ICC Men's <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Player+of+The+Month" rel="nofollow">Player of The Month</a> Award (May): Irish Player <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Harry+Tector" rel="nofollow">Harry Tector</a> beats Pakistan Star Batter Babar Azam and Bangladesh's Youngster Najmul Hossain Shanto in the ICC Men's Player of the Month award. Tector had a Fantastic series against Bangladesh, and in response, he got maximum votes in the ICC Men's Player of the Month Nominee List.



After winning the POTM award, Harry Tector became the First Irish Player to win an ICC award. He played good cricket this year but unfortunately couldn't take his team into the world cup 2023 through the super league.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Harry Tector's performance against Bangladesh in the ODI series:?</h2>



Ireland lost the ODI series last month against Bangladesh by 2-0. Harry Tector has played fantastically in that series. The First ODI match was washed out due to rain, but Harry scored 21 runs in 37 balls till the match was played.&nbsp;



Tector left no mark in the second match as he knocked 140 runs in 113 balls with seven fours and ten sixes. His team lost the game due to poor bowling performance.&nbsp;



Najmul Hossain Shanto was his competitor and the Nominee for the Player of the Month award. Shanto has shown good intent in that series and played terrific innings. He made 35, 117 and 44 runs in the three matches ODI series against Ireland, respectively. Still, He didn't win the POTM award after such a good performance.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What Harry Tector said after Winning ICC POTM Award:</h2>



Harry Tector said, "I'm glad to have won this Award and would like to thank all who voted for me. Cricket is a team sport, and it will be first and foremost, so this Award is because of the performances and progress of the Ireland Men's Team." 



"Without the support of Captain Andrew Balbirnie and Head Coach Heinrich Malan, the group of coaches and players I Played with, I wouldn't be able to win this Award."



"Laura Delany and Eimear Richardson have won the Women's Award, but still, this is the first time an Irish Men's Player has got an ICC Award. It is just starting, and more Irish will be winning such awards in the future."



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Harry Tector Beats Babar Azam to win ICC Men's Player of The Month Award (May)

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<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=BAN+vs+AFG+" rel="nofollow">BAN vs AFG</a> 2023: In the One-Off Test Match Between Bangladesh and <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Afghanistan" rel="nofollow">Afghanistan</a>, Bangladeshi top order batsmen, Najmul Hossain Shanto played incredible knocks in both innings of this test match. He became the second <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Bangladesh" rel="nofollow">Bangladeshi </a>batter, who scored a century in both innings of the test match.



<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Najmul+Hossain+Shanto" rel="nofollow">Najmul Hossain Shanto</a> completed his second century in just 115 balls, the fastest by any Bangladeshi in test cricket. Shanto came after the fall of the first wicket at 18 runs. After that, he made an impressive partnership of 173 runs with Zakir Hasan. 



Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque scored century in the second inning and helped Bangladesh to take the lead of 600+ runs in this match. Mominul Haque scored 101* runs in the second innings.



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Mominul Haque was the first Bangladeshi who scored a century in both innings of a test match. In 2018, Mominul Haque created history against Sri Lanka after knocking centuries in both innings. Former Captain Mominul Haque scored 176 runs in the first inning and 105 in the second innings against Sri Lanka in the Chittagong test in 2018.



In the first inning, Shanto played 146 runs innings in just 175 balls, including 23 fours and two sixes and in the second inning, he scored 124 runs in just 151 balls. He scored 270 runs in both innings, which will help him to improve his test average and ICC ranking. 



Before this test match, he scored 1013 runs in 23 test matches, including two centuries and three half-centuries. Shanto led his team to a big score. In the first inning, Bangladesh scored 382 runs. A Young Fast Afghan bowler, Nijat Masood took five wickets for Bangladesh in the match's first innings.&nbsp;



Ebadot Hossain stopped Afghanistan at 146 runs in the first inning of Afghanistan. He took four crucial wickets in a ten overs spell. Other Bangladeshi bowlers, Shoriflum Islam, Mehidy Hasan, and Taijul Islam took two wickets each.&nbsp; &nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Najmul Hossain Shanto Test Career Stats:</h2>



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BAN vs AFG 2023: Najmul Hossain Shanto became the second Bangladeshi to score a century in both innings of Test Match

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BAN vs AFG: Litton Das led-Bangladesh is roaring on the top! Bangladesh is displaying a top-class game against Afghanistan in the Dhaka test and set the record-highest 4th-inning target for Afghanistan. Bangladesh Set 662 runs Target for Afghanistan in the only test match of the Afghanistan Tour of Bangladesh 2023.



