Bangladesh reach the Super 8s stage of the T20 World Cup after beating Nepal by 21 runs in St Vincent.
Bangladesh overcame a spirited performance from Nepal to win by 21 runs and seal their place in the Super 8s stage of the T20 World Cup.
The Associate nation were in the game with 23 needed from the last 17 balls, but Mustafizur Rahman bowled a wicket maiden in the 19th over to all-but secure victory. They played some reckless shots and ran poorly between the wickets in the face of Nepal's accurate bowling and their high energy in the field, but a late flurry of runs from Taskin Ahmed and Rishad Hossain helped tick the score over 100.
Tanzim, 21, was electric, helped by the pitch but bowling with pace and hostility to unsettle the inexperienced Nepalese batters. And despite ending the tournament without a win, Nepal have proven they belong in these tournaments with a couple of agonisingly close calls against top opposition.
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