All-round Wiese lifts Bangla Tigers Mississauga to down Surrey Jaguars

BRAMPTON: David Wiese backed his economical bowling figures of 2/17 with a quickfire cameo and steered Bangla Tigers Mississauga to a four-wicket victory over Surrey Jaguars in the 10th match of the GT20 Canada 2024 here on Wednesday.

Surrey Jaguars’ captain Marcus Stoinis’ decision to bat first after winning the coin toss did not turn out beneficial as his side was bundled out on a modest 101 in 19.5 overs.

The Jaguars, after having a disastrous start, lost wickets at an alarming rate and were consequently reduced to 46/8 in 10 overs.

Following the slump, Stoinis was joined by Logan van Beek and together they offered some resistance against the red-hot Tigers’ bowling unit.

The duo added 29 runs for the ninth wicket before Shakib Al Hasan finally drew curtains on Stoinis’ gutsy knock in the 16th over.

Marcus Stoinis remained the top-scorer for the Jaguars with a 29-ball 36 which featured five boundaries.

Meanwhile, van Beek continued to fight until he was dismissed by Dilon Heyliger on the penultimate delivery of the innings.

He remained a notable run-getter for the Jaguars with a cautious 31 off 37 deliveries, hitting two fours and a six.

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Shoriful Islam was the pick of the bowlers for Bangla Tigers Mississauga, picking up three wickets, followed by David Wiese and Shakib, who bagged two apiece.

Despite chasing a modest 102-run total, the Tigers had to make hard yards to claim the victory as they lost six wickets in the process and did so with just six balls to spare.

The Tigers too, had a dismal start to their innings as they had lost half of their side with just 45 runs on the board in 11.4 overs.

Iftikhar Ahmed then partnered with Wiese for an important 28-run partnership, that lasted with the former’s dismissal in the 16th over. He made a scratchy 13 off 21 deliveries.

Following Iftikhar’s dismissal, Wiese switched gears powered the Tigers to an important victory.

He was supported by Heyliger, who made 17 not out from 12 balls. Wiese remained the top-scorer for the Tigers with an unbeaten 27 off 19 deliveries, laced up with one four and two sixes.

Sunil Narine starred with the ball for the Jaguars with his three wickets while Stoinis, van Beek and Ben Lister made one scalp each.

The four-wicket victory lifted Bangla Tigers Mississauga to the second in the GT20 standings with six points in four matches while remained fourth with two points in three matches.

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