Nepal v Bangladesh in Bloemfontein
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Toss: Nepal won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Bangladesh beat Nepal by five wickets
Bangladesh dominated the proceedings after being asked to bowl. Nepal showed potential but couldn’t match up to the Tigers.
The Rhinos found the going tough against an adept Bangladesh bowling attack. The pacers struck thrice in the first Powerplay before the spinners kept the Nepal batters guessing in the middle overs. Regular wickets kept the scoring rate in check.
Mohammad Borson and Sheikh Jibon accounted for seven wickets between them to ensure that Bangladesh needed 170 to win.
Jishan Alam’s attacking fifty led Bangladesh’s effort to gain a substantial net run-rate advantage by finishing the chase early. However, off-spinner Subash Bhandari’s triple strike slowed the Tigers down after the Powerplay.
Ariful Islam’s attacking fifty led Bangladesh past the target. Subash managed two more wickets to his name to finish with a five-wicket haul. Borson was the Player of the Match for his 4/19.