2024-07-30 01:00:42
Captain Shakib Al Hasan could not facilitate in the first match for Bengal Tigers in Global T20 Canada. After scoring 3 runs with the bat, he gave away 30 runs with the ball without a wicket. However, in the second match, Shakib performed brilliantly with the ball. Bengal Tigers also got a win with his great bowling on Saturday night. Defeated the Vancouver Knights by 22 runs.
Bangla Tigers batted first and collected 152 runs for 7 wickets with the bat of Iftikhar Ahmed, Hazratullah Zazai and Pargat Singh. In response, Shakib’s bowling ball lost 6 wickets in 20 overs and Vancouver could not score more than 130 runs.
Although Harsh Thackeray tried at the end with the bat at one end. He was unbeaten on 79 with 3 fours and 5 sixes. Besides, Dwayne Pretorius scored 29 runs with 1 four and 2 sixes. 10 runs came from the bat of Riza Hendricks. None of the rest could touch the double-digit quota. The Vancouver Knights did not win.
Shakib took 3 wickets with the ball giving only 10 runs in 4 overs. Shariful Islam also bowled with great keep. He took 1 wicket with only 12 runs in 4 overs.
Before that, Bengal Tigers lost the first wicket for 1 run and the second wicket for 14 runs. From there, the team’s run went up to 152 with the bat of Jazai, Paragat Iftikharr. Iftikhar remains unbeaten on 50 with 6 fours and 1 six. Zazai scored 33 runs with 3 fours and 2 sixes. And 20 runs in 2 fours and 1 six came from the bat of Paragat.
Sandeep Lamichane of Vancouver with the ball took 2 wickets with 32 runs in 4 overs. Man of the match was Iftikhar who scored fifty.
Shakib’s Bengal Tigers will face table toppers Toronto Nationals on Tuesday (July 30) night.