2014 World Twenty20 Group Stage

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Main article: 2014 ICC World Twenty20

Play in the Group stage of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 took place from 16 March to 21 March 2014.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 4 1.466
2    Nepal 3 2 1 0 4 0.933
3  Afghanistan 3 1 2 0 2 −0.981
4  Hong Kong 3 1 2 0 2 −1.455
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Matches

16 March
15:30
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
72 (17.1 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
78/1 (12 overs)
Gulbodin Naib 21 (22)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/8 (3.1 overs)
Anamul Haque 44* (33)
Samiullah Shenwari 1/14 (3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 9 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Najeeb Tarakai (Afg) made his T20I debut.
  • 72 all out is the lowest total for Afghanistan in T20Is and is the lowest total against Bangladesh in T20Is by any team.[1][2]
  • Victory by 9 Wickets with 48 balls remaining is the largest victory for Bangladesh in T20Is for both the "by wickets" and "by balls" remaining margins.[3]
  • Losing by 9 Wickets with 48 balls remaining is the largest loss for Afghanistan in T20Is for both the "by wickets" and "by balls" remaining margins.[4][5][6]
16 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nepal   
149/8 (20 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
69 (17 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 48 (41)
Haseeb Amjad 3/25 (4 overs)
Babar Hayat 20 (25)
Shakti Gauchan 3/9 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 80 runs
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Shakti Gauchan (Nep)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
  • 1st T20I for both Nepal and Hong Kong
  • Najeeb Amar is the oldest debutant in T20I. [7]
  • Paras Khadka got a wicket in his 1st ball in T20I [8]
  • 69 all out is the second lowest total in ICC World Twenty20 history and the 5th lowest total in Twenty20 International history.[5][6]
18 March
15:30
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
153/8 (20 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
154/3 (18 overs)
Mark Chapman 38 (43)
Zadran, Nabi 2/27 (4 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 68 (53)
Tanwir Afzal 1/19 (3 overs)
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: S.Ravi (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Afg)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hong Kong were eliminated as a result of this match
18 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nepal   
126/5 (20 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
132/2 (15.3 overs)
Paras Khadka 41 (35)
Al-Amin Hossain 2/17 (4 overs)
Anamul Haque 42 (33)
Basanta Regmi 1/14 (3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 8 wickets
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: Al-Amin Hossain (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
20 March
15:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
141/5 (20 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
132/8 (20 overs)
Subash Khakurel 56 (53)
Shapoor Zadran 2/19 (4 overs)
Asghar Stanikzai 49 (36)
Jitendra Mukhiya 3/18 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 9 runs
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: S.Ravi (Ind) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: Jitendra Mukhiya (Nep)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Afghanistan were eliminated as a result of this match
20 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
108 (16.3 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
114/8 (19.4 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 34 (27)
Nadeem Ahmed 4/21 (3.3 overs)
Munir Dar 36 (27)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/9 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 2 wickets
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Nadeem Ahmed (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bangladesh qualified for the Super Ten and Nepal were eliminated as a result of this match.
  • 1st victory in International cricket for Hong Kong.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 4 1.109
2  Zimbabwe 3 2 1 0 4 0.957
3  Ireland 3 2 1 0 4 −0.701
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 0 0 −1.541
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Matches

17 March
15:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
163/5 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
164/7 (20 overs)
Brendan Taylor 59 (46)
George Dockrell 2/18 (4 overs)
Paul Stirling 60 (34)
Tinashe Panyangara 4/37 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 3 wickets
Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
  • 1st T20I between the two teams
  • Closest victory for Ireland in terms of wickets and balls remaining in all T20I
  • Closest defeat for Zimbabwe in terms of wickets and balls remaining in all T20I
17 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
151 (19.5 overs)
v
 Netherlands
152/4 (18.5 overs)
Shaiman Anwar 32 (19)
Ahsan Malik 3/16 (3.5 overs)
Stephan Myburgh 55 (36)
Kamran Shazad 2/19 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 6 wickets
Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Ned)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 1st T20I for United Arab Emirates
19 March
15:30
Scorecard
Netherlands 
140/5 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
146/5 (20 overs)
Tom Cooper 72 (58)
Prosper Utseya 2/24 (4 overs)
Brendan Taylor 49 (39)
Pieter Seelaar 2/9 (2 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Brendan Taylor (Zim)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
19 March
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
123/6 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
103/3 (14.2 overs)
Shaiman Anwar 30 (28)
Paul Stirling 2/12 (3 overs)
Ed Joyce 43 (38)
Sharif Asadullah 2/21 (3 overs)
Ireland won by 21 runs (D/L method)
Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Ed Joyce (Ire)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field
  • Play was interrupted by floodlight failure and eventually stopped by rain after 14.2 overs during Ireland's innings. Their par score was 82 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
  • United Arab Emirates were eliminated as a result of this match
21 March
11:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
116/9 (20 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
118/5 (13.4 overs)
Swapnil Patil 30 (26)
Sean Williams 3/15 (4 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 53* (21)
Manjula Guruge 2/18 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Elton Chigumbura (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
21 March
15:30
Scorecard
Ireland 
189/4 (20 overs)
v
 Netherlands
193/4 (13.5 overs)
Andrew Poynter 57 (38)
Ahsan Malik 2/26 (4 overs)
Stephan Myburgh 63 (23)
Kevin O'Brien 2/29 (3 overs)
Netherlands won by 6 wickets
Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Stephan Myburgh (Ned)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to field
  • To qualify for the Super Ten, Netherlands had to win in 14.2 overs or less.
  • Netherlands qualified for the Super Ten and Zimbabwe and Ireland were eliminated as a result of this match

See also

References

  1. ^ "Afghanistan / Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Lowest totals".
  2. ^ "v Bangladesh / Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Lowest totals".
  3. ^ "Bangladesh / Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Largest victories".
  4. ^ "v Afghanistan / Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Largest victories".
  5. ^ a b "World T20 / Records / Lowest totals".
  6. ^ a b "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records / Lowest innings totals".
  7. ^ "Records / Twenty20 Internationaals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Oldest players on debut".
  8. ^ "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Wicket with first ball in career".


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