossain shuffles across and spoons it over short fine leg for a couple. 11 needed off 5 balls.

1:47 PM IST Afif Hossain walks out to bat. Andre Russell to bowl the final over.

1:44 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT! Fuller and wider outside off, Liton Das walks across and tries to go downtown over long on. It comes decently off the blade but doesn't have enough wings to fly over long on. Jason Holder is near the fence, he uses every bit of his height as he jumps and catches it over his head. End of a fine knock by Das but Bangladesh needed a set batsman in the last over. 13 needed off 6 balls.

1:44 PM IST Too full and outside off, Mahmudullah digs it out to point and takes a run. A direct hit at the striker's end would have got Liton short.

1:43 PM IST Slower again, full and outside off, Mahmudullah gets across the stumps and drags it off the inner half. It rolls to the right of short fine leg and they take one.

1:43 PM IST Fuller and outside off, pushed to point for a run.

1:42 PM IST Bravo pulls out at the end moment before delivering the ball.

1:42 PM IST Slower one, way wide outside off, Mahmudullah jumps down the track, slashes at it but misses.

1:40 PM IST SIX! A telling blow from the bat of Mahmudullah! Fuller in length and outside off, slower in pace, Mahmudullah attacks it with all his might and plunders it behind the bowler's head for a biggie.

1:38 PM IST Slower one to deceive the batsman. Good comeback by Rampaul after conceding a boundary on the first ball. On a length around off, Das shuffles across for the paddle shot but fails to connect. 22 needed off 12 balls.

1:38 PM IST Swing and a miss! Back of a length, around leg, Mahmudullah steps back to heave it over the leg side but misses. Nicholas Pooran fails to collect the ball cleanly and they steal a bye.

1:37 PM IST Ravi Rampaul goes short this time, around off, Liton Das pulls it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

1:36 PM IST On a length and around off, Mahmudullah advances down the track and smashes it down to long off for a run.

1:36 PM IST Fuller and on off, Das steps back and lofts it over cover-point for a single. The crowd is getting very vocal here.

1:34 PM IST FOUR! Eased away! Rampaul strays down the leg side in his attempt to follow the batsman, Liton picks it off his pads and neatly deflects it towards fine leg for a boundary. 26 needed off 17 balls.

1:34 PM IST Ravi Rampaul is back on.

1:33 PM IST Good end to the over! Full and outside off, Mahmudullah moves across and swings across the line but misses. Crucial dot balls for West Indies!

1:32 PM IST Into the slot, outside off. Mahmudullah smashes it very hard to deep mid-wicket. Hayden Walsh charges ahead to take the catch but the ball falls just short of him. Two runs taken.

1:32 PM IST Slower and fuller, outside off. Mahmudullah barely manages to read it and gets beaten.

1:31 PM IST Full again, outside off. Das steers it to sweeper cover for a single.

1:30 PM IST Mahmudullah is not happy! Liton Das moves across the stumps and Bravo goes full and wide again, outside off. Das leaves it alone thinking that the umpire will signal it as a wide. The Bangla skipper is not happy with the decision at the non-striker's end.

1:30 PM IST Bravo goes full and wide, outside off. Liton Das reaches out for it and cuts it towards point. Had he left it alone, it would have been a wide.

1:30 PM IST Dwayne Bravo (2-0-24-0) is back into the attack. 33 needed off 24 balls.

1:28 PM IST Short and on middle, pulled to mid-wicket. Bangladesh will be happy with that over as 11 runs came off it.

1:27 PM IST FOUR! Mahmudullah is playing his part with the bat! Brilliant shot. Slower ball, on middle and leg. Mahmudullah strides across and scoops it to the fine leg region to fetch a boundary.

1:27 PM IST Slower ball, on middle, Mahmudullah nudges it to deep square leg. Andre Fletcher is very casual in his fielding in the deep and the batters decide to rush back for the second. They get it with ease. Good running between the wickets!

1:26 PM IST WIDE! Short of a length, slower and down the leg side. Mahmudullah looks to work it on the leg side but fails to connect. Holder will have to reload yet again.

1:26 PM IST WIDE! Attempted slower one but down the leg side, Mahmudullah shuffles across and tries to flick but misses. Wided.

1:24 PM IST Fuller in length, on leg, Liton Das shimmies down the track and jams it out to long on. He crosses ends.

1:24 PM IST On a good length, on off. Mahmudullah stays on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

1:23 PM IST On a length, outside off. Liton Das dabs it to short third man for a run. 100 up for Bangladesh!

1:23 PM IST Last 5 overs coming up. 44 runs needed. This game is heading towards a tight finish. Jason Holder (3-0-11-1) is back into the attack.

