Bangladesh get Greaves shock

Al Amerat (Oman): Chris Greaves was the star with bat and ball as Scotland shocked Bangladesh by six runs in their qualifying stage match of the T20 World Cup here tonight. After Scotland were reduced to 53/6 in the 12th over, Greaves resurrected the innings with a 28-ball 45 and Mark Watt contributed 22 off 17 balls as the team reached a respectable 140/9.

Bangladesh had a bad start as Soumya Sarkar and Liton Das fell early, both for 5 runs each, and Shakib Al Hasan (20 off 28 balls) and Mushfiqur Rahim (38 off 36) took the team to 65, when Shakib fell to Greaves attempting a big shot. Mushfiqur was then bowled by Greaves, and at 74/4 in 13.1 overs, Bangladesh were in deep trouble, needing 67 off 41 balls.

Captain Mahmudullah (23 off 22 balls) and Afif Hossain (18 off 12) hit a few lusty blows but it was not enough to take Bangladesh over the line.

Shakib becomes highest wicket-taker

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the highest wicket-taker in T20Is when he went past Lasith Malinga (107 wickets). Shakib has 108 scalps from 89 T20Is. He is first cricketer with 100 wickets and 1000 plus runs in the format. PTI

Ludhiana-born Jatinder stars in Oman’s win

Ludhiana-born Jatinder Singh smashed an unbeaten half-century as co-hosts Oman thrashed Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 10 wickets in the opening Group B first round match of the T20 World Cup. Jatinder scored 73 runs off 42 balls while his opening partner Aqib Ilyas scored 50 not out off 43 balls as Oman chased down a modest 130-run target in only 13.2 overs. Jatinder carried his form from the qualifying tournament in 2019, in which he was the highest run-getter for his adopted country. Earlier, captain Zeeshan Maqsood returned with 4/20 with his slow left-arm orthodox to restrict PNG to 129/9. Medium pacers Bilal Khan (2/16) and Kaleemullah (2/19) took two wickets each. PTI