Tamim ton helps Bangladesh set 181 for O

DHARAMSALA: ‘Opener Tamim Iqbal guided Bangladesh with a brilliant unbeaten century to set a difficult target of 181 for Oman in a must-win match in the qualifiers Group A of the World Twenty20 here at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium on Sunday.The side that wins this game will go through to the main draw of the World T20.Sent into bat, Bangladesh made 180 for two, thanks to Tamim who ecame the first Bangladeshi batsman to score a hundred in a T20 International.Playing his 49th T20I, he also became the first Bangladeshi player to score 1000 or more runs in this format.The other most in-form batsman Sabbir Rehman along with Tamim added 97 runs for the second wicket before being bowled by leg-spinner Khawar Ali for 44 scored off 26 balls with five fours and a six.Tamim’s opening partner Soumya Sarkar was bowled by left-arm spinner Lalcheta for 12 while Shakib Al Hasan scored an unbeaten 17 from nine balls with a six and two boundaries.Shakib, who is playing his 50th T20I, needs only four runs to complete 1,000 runs.’