1:23 PM IST On a length, on off. Mahmudullah digs it out. A good over from Andre Russell despite getting hit for a boundary. Just 6 runs from the over.

1:21 PM IST FOUR! Connects this time and how! Touch fuller, on middle. Mahmudullah simply flicks it with his wrists to deep square leg for a boundary. Two fielders in the deep but he bisected them to perfection. Vital boundary.

1:20 PM IST Swing and a miss! Full again, outside off. Mahmudullah looks to muscle this one down the ground but misses.

1:19 PM IST Fuller in length, on middle. Das clips it to long on for one.

1:19 PM IST Length ball, outside off. Mahmudullah steers it off the back foot to deep point. A single.

1:18 PM IST Dre Russ starts with a length ball, outside off. Mahmudullah stands firm and defends it towards covers.

1:18 PM IST Bowling change. Andre Russell is inserted back into the attack.

1:17 PM IST Short of a length, on off. Mahmudullah mistimes his pull to mid-wicket. Dwayne Bravo there misfields and allows the batters to take a single.

1:16 PM IST On off, pushed to long on for one.

1:15 PM IST Length ball, around off. Mahmudullah pushes it through cover-point. He gets off the mark with a single.

1:16 PM IST Mahmudullah is in next.

1:15 PM IST OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Ravi Rampaul provides the breakthrough! He bowls it on a good length, on off, slower in pace, Mushfiqur Rahim shuffles across and tries to paddle scoop. He misses it completely and the ball crashes onto the stumps. Rahim was trying to be fancy but pays the price in the end. Bangladesh lose their fourth wicket. 53 needed from 39 balls!

1:13 PM IST On a lengh, on off. This time Rahim cuts it off but straight to the point fielder.

1:12 PM IST FOUR! That is nicely played! Short of a length, on off. Mushfiqur Rahim makes room for himself and cuts it towards deep backward point. The ball races away to the boundary.

1:11 PM IST Mushfiqur Rahim was shaping up for a paddle shot but Akeal Hosein pulled out before delivering the ball.

1:10 PM IST Flatter ball, on off. Rahim shuffles across and flicks it past square leg for one.

1:09 PM IST Singles are coming with ease now for Bangladesh. Shorter ball, in the line of the stumps. Das works it to wide long on for an easy single.

1:09 PM IST Flatter ball, on the pads. Rahim tucks it past square leg for one.

1:08 PM IST Yet another single as Das taps this shorter ball to deep mid-wicket.

1:07 PM IST Darted on the pads. Rahim taps it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder runs in quickly and keeps it down to one.

1:07 PM IST Shorter ball, on leg. Das hits it wide of long on for one.

1:05 PM IST Just a single as Das pushes this length ball past covers. 15 from the over and the momentum is shifting a bit. 63 required off 48 balls.

1:05 PM IST Length ball, on the pads. Das flicks it wide of deep square leg. The batters take the second as the throw comes in from the deep. But luckily for Bangladesh, Bravo does not gather it cleanly.

1:04 PM IST Short of a length, outside off. Rahim chops it to point for one. The crowd is getting really loud now and one feels that this match is in Dhaka and not Sharjah.

1:03 PM IST Shorter ball, outside off. Das cuts it towards backward point and takes off for a single. Walsh has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Tell you what, had Walsh hit the stumps, Rahim would have been out without facing a ball.

1:02 PM IST Dot ball now. Full ball, on off. Das hits it back to the bowler.

1:02 PM IST More bonus runs for Bangladesh! So far, Bravo has bowled just 1 legal ball and has given 10 in the over already! Short ball, way outside off. Das reaches out for it and looks to cut but misses. Wide called.

1:01 PM IST FOUR! Another poor ball and punished again! Short ball, down the leg side. Das pulls it to fine leg. Ravi Rampaul runs to his right, dives and gets his hands to it. But the ball has enough momentum to get to the ropes.

1:00 PM IST FIVE WIDES! Free runs for Bangladesh! With the keeper up to the stumps, this is a poor ball. Fuller ball, down the leg side. Das misses the flick. Pooran has no chance to stop it and the ball runs to the fence at fine leg.

12:58 PM IST Darted on the pads. Das works it past mid-wicket for one. 10 from the over but a wicket in it as well.

12:58 PM IST FOUR! Good shot! Shorter ball, on leg. Das pulls it away. The man from deep square leg runs to his left, dives but cannot stop the ball. Boundary.

12:58 PM IST Mushfiqur Rahim is the new batsman in.

