2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Bermuda
{{date|March 25, 2007}}

[[w:Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] beat [[w:Bermudian cricket team|Bermuda]] by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) in a crucial Group B match - the final game of the group stage - in the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Queen's Park Oval|Queen's Park Oval]], [[w:Port of Spain|Port of Spain]], [[w:Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]].

Bangladesh will therefore advance to the Super 8 phase, while India is eliminated. 

Rain stopped play during Bermuda's innings after just 3 overs, and again after 7.4, 8 overs and 15.1 overs. The match was reduced to 21 overs per side. 

Bangladesh's target under the [[w:Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis method]] was set at 96 runs.


<b>Toss:</b> Bangladesh won, and decided to field first.

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<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-2 (Outerbridge, 0.6 ov), 2-8 (Borden, 4.1 ov), 3-11 (Hemp, 5.4 ov), 4-35 (Romaine, 10.6 ov), 5-52 (Pitcher, 16.4 ov), 6-73 (Cann, 18.2 ov), 7-86 (Tucker, 19.5 ov), 8-94 (Minors, 20.4 ov), 9-94 (Hurdle, 20.6 ov)

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<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-6 (Tamim Iqbal, 1.1 ov), 2-30 (Aftab Ahmed, 5.3 ov), 3-37 (Shahriar Nafees, 7.1 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dwayne Leverock|Dwayne Leverock]]|overs=3.3|maiden=0|runs=19|wickets=0|econ=5.42}}
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<b>Bangladesh:</b> [[w:Shahriar Nafees|Shahriar Nafees]], [[w:Tamim Iqbal|Tamim Iqbal]], [[w:Mushfiqur Rahim|Mushfiqur Rahim]] (wkt), [[w:Aftab Ahmed|Aftab Ahmed]], [[w:Saqibul Hasan|Saqibul Hasan]], [[w:Habibul Bashar|Habibul Bashar]] (capt), [[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]],  [[w:Mohammad Rafique|Mohammad Rafique]], [[w:Mashrafe Mortaza|Mashrafe Mortaza]], [[w:Abdur Razzak|Abdur Razzak]], [[w:Syed Rasel|Syed Rasel]]<br>
<b>Bermuda:</b> [[w:Oliver Pitcher|O L Pitcher]], [[w:Steven Outerbridge|S D Outerbridge]], [[w:Delyone Borden|D C C Borden]], [[w:David Hemp|D L Hemp]], [[w:Irvine Romaine|I H Romaine]] (capt), [[w:Janeiro Tucker|J J Tucker]], [[w:Dean Minors|D A Minors]] (wkt), [[w:Lionel Cann|L O B Cann]], [[w:Kevin Hurdle|K A D Hurdle]], [[w:Saleem Mukuddem|S Mukuddem]], [[w:Dwayne Leverock|R D M Leverock]] <br>

<b>Player of the match:</b> [[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]] (Bangladesh)

Umpires: S J Davis (Australia) and I L Howell (South Africa)<br>
TV umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)<br>
Match referee: A G Hurst (Australia)<br>
Reserve umpire: D J Harper (Australia)<br>

== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2007/3/13073/html/scorecard.stm|title=ICC World Cup: Bangladesh v Bermuda|author=|pub=BBC|date=March 25, 2007}}
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Bangladesh beat Bermuda by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) in a crucial Group B match - the final game of the group stage - in the World Cup at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Bangladesh will therefore advance to the Super 8 phase, while India is eliminated. 

Rain stopped play during Bermuda's innings after just 3 overs, and again after 7.4, 8 overs and 15.1 overs. The match was reduced to 21 overs per side. 

Bangladesh's target under the Duckworth-Lewis method was set at 96 runs.


Toss: Bangladesh won, and decided to field first.


Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Outerbridge, 0.6 ov), 2-8 (Borden, 4.1 ov), 3-11 (Hemp, 5.4 ov), 4-35 (Romaine, 10.6 ov), 5-52 (Pitcher, 16.4 ov), 6-73 (Cann, 18.2 ov), 7-86 (Tucker, 19.5 ov), 8-94 (Minors, 20.4 ov), 9-94 (Hurdle, 20.6 ov)


Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Tamim Iqbal, 1.1 ov), 2-30 (Aftab Ahmed, 5.3 ov), 3-37 (Shahriar Nafees, 7.1 ov)

Bangladesh: Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mohammad Ashraful,  Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel
Bermuda: O L Pitcher, S D Outerbridge, D C C Borden, D L Hemp, I H Romaine (capt), J J Tucker, D A Minors (wkt), L O B Cann, K A D Hurdle, S Mukuddem, R D M Leverock 

Player of the match: Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh)

Umpires: S J Davis (Australia) and I L Howell (South Africa)
TV umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Match referee: A G Hurst (Australia)
Reserve umpire: D J Harper (Australia)
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