This one-off test match is being played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. Afghanistan won the toss and surprisingly opted to bowl first. In the subcontinent region, most of the teams look to put runs on the board first but Afghanistan had some other plans which totally backfired.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">BAN vs AFG: Match Summary</h2>



The match started with a 6-run first over and a wicket in the first ball of the second over. Najmul Hossain Shanto shone in the first Inning and smashed the Afghanistani bowlers all around the park. Riding on his 146 runs and a couple of other significant contributions, Bangladesh got bowled out for 386 runs in 86 overs.



Afghanistan, in the first innings, looked in a hurry to lose wickets. The highest scorer of Afghanistan was Zazai and there were 36 runs off his bat. Bangladesh wrapped up the first innings of Afghanistan in just 146 within 39 overs taking a lead of 240 runs.



Bangladesh again came to bat and the story was the same yet another time. An early breakthrough and then a solid partnership of around 180 runs and this boy Najmul Hossain Shanto struck another century in the second innings, Two in two! Mominul Haque was another superstar to smoke a century later that day. After a quick century of Litton Das, Bangladesh were 425/4 when they decided to declare the innings.



A mammoth total was set against Afghanistan and the prime batsman Ibrahim Zadran was out lbw in the very first ball. Soon Abdul Malik went back to the pavilion. Now, at the end of Day 3, Afghanistan are 45/2 in 11 overs and need 617 more runs in order to win the only BAN vs AFG test.



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BAN vs AFG: Bangladesh Set 662 runs Target for Afghanistan | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Dhaka Test

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<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=BAN+vs+AFG" rel="nofollow">BAN vs AFG 2023</a>: Bangladesh Created history after Defeating Afghanistan by massive 546 runs: Bangladesh and Afghanistan played a one-off test match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.



<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Bangladesh" rel="nofollow">Bangladesh </a>created magnificent records in test cricket after defeating Afghanistan by mammoth 546 runs, leading them to register a third Biggest win in Test Cricket in terms of runs.



<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Afghanistan" rel="nofollow">Afghanistan </a>played bad cricket in this test match by bat and ball. firstly, they leaked lots of runs while bowling and Couldn't bat well in both innings as they scored 146 and 115 runs, respectively hence, they quickly lost their wickets.



The Player of the Match was Najmul Hossain Shanto, who showed good class and temperament. He Knocked 146 and 124 runs in both innings and led his team in a good position.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bangladesh Batters Phenomenal Performance in Test Cricket:</h2>



Bangladeshi batters played good cricket in the One-off Test match against Afghanistan and made some massive partnerships. In their First Inning, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mahmudul Hasan Joy made a massive 212 runs partnership for the second wicket.



Later, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Scored 47 and 48 runs, respectively, and led their team to 382 runs on the scoreboard in the first inning. In their Second Inning, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque knocked centuries and scored 124 and 121 runs, respectively. 



Zakir Hasan and Litton also contributed with 71 and 66 runs, leading the team to 425 runs on the scoreboard and giving Afghanistan a huge 662-run target.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bangladesh Bowlers Shine and Afghani Batters Flops:</h2>



Bangladeshi Bowlers got rhythm slowly in the match and fully dominated Afghani batters the whole match, they all out Afghanistan at 146 and 115 runs in both innings, respectively. Shoriful Islam and Ebadot Hossain took five wickets, and Taskin Ahmed got four wickets in this match.



Afghanistan Openers were fully flopped in this test match, whereas some middle-order batters showed little resistance and played good small innings. 



