# 2014 World Twenty20 Group Stage

Play in the Group stage of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 took place from 16 March to 21 March 2014.

## Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.466 |
| 2 | Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.933 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.981 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.455 |

### Matches

* 16 March 15:30 Scorecard
| Afghanistan 72 (17.1 overs) | v | Bangladesh 78/1 (12 overs) |
| Gulbodin Naib 21 (22) Shakib Al Hasan 3/8 (3.1 overs) | | Anamul Haque 44* (33) Samiullah Shenwari 1/14 (3 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Najeeb Tarakai (Afg) made his T20I debut.
* 72 all out is the lowest total for Afghanistan in T20Is and is the lowest total against Bangladesh in T20Is by any team.
* Victory by 9 Wickets with 48 balls remaining is the largest victory for Bangladesh in T20Is for both the "by wickets" and "by balls" remaining margins.
* Losing by 9 Wickets with 48 balls remaining is the largest loss for Afghanistan in T20Is for both the "by wickets" and "by balls" remaining margins.
* 16 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Nepal 149/8 (20 overs) | v | Hong Kong 69 (17 overs) |
| Gyanendra Malla 48 (41) Haseeb Amjad 3/25 (4 overs) | | Babar Hayat 20 (25) Shakti Gauchan 3/9 (4 overs) |
* Nepal won by 80 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Shakti Gauchan (Nep)
* Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
* 1st T20I for both Nepal and Hong Kong
* Najeeb Amar is the oldest debutant in T20I.
* Paras Khadka got a wicket in his 1st ball in T20I
* 69 all out is the second lowest total in ICC World Twenty20 history and the 5th lowest total in Twenty20 International history.
* 18 March 15:30 Scorecard
| Hong Kong 153/8 (20 overs) | v | Afghanistan 154/3 (18 overs) |
| Mark Chapman 38 (43) Zadran, Nabi 2/27 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Shahzad 68 (53) Tanwir Afzal 1/19 (3 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 7 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: S.Ravi (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Afg)
* Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hong Kong were eliminated as a result of this match
* 18 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Nepal 126/5 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 132/2 (15.3 overs) |
| Paras Khadka 41 (35) Al-Amin Hossain 2/17 (4 overs) | | Anamul Haque 42 (33) Basanta Regmi 1/14 (3 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 8 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Al-Amin Hossain (Ban)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
* 20 March 15:30 Scorecard
| Nepal 141/5 (20 overs) | v | Afghanistan 132/8 (20 overs) |
| Subash Khakurel 56 (53) Shapoor Zadran 2/19 (4 overs) | | Asghar Stanikzai 49 (36) Jitendra Mukhiya 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Nepal won by 9 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: S.Ravi (Ind) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Jitendra Mukhiya (Nep)
* Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Afghanistan were eliminated as a result of this match
* 20 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 108 (16.3 overs) | v | Hong Kong 114/8 (19.4 overs) |
| Shakib Al Hasan 34 (27) Nadeem Ahmed 4/21 (3.3 overs) | | Munir Dar 36 (27) Shakib Al Hasan 3/9 (4 overs) |
* Hong Kong won by 2 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Nadeem Ahmed (HK)
* Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
* Bangladesh qualified for the Super Ten and Nepal were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 1st victory in International cricket for Hong Kong.

## Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.109 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.957 |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.701 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.541 |

### Matches

* 17 March 15:30 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Ireland 164/7 (20 overs) |
| Brendan Taylor 59 (46) George Dockrell 2/18 (4 overs) | | Paul Stirling 60 (34) Tinashe Panyangara 4/37 (4 overs) |
* Ireland won by 3 wickets Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Marais Erasmus (SA) Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
* 1st T20I between the two teams
* Closest victory for Ireland in terms of wickets and balls remaining in all T20I
* Closest defeat for Zimbabwe in terms of wickets and balls remaining in all T20I
* 17 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| United Arab Emirates 151 (19.5 overs) | v | Netherlands 152/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Shaiman Anwar 32 (19) Ahsan Malik 3/16 (3.5 overs) | | Stephan Myburgh 55 (36) Kamran Shazad 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 6 wickets Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Ned)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1st T20I for United Arab Emirates
* 19 March 15:30 Scorecard
| Netherlands 140/5 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 146/5 (20 overs) |
| Tom Cooper 72 (58) Prosper Utseya 2/24 (4 overs) | | Brendan Taylor 49 (39) Pieter Seelaar 2/9 (2 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Brendan Taylor (Zim)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| United Arab Emirates 123/6 (20 overs) | v | Ireland 103/3 (14.2 overs) |
| Shaiman Anwar 30 (28) Paul Stirling 2/12 (3 overs) | | Ed Joyce 43 (38) Sharif Asadullah 2/21 (3 overs) |
* Ireland won by 21 runs (D/L method) Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Ed Joyce (Ire)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field
* Play was interrupted by floodlight failure and eventually stopped by rain after 14.2 overs during Ireland's innings. Their par score was 82 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
* United Arab Emirates were eliminated as a result of this match
* 21 March 11:30 Scorecard
| United Arab Emirates 116/9 (20 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 118/5 (13.4 overs) |
| Swapnil Patil 30 (26) Sean Williams 3/15 (4 overs) | | Elton Chigumbura 53* (21) Manjula Guruge 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Elton Chigumbura (Zim)
* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
* 21 March 15:30 Scorecard
| Ireland 189/4 (20 overs) | v | Netherlands 193/4 (13.5 overs) |
| Andrew Poynter 57 (38) Ahsan Malik 2/26 (4 overs) | | Stephan Myburgh 63 (23) Kevin O'Brien 2/29 (3 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 6 wickets Sylhet Divisional Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Stephan Myburgh (Ned)
* Netherlands won the toss and elected to field
* To qualify for the Super Ten, Netherlands had to win in 14.2 overs or less.
* Netherlands qualified for the Super Ten and Zimbabwe and Ireland were eliminated as a result of this match