T20 World Cup, Oct 17 - Nov 14

[sussexpob]

22 runs needed in 2 overs.... always back the batters in a slog off

[sussexpob]

Last over - 13 needed to win.

Liton Das is removed.

[alfie]

Rare tight finish coming up...need 15 off 9 balls. Another six would nearly settle it but they can't afford too many dots...

Two rather flawed teams but they're giving us some excitement at least. Russell going to have some pressure on him in a minute bowling the last over ...but he will have a new batsman to bowl at !

13 needed...

[mikesiva]

That was stressful!

West Indies win by three runs.

West Indies 142-7

Chase 39 from 46
Pooran 40 from 22

Mahedi 2-27
Mustafizur 2-43
Shoriful 2-20

Bangladesh 139-5

Liton 44 from 43
Mahmudullah 31 from 24

Holder 1-22

[sussexpob]

Props to the Windies, they find a way to win from an utterly terrible position early on.

Holder was everywhere. Quick slog innings of high value, great misery bowling and a couple of catches

[alfie]

West Indies did their best to lose it with some fielding that would have shamed my club team..(.Even Holder managed an awful fumble which might have proven costly : but I'll forgive him because of his crucial catch. And his all round game , as Sussex noted. ) If Bangladesh had got those runs Russell would have been entitled to sue his outfielders and keeper

Technically still alive with two games left. But realistically they're looking for miracles considering their appalling run rate , which this tight win did nothing to address.

Bangladesh will be very disappointed with their display in this tournament. They appeared to have some potential coming in but it just hasn't manifested itself at any stage,

[Durhamfootman]

Holder was everywhere. Quick slog innings of high value, great misery bowling and a couple of catches

man in form. the selectors were being too clever by half. There was something else going on with his omission, I reckon

[Durhamfootman]

I imagine that ninety nine times out of a hundred, Karim Janat would love being compared to Ben Stokes

this, sadly, was the one where he wouldn't

Asif Ali and Pakistan squeak home after an almighty scare

[alfie]

Spirited effort from Afghanistan : I really didn't think they could trouble the big boys like that but they will have India on their toes when they meet after that display.
Bit "all or nothing" with the bat : the late order stand was the most sensible batting of their innings - knock it around and finish with a flourish ; and turned what was looking like a disaster into a serviceable total. I still felt Pakistan had the chase well in hand throughout - until that ill timed loss of wickets near the end threatened to undo them.

Then again , perhaps it was actually perfectly timed : enter Asif and the rest is history...

Pakistan now certain to top the group and a three way shootout for second spot. Anything can happen in t20 but I'll be seriously surprised if India don't take it ; though we might see a couple of tense games yet.

Two exciting matches in one night . Wonder if we can expect the same tonight ?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Hard to read these games but looks a soid start by SL.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Couple of quick wickets though.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Neither side can really afford to lose. Still difficut to pick.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Fatal blow for SL.

Australia's top order has been blown away. Tough to recover from here. Woakes doing great again. Seemed he was out of the T20 picture recently, and was slipping from the ODI team too.

[mikesiva]

South Africa win a thriller!

Nissanka 72

Shamsi and Pretorius 3-17s

Bavuma 46

Hasaranga 3-20

Miller and Rabada hit 15 off the final over.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Feels like the Aussie innings is going backwards.

I think it would have been better for Aussie tv if this had been the early game.