12:56 PM IST OUT! TAKEN! WHAT A CATCH! You do not see Chris Gayle take such catches often but he has done it here! Sarkar backs but Hosein sticks with his line and bowls a flatter ball, on middle and off. Sarkar looks to flick but gets a leading edge. The ball flies to short third man and the big man, Chris Gayle, takes a couple of steps forward, puts in a dive to take a very good low catch. This is a big wicket as Sarkar was looking in good touch. 83 runs needed in 56 balls.

12:55 PM IST FOUR! Quality stroke! Sarkar gives the charge so Hosein drags his length back. But Sarkar pulls it to the mid-wicket fence.

12:54 PM IST Loopy ball, around off. Das comes down the track to drive but gets it from the inner half to deep mid-wicket for one.

12:54 PM IST Darted on middle, all that Das does is to block this one.

12:52 PM IST Drinks break. 88 needed off 60 balls and this match is tantalisingly poised at the moment. West Indies have bowled well so far and not allowed Bangladesh off the hook. Currently, Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar are trying to keep the chase on track with their partnership but the required rate is continuously increasing. Can they step up and attack more in the coming overs?

12:53 PM IST Good running this time. Full ball, on the pads. Sarkar works it wide of long on and takes a couple.

12:48 PM IST A direct hit and Das would have been out! Length ball, on off. Das taps it straight to short mid-wicket and takes off. He gets lucky as the fielder misses the shy at the bowler's end. A risky single in the end.

12:48 PM IST FOUR! Glorious stroke! Another slower ball, on off. But this time, Das comes down the track and drives it. The man at short cover dives but has no chance and the ball runs away to the fence.

12:46 PM IST A very full one, outside off. Sarkar carves it to deep cover for one.

12:46 PM IST On a length, around off. Das pushes it past point for one.

12:45 PM IST Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Das is beaten as he is way early into his attempted square cut.

12:45 PM IST Dwayne Bravo is introduced into the attack now.

12:44 PM IST Tap and run. Loopy ball, on off. Das taps it to the left of the bowler. Akeal Hosein gets there and gathers it but it is a comfortable single for the batters.

12:43 PM IST Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out back to the bowler.

12:43 PM IST Flatter ball, around off. Pushed to point.

12:42 PM IST Flatter ball, on off. Pushed to long on for a single.

12:42 PM IST Flatter ball, around off. Das chops it to covers and takes off for a run.

12:41 PM IST Shorter ball, on middle. Das backs away and punches it to short cover.

12:40 PM IST Hard running! Length, on off. Sarkar taps it with soft hands towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder sprints in but the batters run hard and take the second. The fielder also misses the shy at the bowler's end and that allows the second run to be taken with ease.

12:40 PM IST FOUR! Oh, that is crunched! Shorter ball, outside off. Sarkar pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket. The ball lands just inside the rope and goes over it.

12:39 PM IST A low full toss, on middle. Das hits it to long off for a single.

12:39 PM IST On a length, on off. Das taps it to short mid-wicket. They think about taking one, but there is not a single available.

12:38 PM IST A nice crisp drive to sweeper cover for a single.

12:37 PM IST Length ball, on the pads. Das flicks it past square leg and collects a single.

12:37 PM IST Andre Russell (1-0-6-1) is back on.

12:36 PM IST Darted on the pads. Das works it to long on for one.

12:35 PM IST Flatter ball, around off. Sarkar works it past mid-wicket for one.

12:34 PM IST Well bowled! Tossed up, lands just outside off and turns back in. Sarkar looks to cut it but the ball goes through to the keeper on one bounce after taking the bottom edge.

12:34 PM IST Loopy ball, on the pads. Das works it past mid-wicket for one.

12:34 PM IST Flatter ball, around off. Sarkar looks to tap it to third man but gets the under-edge. The ball goes through the keeper's legs and they take one.

12:34 PM IST Akeal Hosein is brought into the attack.

12:33 PM IST Darted on the pads. Das works it past square leg for a single.

12:32 PM IST Fuller in length and outside off, Sarkar drives it through the line but finds the mid off fielder. At the end of the Powerplay, Bangladesh are 29/2. West Indies were also 29/2 at this stage in their batting innings. It's neck and neck.

12:30 PM IST Beaten! An 80 mph delivery, on a length around off and moving away, Sarkar pushes inside the line and misses.

12:30 PM IST Soumya Sarkar walks out to bat.

12:29 PM IST OUT! Drags it on! Jason Holder is already having a huge impact on this match. Scored handy runs towards the end and now has a wicket to his name after bowling economically in the Powerplay. Back of a length around off, angling away at 129 kph, Mohammad Naim stays rooted to the crease as he tries to punch it through the line. But the slowness of the pitch means that the ball arrives late and takes the inner portion of his blade. It then cannons onto the stumps to end Naim's stay at the crease. Bangladesh are in early trouble now.

