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The Super-12 contest between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe on October 30 (Sunday) was another nail-biting fixture in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Chasing 16 runs in the final over, Zimbabwe almost reached the target of 151, but the drama that ensued stopped the hearts of more than 16 crore people.
After Nurul Hasan was adjudged to have caught the ball in front of the wicket before dislodging the bails, Zimbabwe was awarded a no-ball, and another chance to fight for victory, now with four runs needed to cause yet another upset. It was not meant to be, with Mosaddek Hossain keeping his calm as Bangladesh won the game by three runs.
In the final over, with 16 runs needed for the win, the skipper Shakib chose to bowl Mosaddek Hossain despite the ineptitude of the spinners, and the spinner responded with the wicket of Brad Evans in the second ball. However, they conceded 10 runs in the next two (four leg-byes and a six), with pacer Richard Ngarava displaying his abilities with the bat.
Hossain then stuck in the penultimate ball to send Ngarava back to the pavilion after he was stumped by Nurul.
In the very next ball and with five runs needed for a Zimbabwean win, Mosaddek thought he bagged his third of the match but it was not to be. The Bangladeshi wicketkeeper did stump the batter but he was adjudged to have collected it before the stumps, meaning the last ball was in fact, a no-ball!
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The players were back in their dugouts when the decision was made by the third umpire and with Blessing Muzarabani on strike, Mosaddek now had to defend four runs off the last ball, with a free hit to Zimbabwe's advantage as well. But the 26-year-old did well to spin weaves around Muzarabani and got another dot ball to finally confirm a victory for Bangladesh.
