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T20 World Cup Ruben Trumpelmann Becomes First Bowler To Pick Three Wickets In Opening Over

T20 World Cup | Ruben Trumpelmann becomes first bowler to pick three wickets in opening over

It was a stampede by Namibian pacer Ruben Trumpelmann as he ran over the Scotland batting’s top order and picked three wickets in the very first over to break the backbone of their batting. It was the first time in the history of T20 World Cups that a bowler picked three wickets in the very first over a match.

While he bowled George Munsey on the very first ball of the game, South Africa born then removed Calum MacLeod and Riche Berrington on the third and fourth ball of the over to get on a hattrick. MacLeod was caught behind on an outswinger while Berrington was caught napping as an inswinger hit him on the front pad and was given leg before wicket on the umpire’s call.

However, on the hat-trick ball, he tried to bring the ball back in for Craig Wallace, but the ball swung too much and hit the ball outside the leg stump.

Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus had won the toss and decided to bowl first. Berrington is captaining Scotland as regular skipper Kyle Coetzer is out with a finger injury.

This is by Trumplemann’s best bowling figures. He is playing in only his sixth T20I and before this game, had picked only five wickets with the best figures of 2/22.

This is the first game for Namibia in the Super 12 stage of the tournament after they surprisingly beat Ireland and Netherlands in the Round 1 of the tournament to qualify for Super 12 as the top two teams from Group A alongside Sri Lanka.

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T20 World Cup | ENG vs BAN: England continue dominance; etch easy win against Bangladesh

England thoroughly dominated Bangladesh on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi to make it two wins out of the two matches that they have played in the on-going T20 World Cup. Riding on some aggressive batting from Jason Roy, England chased down a target of 125 runs by 8 wickets in just 14.1 overs. Roy along with Jos Buttler gave a steady start to the English team as the two put 39 runs for the first wicket in the fifth over. But Buttler eventually departed for 18 off 18 and Roy was then joined by Dawid Malan in the middle. The two batsmen then chipped in with a partnership of 73 runs for the second wicket before Roy was sent back in the hut for a 38-ball 61. The right-hander was caught by Nasum Ahmed off Shoriful Islam when the team score read 112. Later, Malan and Jonny Bairstow took the team over the line eventually. Earlier, in the day, Bangladesh batsmen failed to leave an impact. After opting to bat first, Bangladesh began the proceedings in a dismal manner as they lost some early wickets and were reduced to 26/3. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah tried to steady the ship as they put 37 runs for the fourth wicket. But Mushfiqur’s dismissal broke the shackles and Bangladesh began to lose wickets at regular intervals. They were soon left tottering at 98/7 and were eventually restricted to 124/9 in 20 overs. Tymal Mills was the pick of the bowlers for England after he returned with figures of 3/27 in 4 overs while Livingstone and Moeen Ali scalped a couple of wickets each. England captain Eoin Morgan hailed the bowlers and said that they have been very disciplined. “The bowlers have been very disciplined and have adapted well. The fielding has been good as well and has backed the bowling as well. It is a huge compliment the way our white ball cricket has come up. We have had players fighting for places. It is crucial for Roy and Dawid to get some time on the wicket. It is great to see him like this,” he said in the post-match presentation. England will now play Australia on Saturday in Dubai while Bangladesh will be up against the West Indies on Friday in Sharjah.

We are going in with some momentum into this clash against Scotland: Gerhard Erasmus

Namibia will commence the Super 12s stage against Scotland and the Gerhard Erasmus-led side will be coming into this game with some momentum after they defeated Netherlands and Ireland in the preliminary round. Talking about the same, captain Erasmus put his weight behind the team and insisted that the side can produce some positive results. “We are going in [with] some nice momentum into this clash tomorrow night. We've played well in the Abu Dhabi stadium as well, and if we can rock up with that energy and positive momentum going into a clash, I believe we can get the better of them,” he said. Scotland on the other side were thrashed by Afghanistan after they suffered a 130-run defeat. The Scotland team was bowled out for 60 while chasing 191 in 20 overs. Erasmus admitted that a team can have a disappointing day at the office and further added that his side will focus on the upcoming fixture more than Scotland’s last encounter. "We all know cricket is quite a rough game, and you can have days like that when another side is really on song and you find the going hard," he said. "So we wouldn't particularly be looking at their performance, we'll firstly focus on ourselves."

Sourav Ganguly to step down as ATK Mohun Bagan Director after RPSG acquire Lucknow IPL franchise

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has decided to step down as Director of football giant ATK Mohun Bagan, one of the two most celebrated Indian football clubs which plate in the Indian Super League. This decision is being taken to avoid a potential conflict-of-interest controversy that might involve Ganguly as he is an office-bearer in the BCCI and courtesy of RPSG Ventures Ltd, the owners of the ATK Mohun Bagan winning the record Rs 7000 crores bid for an Indian Premier League franchise for Lucknow, Ganguly would now come in direct conflict as he is also a shareholder of Mohun Bagan side. Sanjiv Goenka of the RPSG group, the owner of both Mohun Bagan and the new IPL franchise from Lucknow had already confirmed that Ganguly was to step down from his position at Mohun Bangan. "Well, I think he is going to step down from Mohun Bagan completely... I think today. It is for Sourav to make the announcement. I mean, sorry. I think I pre-empted it,” he said in an interview with business news channel CNBC.

Four Mumbai cricketers test positive for Covid-19 ahead of SMAT

Four Mumbai players, Sarfaraz Khan, Prashant Solanki, Shams Mulani and Sairaj Patil have tested positive for Covid-19. The four cricketers were subsequently withdrawn from the Mumbai squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and were sent back home. They were further advised to self-isolate for seven days. The selectors are yet to announce the replacement for the players. "This is the reality of the times. We cannot avoid Covid even after taking the best possible measures. The mandatory RT-PCR test was done a day before and the players were told not to go to the airport if any one of them is positive. But they still went. On seeing the positive report, they were sent back from the airport," a Mumbai Cricket Association official said. "The selectors have been informed and they will pick the replacements,” he added. SMAT 2021-22 is scheduled to begin on November 4 and will be played in Lucknow, Baroda, Delhi, Vijayawada, Haryana and Guwahati. The players have to report a week before as they have to undergo a mandatory five-day pre-tournament quarantine. The Mumbai team which will be led by Ajinkya Rahane is placed in the Elite B Group along with Karnataka, Bengal, Baroda, Chhattisgarh and Services.