In their First Inning, Afsar Zazai and Nasir Jamal were leading run scorers, scoring 36 and 35 runs, respectively. In their Second Inning, Shah was the only batter who scored 20+ runs, However, no batters played well in this inning.



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BAN vs AFG 2023: Bangladesh Created history after Defeating Afghanistan by massive 546 runs

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<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/category/cricket-series/asia-cup-2023/" rel="nofollow">Asia Cup 2023</a>: Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by wickets, Matheesha Pathirana took four crucial wickets: <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Sri+Lanka" rel="nofollow">Sri Lanka</a> and Bangladesh played the second ODI match of Asia Cup 2023 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Matheesha+Pathirana" rel="nofollow">Matheesha Pathirana</a> bowled a wonderful spell and led his team to victory as they defeated Bangladesh by five wickets.



Bangladesh came to bat but failed to have a good start, but Najmul Hossain Shanto batted fantastically and scored 89 runs in 122 balls. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan didn?t perform well with the bat and got only two wickets while bowling.&nbsp;



The Sri Lankan Batters and Bowlers gave their best performance to win the match. Sri Lanka?s victory over Bangladesh made their way more clear for the Super 4 round. Matheesha Pathirana, also known as Baby Malinga, took four wickets in 7.4 overs.



The Player of the Match was Matheesha Pathirana, who showed good intent and played good cricket for his team on a big stage in a big tournament.



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<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Pathirana?s impressive spell shattered Bangladesh Batting order:</h4>



Bangladesh won the toss and came to bat first. Both the openers got out in the powerplay by scoring single-digit runs, whereas Skipper Shakib also got out by scoring only five runs. Najmul Hossain Shanto played a crucial knock of 89 runs and stood alone for his team, whereas others lost their wickets.&nbsp;



In the end, Bangladesh could have ended with 164 runs on the scoreboard in 42.4 overs. From the Sri Lanka Bowling side, Matheesha Pathirana took four wickets, and Mahesh Theekshana took two wickets.



In the Second Inning, Sri Lanka batters came to chase the target, but they lost their three wickets in the powerplay. After that, Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka made a crucial partnership and led their team in a good position.



Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 54 runs in 77 balls with seven fours whereas Charith Asalanka scored 62 runs in 92 balls. They led their team to victory, and now, Sri Lanka occupies the top position in Group B.



From the Bangladesh Bowling side, Shakib Al Hasan took two wickets whereas Shoriful Islam, Mehdi Hasan and Taskin Ahmed took one wicket each.



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Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by five wickets, Matheesha Pathirana took four crucial wickets

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the official schedule of the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup on 5th January and the Bangladesh Men's National Cricket Team was placed in Group D alongside South Africa and arch rivals Sri Lanka. Netherlands and Nepal are a part of Group D as well.?



This year's T20 World Cup has introduced an innovative format, as a total of 20 teams will be competing against each other to get their hands on the precious T20 World Cup Trophy. Five teams per group have been divided into four groups each and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super eight stage. Four teams will be placed in two Super Eight groups and the top two teams will qualify for the Semi Finals. The winners of the two semis will take on each other in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup on 29th June, 2024.



The Bangla tigers, usually considered as underachievers in ICC tournaments, will be aiming to give their best in this year's T20 World Cup as this edition is anticipated to be the final T20 World Cup of spin bowling All Rounder Shakib Al Hasan. The 37 year old would be looking to end his T20i career on a high note.&nbsp;



Shakib recently recovered from the retinal issue which made him miss the T20i and ODI series against Sri Lanka so he will be expected to play a key role in Bangladesh?s success in this year's T20 World Cup. The 37 year old will also be leading his team's spin bowling department in the upcoming World Cup.&nbsp;



The experienced duo of Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar will be anticipated to handle the opening duties for Bangladesh in this year's T20 World Cup. Both of them have a tendency to attack from the word go and they have the potential to destroy any bowling attack with their high strike rates. Liton Das's inning of 60 runs in 27 balls at a strike rate of 222.22 against India in the 2022 T20 World Cup just goes on to show his prowess as a batter.?



