Bangladesh vs Nepal
With 7 out of the 8 teams of the Super Eights already decided, all eyes now turn to St Vincent where Bangladesh take on Nepal. A win today for Bangladesh will assure them of a place in the next phase of the competition while a defeat will leave them at the mercy of the result between Sri Lanka and Netherlands, where Sri Lanka's win will assure Bangladesh entry to super 8. Najmul Shanto’s side have performed well thus far, defeating Sri Lanka and giving South Africa an almighty scare. They’d hope to close out the group phase with a win against Nepal who almost pulled off one of the upsets of cricketing history in their last match against South Africa.
Toss Update -
Nepal have won the toss and have opted to field
Pitch Report -
We have 62m and 68m boundaries to the side, with longer straight boundaries. This venue has produced the most turn in this World Cup. We saw 12 wickets fall to spin in the previous game. There is a bit of patchyness across the surface.
Netherlands vs Sri Lanka
What Netherlands need to do to qualify for super8. Batting second: If Nepal chase a target in 18 overs against Bangladesh, Netherlands will have to do that within 14.3 overs against Sri Lanka (assuming first innings score of 150 in both cases).
Batting first: If Bangladesh lose to Nepal by 30 runs, Netherlands will have to beat Sri Lanka by around 23 runs (assuming a first-innings score of 150 in both case)
Toss Update -
Netherlands have won the toss and have opted to field
Pitch Report -
We're playing on the same pitch as yesterday. The perfect conditions for cricket, 31 degrees and there's no rain coming. The breeze is coming from the north-east at 13 kmph. 66m and 69m square boundaries, while the straight hit is at 78m. Using the wind and not using is the key here, the batters will need to be wary about using the wind. The pitch looks a bit dry, so there could be some help for the spinners, but in general it's a good surface for everyone
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Nepal loses their 7th wicket. Now requiring 22 in 13 balls.
If Nepal wins it, Netherlands need to chase this 200+ total in around 15 overs.
Sri Lanka sign off with a thumping win as their campaign comes to an end. Netherlands are out as well. Given the result in St Vincent where Bangladesh beat Nepal, even a win here wouldn't have been enough for the Dutch, but they got nowhere close to a win, getting bowled out for just 118.
I think SriLanka will beg out with a consolatory win. The Dutch need 124 runs in 54 balls and they only have 4 wickets in hand..
Netherlands have also lost their 5th wicket on the score of 71 runs in 10th over.
Now we have got all super 8 teams.
USA and Afghanistan both have won billions of hearts...
Bangladesh are through to the Super 8s. A clinical bowling performance more than makes up for their lacklustre show with the bat today. This is the lowest total ever defended in a T20 WC match and Nepal, much like the other day against South Africa, couldn't back up a good show with the ball with a good enough batting performance. Defending just 106, Bangladesh would've felt they were at least 20 short but that said, this pitch had a lot in it for the bowlers. Tanzim Hasan started things off in fabulous fashion as he ran through the top order
All hopes for Nepal and Netherlands seem over now! Nepal have lost their 8th wicket and Dipendra Singh played a maiden over.
Nepal need 23 runs in 17 balls. Can they do it?
Nepal have also stabilized after those early five wickets. Now they require only 30 runs in 24 balls.
Netherlands are scoring rapidly. 31/0 in 3 overs
Nepal score 40/5 in 9 overs in response to Bangladesh 106.