They claimed to have read about the current crisis through the media, as pundits and former players are commenting on a daily basis. The United Arab Emirates, currently fourth in the group following their win over the Saudis on Tuesday, also retain a mathematical hope. Colin de Grandhomme and Aaron Thomason who were the only batsmen who went past 20-run mark in the innings. Recent on-screen Bollywood pairs whose chemistry was just off-the-charts: Ranbir-Deepika, Varun-Alia. He has been the flavour of the series with a confident start to the career in the longest format of the game. However, with only the top two teams able to qualify for Russia directly, third-placed Australia will hope the Samurai Blue can emerge with a win or hold the Saudis to a draw. Appeal to all sports federations, let’s keep sportsmen as most important people, everything else will fall into place later. However, that is of little concern to Japan, whose players have their own internal battles to impress Halilhodzic and keep their place on his World Cup squad. Hence, a victory in Dhaka would be the most significant achievement for the team by a fair distance. Shakib Al Hasan was at his destructive best, taking 10 wickets and scoring 89 runs.