Bangladesh in all sorts of trouble against Nepal
Nepal bowlers have made life difficult for Bangladesh, picking up four early wickets inside the powerplay.
Their new-ball bowlers Sompal Kami, Dipendra Singh Airee and Rohit Paudel reduced Bangladesh to 30-4 in the sixth over of the contest.
Tanzid Hasan was targeted with the short ball, his nemesis, first ball by Kami. The southpaw skipped down the wicket and found himself in a tangle. Kami took a return catch to see the back of Tanzid for a golden duck.
Shanto, who dropped down to number three for this match, was beaten all ends up by off-spinner Airee as he played for the turn which was non-existent.
Litton looked good in his 12-ball stay but Kami’s hit-the-deck bowling was too good for him. He made 10.
Towhid Hridoy started his innings with two eye-catching boundaries but miscued his favourite sweep off Paudel, handing Nepal their fourth.
Onus was on Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah to take Bangladesh to a respectable total. But a misjudgment from Shakib put Bangladesh in further trouble.
Shakib pushed a Sandeep Lamichhane full toss towards extra cover and set off for a single. But he was late to send Mahmudullah back who inevitably was short of the crease.
Shakib himself could not prolong his innings as he was trapped in front by Paudel’s off spin. Shakib’s dismissal left Bangladesh reeling at 61-6 in the 12th over.
