Bermuda 94-9 Innings Complete v Bangladesh 96-3
Bangladesh beat Bermuda by 7 wkts (D/L Method)
Bangladesh have reached the Super Eights stage of the World Cup for the very first time after beating Bermuda by seven wickets in Trinidad.
Bangladesh's progress comes at the expense of major international force India, who join Pakistan in crashing out at the first hurdle in the West Indies.
India needed international minnows Bermuda to win Sunday's encounter, but they could only set Bangladesh a victory target of 95 from 21 overs in a rain-affected affair.
Mohammad Ashraful led his side home with an unbeaten knock of 29, prompting wild celebrations on the Queen's Park Oval balcony as Bangladesh joined Group B rivals Sri Lanka in the Super Eights.
A powerful drive down the ground secured victory for cricket's emerging nation, simultaneously ending what had been a frustrating match.
Four rain interruptions did not help Bermuda's cause with the bat, as they slumped to 94-9 in their revised allocation of 21 overs.
Dean Minors was the pick of the batsmen with 23 runs from 25 balls, as Abdur Razzaq tormented the Bermuda order with figures of 3-20.
With India no doubt praying for a competitive total, Bermuda's only professional player David Hemp fell for a duck in an innings that produced only four scores of 10 or over.
In reply, Bangladesh let nerves affect them early on as they wobbled at 31-3, but Ashraful steadied the ship alongside Saqibul Hasan, who made an unbeaten 26.
Victory sees former World Cup-winners India return home, with Bangladesh progressing to the Super Eights.
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