The score is also the highest by any team in their opening World Cup game. Bangladesh’s batting started with a good opening stand as Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar posted 60 in just eight overs. Shakib started his World Cup career in 2007 in the West Indies and scored 53 off 86 balls against India. In the 2015 World Cup, the ace Bangladeshi made 63 off 51 deliveries against Afghanistan in Canberra. The brilliant, combined performance deserves more applause as the Tigers answered the South African tactics of short bowling with perfection.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 02, 2019 16:52 UTC