12:28 PM IST Fuller and on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

12:27 PM IST On a length around middle, it's tucked through square leg for a single.

12:27 PM IST On a length around middle and leg, Das tries to flick but misses. He is hit on the pads and the ball drops near the pitch. They pinch a leg bye.

12:26 PM IST Around off on a length, Naim stays back and creams it through the line. Finds the diving extra cover fielder. End of a successful over for West Indies.

12:25 PM IST FOUR! Aerial but safe! Short in length and on middle, Naim gets on top of the bounce and pulls it over mid-wicket. Hayden Walsh flies across to his right inside the circle but it's wide of him. A boundary results.

12:24 PM IST Wide outside off, Das taps it down to point for a single.

12:24 PM IST Who will bat now? Liton Das it is.

12:23 PM IST OUT! CAUGHT! Shakib Al Hasan departs cheaply. Change in pace does it for Andre Russell. He lands it on a fuller length around off, angling away, Shakib Al Hasan is way too early into his shot and miscues it in the air as his bottom hand comes off the handle. The ball flies straight into the hands of Jason Holder inside the ring at mid on. A big blow to Bangladesh.

12:22 PM IST DROPPED! Costly. Russell digs it in short around middle, Naim pulls it towards mid-wicket where Hayden Walsh puts down a simple catch. They cross for a single.

12:21 PM IST Dre Russ begins with a fuller one around off, Naim drives it down the ground but straight to mid off.

12:21 PM IST Change. Andre Russell comes on now.

12:19 PM IST Slower again, short and outside off, Shakib smashes it to backward point where Hayden Walsh dives across to his right and stops a certain boundary. End of a tidy over from Jason Holder.

12:19 PM IST Fullish and around leg, Shakib steps back and drives it to mid off. Finds the fielder.

12:18 PM IST Fractionally short and around off, Naim stays back and eases it towards point. The fielders there are at the edge of the circle and the batters cross.

12:18 PM IST Slower one, a touch short once more and around off, Naim plays it down from the back foot to covers.

12:17 PM IST Short again from Jason, on middle, Shakib pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single.

12:16 PM IST Holder delivers it short and on off, Naim stands tall and drags his attempted pull shot to deep square leg for a single.

12:16 PM IST Naim misses out again! Short in length and around off, Naim rocks back and whacks it to cover-point. Finds the fielder who makes a partial stop after getting it on one bounce. They cross for a single.  A steady start from Bangladesh, so far.

12:14 PM IST Ravi Rampaul continues to be a bit too straight with his line, Shakib nudges it to fine leg for one.

12:14 PM IST Shortish and around leg, it's turned through square leg for a single.

12:13 PM IST Change of pace, a little cutter around middle at 124 kph, on a length, Naim stays back to play at it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It rolls down on the surface.

12:12 PM IST Misses out! Short in length and outside off, Naim slaps it square of the wicket on the off side but finds the cover-point fielder. Rampaul gets away with a bad delivery.

12:11 PM IST FOUR! Shot! Rampaul hurls across a delivery on the shorter side, it's around middle, Naim hangs on the back foot, brings his bottom hand into play and whips it to the deep mid-wicket fence.

12:10 PM IST Fractionally short and on off, it's punched off the back foot to deep point for one.

12:10 PM IST Slower one, short and on off, Shakib stays back and steers it through point for a run. Sensible batting.

12:09 PM IST FOUR! Up and over! Holder delivers it on a length and in the line of the stumps, Shakib jumps down the track, makes room and whacks it over extra cover for a boundary.

12:08 PM IST Back of a length around off, Shakib gets on the back foot and defends it down unconvincingly.

12:08 PM IST Beaten again! Slower in pace, on a length and outside off, Shakib stays back to play at it late but misses again.

12:08 PM IST Jason Holder is set to bowl from the other end.

12:07 PM IST Play and a miss! Short in length and outside off, extra bounce, Shakib tries to cut but it goes over his bat.

12:06 PM IST Fuller and around off, Naim gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler, off the inner half of his blade. A good start from Ravi.

12:06 PM IST Shortish and around off, played down wide of point for a run.

12:05 PM IST Gets behind the line of the length delivery and pushes it to mid off for another quick run.

12:04 PM IST Fuller and around off, Shakib gets behind the line and bunts it towards mid off. He hobbles to the other end, struggling with his knee.

12:04 PM IST On a good length around middle, Naim stays back and pushes it in the gap at mid-wicket for a run. Bangladesh are away!

12:04 PM IST Starts with a shortish delivery around off, Naim stays back and taps it down to point.