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Najmul Hossain Shanto took over the leadership duties of Bangladesh following Shakib's retinal issue and while he wasn't able to guide his team to a victory in the two match T20i series against Sri Lanka, Shanto led the Bangla Tigers to a 2-1 victory in the Three - match ODI series and his will be anticipated to lead Bangladesh in this years 2024 T20 World Cup.&nbsp;



Experienced campaigner Mahmudullah was called up by the Bangladeshi selectors for the Sri Lanka T20i series and played a brilliant inning of 54 runs in the very first T20i against Sri Lanka and his inclusion in the team will provide some much needed stability to the middle order of Bangladesh.&nbsp;



The duo of Mohammad Naim and Anamul Haque performed Exceptionally well in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League 2024 and both are expected to be up for this year's World Cup. Their inclusion will provide a dynamic and fresh dimension to the T20i squad of the Bangla tigers.&nbsp;



Left arm seamer Shoriful Islam recently received an all format contract from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and he had a tremendous 2023 ODI World Cup as well so is also anticipated to get selected in the squad for the T20 World Cup.&nbsp;



Experienced duo of Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed will be tasked to lead the fast bowling unit of the Bangla Tigers in this year's World Cup. The fiz especially has been wonderful so far with the ball in IPL 2024 as he has picked up seven scalps in just three matches so far for CSK and he will play a key role for Bangladesh with the ball for the 2024 T20 World Cup.&nbsp;



The duo of Mahedi Hasan and Taijul Islam will be anticipated to play the role of the spin bowlers alongside Shakib Al Hasan.&nbsp;



With a mixture of experienced players and promising youngsters, it remains to be seen whether the Bangla Tigers can provide a perfect farewell to Shakib by lifting their first T20 World Cup trophy.&nbsp;



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Bangladesh's predicted 15-member squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup:</h3>



Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Naim, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Towhid Hridoy,?Afif Hossain, Ebadot Hossain and Nurul Hasan



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Bangladesh's Predicted squad for the 2024 T20?World?Cup

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After securing a dominating 4-1 home T20i series win against Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced Bangladesh Men's Cricket Team's 15 - player squad for the upcoming 2024&nbsp;T20&nbsp;World&nbsp;Cup.



Najmul Hossain Shanto, who was appointed as the all format skipper of the Bangla Tigers earlier this year will be handling the leadership duties in the 2024 T20 World Cup and fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has been appointed as the vice captain.



The squad also consists of veteran all - rounder Shakib Al Hasan who recently made his return to the shortest format of the game after a span of nearly one year. Shakib was also a part of Bangladesh's squad for the final two T20 International games against Zimbabwe and he had a great outing with the ball in the fourth game, picking up a crucial four&nbsp;wicket&nbsp;hall.



The decision of appointing Taskin Ahmed as the vice captain comes as a huge surprise. The 29 year old has been playing International Cricket for the Bangla Tigers since 2014 but his career has been hampered by injuries. Taskin was the player of the series in the recently concluded Zimbabwe series where he managed to pick up eight scalps in&nbsp;four&nbsp;matches.



Bangladesh's squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup is a good mixture of experienced season campaigners and dynamic youngsters. Mohammad Saifuddin who was a part of the squad for the Zimbabwe series has not been included in the World Cup squad while spin bowling all rounder Afif Hossain is a part of the traveling?reserves.



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The batting of the Najmul Hossain Shanto led team is looking really strong as the duo of Soumya Sarkar and Litton Das will be handling the opening duties while the middle order will comprise of the experienced players Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Towhid Hridoy.



Hard hitting youngster Jaker Ali is having a good time with the bat and is anticipated to be the backup wicketkeeper for the&nbsp;Bangla&nbsp;Tigers.



Mustafizur Rahman and vice captain Taskin Ahmed will be handling the fast bowling duties while leg spinner Rishad Hossain and off spinner Mahedi Hasan will provide a lot of variety to skipper Shanto in the spin bowling&nbsp;department.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bangladesh Full Squad for 2024 T20 World Cup</h2>



Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib. 



