OMAN VS BAN - 6th Match, Group B, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2021

It's been one of those games - where the contest was alive until the last few overs before eventually fizzling out, and the losing team gaining a lot more out of it than the winning one. Bangladesh have some soul-searching to do, and simply need to be better if they are to compete against the big boys, whereas Oman simply have to show up and give it their all, as they have been - bludgeoning PNG and running Bangladesh close. That's it from our studio for the night then. We'll be back tomorrow for another day's exhaustive coverage of the 2021 T20 World Cup. Until then, it's good bye and good night...

Mahmudullah | Bangladesh captain: We need to improve in a lot of areas, but I'll take the win. Delivering the win for the country is the most important thing and I hope they are happy. Shakib and Naim batted well and took us to 150+, but we should've done better with the new ball and we need to correct those areas where we erred. Death bowling has been good, and we have done well in many areas, so we'll take heart from that.

Zeeshan Maqsood | Oman captain: It was a chaseable target. The last 6 overs, we lost wickets and didn't bat well so credit goes to the bowlers. We were in the match for 15-16 overs, and needed 50+ in 36 (58 off 36), which isn't too much, so we just have to be better at batting and get those runs. There's no pressure from the crowd, it's encouraging that they supported us. It's a sport, so we'll come back stronger. We have to see where we went wrong, and need to come back stronger against Scotland.

Shakib | Player of the Match: It hurt the whole team. We were not expecting. But should give credit to Scotland. They were very confident before the game. It was pretty tough because the Scotland loss was hurting us. Oman played good cricket. They were in the game for the most part. But we held our nerves. Credit to go to Oman the way they're playing. They're playing with a lot of heart. This win will settle our nerves. We have another game that we have to win. Fingers crossed. Have to win against PNG and then see what happens.

21:58 Local Time, 17:58 GMT, 23:28 IST: Oman can't be faulted for their effort, and even less so for the heart they've shown. After losing Ilyas early, Jatinder Singh and Prajapati got a partnership going, that threatened to go the distance, but after the latter fell, wickets feel at regular intervals. In fact, once Jatinder lost his wicket, the middle order was exposed and struggled against the chicanery of the Fizz, the accuracy of Saif, and the experience of Shakib. In the end, Oman had the zeal, but were simply no match for Bangladesh. The winners of tonight, however, will be concerned about how hard-fought this win was against a lesser side, and how quickly they have to learn before playing the big boys. That said, an impressive comeback by the Fizz at the death, and that has ensured that Bangladesh stay afloat. Presentations coming up in a moment...

Mustafizur to Mohammad Nadeem, no run, full-toss on the stumps, pushed to cover, and they're not going to run - that seals a dull game that looked one-sided at the fag-end but did tip either way in the early stages.

Mustafizur to Mohammad Nadeem, SIX, short ball at the head, Mohammad Nadeem swivels into a blind hook and sends it soaring over deep backward square leg for six!

Mustafizur to Mohammad Nadeem, no run, very full but angling just outside off, Mohammad Nadeem has a full-blooded swing down the ground, misses

Mustafizur to Mohammad Nadeem, wide, past the tramline on the off-side, Mohammad Nadeem attempts a reverse-scoop, but it's called a wide

Mustafizur to Mohammad Nadeem, no run, short and wide, Mohammad Nadeem has a go at the cut, misses

Mustafizur to Mohammad Nadeem, no run, back of a length ball on off-stump, pushed off the frontfoot press towards cover

Mustafizur to Mohammad Nadeem, FOUR, attempted yorker, Mohammad Nadeem stays deep in the crease and drag-scoops this over Mushy at cover, gets it away to deep extra cover for four

Mustafizur to Mohammad Nadeem, wide, too far past the tramline, wide called

Saifuddin to Bilal Khan, no run, another inch-perfect yorker on off-stump, Bilal Khan digs it out towards mid-off

Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, 1 run, yorker length ball on leg-stump, Mohammad Nadeem backs away and gets under it, clobbers it down to long-off for one

Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, no run, drills a very full one down to long-off, denies the single

Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, no run, short and wide, Mohammad Nadeem misses with the cut - lots of those of late

Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, no run, into the blockhole, dug out towards mid-on

Saifuddin to Mohammad Nadeem, 2 runs, steers a skiddy one down to third man for a couple

Mohammad Saifuddin [3.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack