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Haque blasted five boundaries and two sixes during his knock of 42
Bangladesh opener Anamul Haque smashed 42 and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan hammered a quickfire 37 to help their side breeze past Nepal by eight wickets in Chittagong.
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Al Hasan was named Man of the Match for his three wickets
Bangladesh gave their home fans something to cheer about in the first match of the 2014 World Twenty20 as they demolished Afghanistan by nine wickets in Mirpur.
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Razzak has fully recovered from a hamstring injury he sustained earlier this month
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak has replaced fellow spinner Arafat Sunny in the country’s World Twenty20 squad after recovering from a hamstring injury.
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Senanayake and Perera celebrate after leading Sri Lanka to victory off the last ball of the match
Sri Lanka were pushed to their limits once again by Bangladesh, but managed to escape with a three-wicket win in the second Twenty20 International in Chittagong thanks to Sachithra Senanayake’s last ball heroics.
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Perera was named Man of the Match for his sparkling half-century
Sri Lanka opening batsman Kusal Perera hammered an entertaining half-century as his side escaped with a two-run win in a heart-racing last ball showdown against Bangladesh in the first Twenty20 International in Chittagong.
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“We don’t want to take any risk in the long run because we have plenty of cricket coming up”
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has been ruled out of the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway on February 12, after fracturing the little finger on his left hand.