Travelling reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud



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Bangladesh Squad Announced for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup | Shanto to lead Bangladesh in T20-WC

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Shan Masood-led Pakistan suffered a shocking 10-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the first test match of the two-match series and following that defeat, the home side is looking to bounce back with a win in the second test match and equalise the series, scheduled to be played between the 30th of August and 3rd of September at Rawalpindi?s Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.



The ongoing test-series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is a part of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?s World Test Championship 2023-2025 cycle.



The upcoming second test match is a must-win game for the Shaheens as they cannot afford to suffer yet another defeat against the Bangla Tigers or else they will end up losing the series.



Talking about the weather, the conditions are expected to be overcast and humid, with a huge possibility of extreme thunderstorms.



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Additionally, winds will be blowing from the northeastern end at a speed of around 11 km/h, with wind gusts expected to reach a speed of 32 km/h. The chances of rainfall interfering with the first day of the test match are pretty high at 85% with a humidity percentage of 79%.



In the first test match of the series, Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh scripted history as they defeated the Shaheens for the first time in the longest format of the game, winning the match flawlessly by a margin of 10 wickets and taking a lead of 1-0 in the two-match series.



The Bangla Tigers are looking confident and they would be looking to carry forward their winning momentum of the first test into the second test and clinch the series 2-0.



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PAK vs BAN: Weather Forecast of Rawalpindi ahead of second test

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Najmul Shanto-led Bangladesh secured a historic-series win against Shan Masood?s Pakistan on Tuesday, while Ollie Pope?s England reigned supreme against Sri Lanka on Sunday, leading to a lot of changes in the overall points table of ICC?s World Test Championship 2023-25.



In Pakistan?s Rawalpindi, the Bangla tigers celebrated a memorable series-victory as they chased down the target of 185 runs by six wickets and secured their first ever bilateral test-series win over the Shaheens. This was also the first Test Series victory of Bangladesh away from home since 2021 when they triumphed over Zimbabwe.



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The Lord?s test match between Sri Lanka and England ended in four days, with the home side securing an easy victory by a margin of 190 runs.



Batting-first, the Three lions posted 427 runs on the board, with all-rounder Gus Atkinson bringing up his century by batting at number eight. Then they inflicted an all-out on the visitors for 196 runs and secured an easy lead of 231 runs. The home side then set a difficult target of 482 runs, which proved to be too much for the Asian team.



Ollie Pope and his men have secured an unattainable lead of 2-0 in the three match series, with the third and final match set to take place from the 6th of September onwards at the iconic Oval Stadium.



These match-results have created a lot of changes in the overall standings of WTC with Bangladesh moving to the fourth position, going past England, and now trail behind New Zealand, Australia and India. Their PCT of 45.83% is higher than England (45.0%).



Pakistan on the other hand continue to remain at the eighth place in the overall standings, above the Windies. The Green Shirt?s PCT has gone below 20%, currently 19.05% next to their name, after the series loss against Bangladesh.



The PCT of Ollie Pope?s England has seen improvisations, increasing to 45.0% from 41.07% following their win against Sri Lanka in the second test match. They are sitting at the fifth position, one spot over the island nation?s team.



Updated WTC 2023-25 Points Table:



<figure class="wp-block-table aligncenter"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><thead><tr><td>Pos</td><td></td><td>Team</td><td>Matches</td><td>Won</td><td>Lost</td><td>Drawn</td><td>NR</td><td>Points</td><td>PCT</td><td></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-team/india/2"></a></td><td>India</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>74</td><td>68.52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-team/australia/4"></a></td><td>Australia</td><td>12</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>90</td><td>62.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-team/new-zealand/13"></a></td><td>New Zealand</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>36</td><td>50.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-team/bangladesh/6"></a></td><td>Bangladesh</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>33</td><td>45.83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-team/england/9"></a></td><td>England</td><td>15</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>81</td><td>45.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-team/south-africa/11"></a></td><td>South Africa</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>28</td><td>38.89</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-team/sri-lanka/5"></a></td><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>24</td><td>33.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-team/pakistan/3"></a></td><td>Pakistan</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>16</td><td>19.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-team/west-indies/10"></a></td><td>West Indies</td><td>9</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>20</td><td>18.52</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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