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Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto praised his bowling unit after their win against Nepal in their last group stage match of T20 World Cup 2024 in Kingstown.

Bangladesh made the record of defending the lowest-ever total in a T20 World Cup game in their 21-run today to secure their spot in the Super Eight.

After managing to post just 106 all out in 19.3 overs, Bangladesh, inspired by a breathtaking opening spell from pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib (4-2-7-4), bundled Nepal out for 85 in 19.2 overs.

"Obviously very happy the way we played this qualifying round and I hope we will continue our bowling performance, not batting, but we hope that our batting will be fine in the next round," said Bangladesh cap Shanto.

"We obviously saw Tanzim rip through the top order, but it's backed up with the left arm pace, the leg spin, the slow left arm spin," he added.

Shanto believes his team will be able to continue the momentum in the Super 8 berth also, where they will face India, Australia and Afghanistan.

"We have everything. I think the last couple of years, all the fast bowlers worked really, really hard and that's why we played some good cricket here. In this format, the bowling unit is very important, so I hope they will continue their form," he said.