Bangladesh MP failed to cross last hurdle in IPCWC final
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|| CF Correspondent ||
The Bangladesh Parliamentarian Cricket team failed to cross the last hurdle as they lost to their Pakistani counterpart by nine wickets in the Inter-Parliamentary Cricket World Cup (IPCWC) in Kent’s Beckenham’s Cricket Club field on Friday.
Bangladesh scored 104- 8 in allotted 20 overs but that hardly looked enough as their opponent Pakistan reached 105 -1 in 12 overs to take a sweet revenge of their 12-run defeat in the group stage.
Earlier in the day, Bangladesh stormed into the final beating hosts England by 37 runs at the same ground.
Pakistan however beat Afghanistan by eight wickets to romp to the final.
Bangladesh scored 183-5 in the stipulated 20-over before they restricted England to 146-9 to complete a facile victory.
Members of Parliament, Bangladesh advanced to the semi-final in undefeated way.
They had beaten Pakistan in their first match by 12 runs on Wednesday at Burlington Gardens, Chiswick in London.
Later in second match they crushed All Stars by 20 runs Thursday.
Batting first, Bangladesh made 129-5 in their stipulated 15 overs. In reply, All Stars were bundled out for 109.
The group phase matches were a 15-over affair while the semifinals and final was 20-over affair.
The four-day tournament began on July 9 with lawmakers from England, Australia, New Zealand, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan taking to the field.
The event aimed to promote relationships between the parliamentarians and to celebrate the 2019 Cricket World Cup taking place in England and Wales.
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Australia, hosts England along with an All Stars team–split into two groups competed in the tournament
The tournament is the brainchild of Chris Heaton-Harris, the Conservative MP for Daventry who has organised the tournament in conjunction with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
The MPs however will watch the World Cup final between England and New Zealand, alongside British Prime Minister Theresa May, at Lord’s in London Sunday.
Bangladesh squad
Mohammad Shahriar Alam, Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russel, Nazmul Hassan Papon, Abdullah al Islam Jakob, Naimur Rahman Durjoy, Nahim Razzak, Jewel Areng, Mohammad Anwarul Azim, Junayed Ahmed Palak, Sheikh Tanmoy, Choto Monir, Anwarul Abedin Khan Tuhin, Nurunnabi Chowdhury, Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon, Ahsan Adelur Rahman Adil, Mohammad Sanwar Hossain, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam Shimul, Fahim Gulandaz Babel, Mohammad Ayen Uddin and Barrister Shamim Haider Patwary
