Match report: Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka, First ODI

[Arnab]

Read it here:

>>Match report: Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka, First ODI << (http://banglacricket.com/html/article.php?item=337)

Edited on, September 1, 2005, 12:55 PM GMT, by Arnab.

[oracle]

Just woke up. I mean literally and reading it was a breeze man!
Have'nt read a more fresh match report in a while. We need more of em.

btw, about "neophyte", the other day i came across, "abecedarian". Just sounds so gay. :)

[Fazal]

Yes very good "Match Report". We should do it for each match.

Now about the report

<i>"The <b>speed gun erroneously showed his speed falling in the vicinity of low-70s mph, but the actual speed of his fast balls are in the mid-80s</b>, significantly faster than Tapash, who bowls at upper-70s".</i>

Just wondering, if the speed gun was faulty, then what is the basis of this comment. is it plain author's overservation or there was "tv commentery" to support this?

[Arnab]

It was the author's naked-eye observation. The commentators were silent about the speed of BD bowlers probably because speed didn't play a big factor anyway.

To be clearer, the speed gun seemed to work correctly from Tapash's end, but not from Rasel's end. Rasel was significantly faster than Tapash, but the speed gun readings constantly showed him to be bowling at low-70s. When Tapash was bowling it was showing high-70s, which seemed right.

Edited on, August 31, 2005, 2:24 PM GMT, by Arnab.

[chinaman]

Brilliant! Please keep'em coming :)

[Tigers_eye]

Nice work! Since I could not see the match it was more exciting for me to read it through. I counted 7 easy chances of were wasted. Wow! even 2/3 of them were capitalized SL would be all out by 220 or 230. Now waiting for the other half.

[abherath]

Originally posted by Fazal
Yes very good "Match Report". We should do it for each match.

Now about the report

<i>"The <b>speed gun erroneously showed his speed falling in the vicinity of low-70s mph, but the actual speed of his fast balls are in the mid-80s</b>, significantly faster than Tapash, who bowls at upper-70s".</i>

Just wondering, if the speed gun was faulty, then what is the basis of this comment. is it plain author's overservation or there was "tv commentery" to support this?

Yes, excellent match report. A pleasure to read.

I don't think the speedgun was wrong unless they repaired or replaced it before Sri Lankans started bowling. Sri Lankans clocked what they usually do.

[insideedge]

If Rassel bowled in the mid 80s, then Chacha should also considered a mid 80s bowler. Both bowlers bowled at similar pace.

Edited on, September 1, 2005, 8:29 AM GMT, by insideedge.

[Arnab]

Originally posted by insideedge
If Rassel bowled in the mid 80s, then Chacha should also considered a mid 80s bowler. Both bowlers bowled at similar pace.

Edited on, September 1, 2005, 8:29 AM GMT, by insideedge.

Rasel bowled at variable paces throughout the match.

Early in the innings, he bowled pretty fast. He had two slips in place, way behind the stumps where slips usually stand for a regular pace bowler. And one edge/semi-slash off his bowling did fly to Shahriar Nafees (he dropped the catch) face-high.