Bangladesh v Nepal, 6th Match, Group A

Brief scores

Nepal: 126/5 (20 overs) lost to Bangladesh 132/2 (15.3 ov)

Build-up: Bangladesh start as favorites

Nepal might have won their opening encounter convincingly but Bangladesh will still start as clear favorites. The host nation got their campaign going with a thumping victory over Afghanistan. The spin-laden Bangladesh know the conditions much better and the home crowd will be egging them forward. That said, Nepal will be looking to shake off the tag of pushovers and will be coming at the hosts with all that they have got.

Toss: Bangladesh opt to bowl

Mushfiqur Rahim clearly feels comfortable with chasing targets. The bowling does have the requisite firepower to restrict Nepal. The track will be aiding turn and it will be a formidable task for the Nepal batsmen to counter the tweak attack

Wicket: Reza strikes early

Nepal were not allowed to get away quickly in the powerplay overs. The openers struggled to beat the infield and a wicket was always in the offing. It finally came in Farhad Reza's first over. Khakurel attempted to slog across the line but spooned a catch to mid off.

Wickets: Double strike by Al-Amin Hossain. Score: 39/3 (6.3 ov)

Al-Amin Hossain gave the home crowd a lot of joy by picking two wickets in three balls. Sagar Pun chipped the firsty ball straight to over and G Malla was caught plumb in front by a ball zooting in. Bangladesh had once again applied the choke successfully.

Bangladesh cricketer Farhad Reza reacts after the dismissal of the Nepal cricketer Subash Khakurel during the T20 WC sixth qualifying cricket match between Bangladesh and Nepal at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on March 18, 2014.

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Partnership: Nepal fight back

Just when Bangladesh were about to take a stranglehold of the game, Nepal gought back with a spirited stand between Paras Khadka and Sharad Vesawkar. The latter was quite content to play himself in while the former got the boundaries. Together, they added more than fifty in a brisk manner but the most important impact of the stand was that they had arrested the slide. It set it up nicely for the batsmen to follow to come and have a go towards the end.

The commentators touched on it briefly, but arguably the most significant part of this Vesawkar/Khadka partnership is deflating the crowd.

Finish: The surge that never came

While Khadka and Vesawkar did the first part of their job quite well, the job was still not finished. Nepal still needed some lusty blows towards the end to get near a competitive total. Khadka fell in the process of procuring the runs but Vesawkar struggled to get going. There were a lot of heaves and misses that left Bangladesh with a pretty comfortable target in the end.

The pitch is pretty sluggish & the outfield slow, but dew will be a hinderance for the spinners. It'll be tough to defend that. #WT20

Partnership: Blistering stand sets the tone

Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque wasted no time in exerting Bangladesh's dominance with the bat as well. Nepal were sent on a leather hunt as both batsmen employed the long handle to good effect. The former was the aggressive of the duo and he continued from where he left off against Afghanistan

Wicket: Nepal finally strike. Score: 63/1 (7.5 ov)

It was too little too late for Nepal when Tamim Iqbal was dismissed and the opening stand finally broken. The hosts had raced away to 63 in the 8th over when Tamim's aggression got the better of him. He came down the track to cart spinner Regmi but got an outside edge to short third man

Wicket: Confusion ends Anamul knock

Horrendous confusion brought an end to Anamul's fine knock. In the 11th over of the innings. He cut one to point and went for a single only to see his partner standing right beside him at the other end. It was a wicket against the run of play but Nepal did not mind it.

Victory: Shakib blazes away

With victory getting closer, Shakib Al Hasan gave the crowd much more to cheer about as he finished things off in style . He tonked 3 sixes in the 15th over and then another six and a four in the next over to help Bangladesh register a comprehensive 8-wicket win.