Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed was fortunate sufficient as he had a slim escape within the seventh match of the ICC World Cup 2023 towards England. The sport between the 2 groups occurred on the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Dharamsala.
Luck favored Taskin Ahmed because the bails didn’t fall regardless of the ball hitting the stumps. The incident occurred on the second final ball of the match. Sam Curran bowled a full supply on the leg facet, the ball had a deflection and was taken by keeper Jos Buttler on the fitting facet.
It appeared the ball deflected off the pad or the bat. However to many’s shock, the replays confirmed that the ball hit the stumps. What caught the eye of many was even after hitting the sticks, the bails didn’t fall. Right here’s the video:
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The luck, nonetheless, didn’t final lengthy for Taskin Ahmed as he was out the subsequent ball. Sam Curran bowled a center stump yorker to which he tried to swing wildly. The ball went previous him and shattered the stumps.
Together with his wicket, England bundled out Bangladesh for 227 runs and gained the sport by a margin of 137 runs. With the bat, the defending champions posted a big whole of 364 runs. They have been on the highest with the ball as effectively they didn’t let the opposition batters settle in.
Taskin Ahmed had an honest out with the ball as he bowled 6 overs and conceded 38 runs. He picked one wicket as effectively in his spell.
ENG vs BAN: Now we have to maneuver on, hold doing the fitting issues – Shakib Al Hasan after Bangladesh’s loss
Shakib Al Hasan talked concerning the loss Bangladesh suffered. He admitted that his facet couldn’t execute the plans effectively however they should transfer on because it’s an extended match. He defined:
“We did effectively within the final 10 overs however it’s going to at all times be robust to chase 350. We deliberate effectively, however we couldn’t execute. The ball was swinging properly, wanted to place in the fitting areas and construct momentum. As soon as they received the momentum it was robust to comprise them.
“I feel the place they have been in, they may have scored 380-390, we restricted them effectively. However I feel 320 would have been a very good whole to chase right here. It’s a lengthy match, we’ve a troublesome fixture developing in Chennai, NZ are enjoying effectively. Now we have to maneuver on, hold doing the fitting issues and take it one sport at a time.”
Bangladesh can be subsequent seen in motion when they’ll tackle New Zealand in Chennai on Friday (thirteenth October).
