Muscat: An impressive bowling effort from Oman bowlers as Bangladesh was restricted to153/10 after their 20 overs.
Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in the second game against hosts Oman.
Bilal Khan took a review after bowling an in-swinger to Linton Das to give an early breakthrough. A catch was dropped off his bowling in the previous ball.
Bangladesh lost the second wicket after Fayyaz Butt flew to his left to pluck a traveling ball in his followthrough.
A good throw from Aqib Iliyas gets the prize wicket of Shakib al Hassan in a runout.
A couple of dropped catches helped Bangladesh to recover after a slow start.
Captain Zeeshan picks up his 5th wicket as Nurul finds the fielder.
Kaleemullah picks the first wicket by picking up Afif's wicket. Bangladesh 5 wickets down with 120 runs on the board after 16 overs.
Kaleemullah picks up the sixth wicket of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is still reeling from the shock defeat against Scotland on Sunday, and another loss will put them out of the tournament.
Oman is sitting pretty with a 10-wicket win against PNG in the opening match. The victory in 13.4 overs enabled the hosts to a good run-rate of 3.135 along with the two full points from the first match of Group B.
Both Oman openers are in form after their aggressive knocks against debutants PNG.
It is the opposite story in the Bangladesh camp.
The Tigers, who came to the opener on the back of a defeat against Ireland in the practice match, could not pace their chase well against a tricky total of 140 set up by Scotland.
OMAN UPBEAT
Speaking ahead of the sold-out match, Oman’s Khawar Ali said the team is really focused on their job on Tuesday night.
“We know the strength of Bangladesh. We will focus on playing to our strengths as we are quite familiar with the conditions here,” the trusted Oman all-rounder said.
Khawar said Oman is confident of making it to the Super 12.
“Our team is confident about qualifying to the Super 12. We will play the Bangladesh match with a positive attitude aiming to seal our place in the next round.”
The leg-spinner added that it will be dream come true if Oman makes the Super 12.
On a query on match tactics, Khawar said Oman will utilize the weakness of Bangladesh in chasing totals.
“We enjoyed great support in the first match and the atmosphere was electric. We are under no pressure and playing in front of home crowd lifts our performance.”
“Bangladesh will be under pressure to win the game. We are capable of utilizing their weak points and especially their troubles while chasing totals,” Khawar added.
BRAVE FACE
On the other hand, Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo put in a brave face after the defeat against Scotland.
Domingo defended his players saying the mistakes are part of the game.
“I have full belief in my players. In T20 format, small mistakes cost you dear and we faced such a situation on Sunday.”
The South African coach said the team line-up may be slightly changed for the Oman match.
“We might make one change in the line-up. And the batting order also may be tweaked a little bit. The final decision will be made on Tuesday after assessing the conditions.”
Young opener Mohammed Naim is likely to be included in the playing XI with all-rounder Afif Hossain making the way.
Captain Mohammed Mahmadullah is fit to roll in his arms after slight hand trouble, the coach said.
Responding to a query, Domingo said Bangladesh will try not to repeat their mistakes during the Scotland match.
“We will rectify our mistakes whether it was wrong shot selection or wrong planning in the middle. I am confident that our experienced side will recover from this situation to beat Oman on Tuesday,” the coach concluded.
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