Match Thread: BD-A vs SL-A, 1st One Day, 31 Mar 07, at Colombo

[TheWatcher]

Time: Match scheduled to begin at 10:00 local time (04:30 GMT)

Venue: Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo (http://content-www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/current/ground/59296.html)

Weather Forecast: Chance of a Thunderstorm. Scattered Clouds. High: 86° F. / 30° C. Wind SW 6 mph. / 10 km/h. Chance of precipitation 30%. (Weather Underground (http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/43466.html))

Bangladesh A-team:

Jahurul Islam (WK)
Mehrab Hossain Jr
Nazimuddin
Tushar Imran (Cpt)
Farhad Reza
Nadif Chowdhury
Mahmudullah Riyad
Mosharraf Hossain
Dolar Mahmud
Nazmul Hossain
Enamul Haque Jr


Sri Lanka A-team (from):

Malinda Warnapura (Cpt)
Michael Vandort
Dilruwan Perera
Chamara Kupugedara
Jehan Mubarak
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
Kaushal Silva (WK)
Thilina Kandamby
Ishara Amarasinghe
Ranga Dias
Akalanka Ganegama

Scorecards:
Cricinfo (http://content-www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/engine/match/282698.html) | Tigercricket (http://tigercricket.com/default.aspx)

[TheWatcher]

Match preview from Sri Lanka-

Warnapura leads strong Lanka ‘A’ against B’desh ‘A’

Chris DHAMBARAGE

The Sri Lanka ‘A’ team after a successful Test series will be hoping to extend their dominance into the shorter version of the game when they confront the touring Bangladesh ‘A’ team in the first of the three one day matches to be worked off at the Colts Cricket Club grounds in Havelock Park today.

Sri Lanka ‘A’ are in a confident mood having made a clean sweep in the recently concluded 4 day unofficial test series where they won both matches with convincing margins.

The home side of course have selected a newl ook side for the three match one day series with in form batsman Malinda Warnapura leading the squad.

The elegant left hander hammered a career best knock of 242 in the first test match which his team won by a massive 284 runs at this same venue.

Warnapura was rested for the second test match together with skipper Thilan Samaraweera but still the Lankans cruised to another convincing 101 run victory at the CCC grounds, Maitland Crescent.

Even then the Bangladesh ‘A’ team certainly showed a tremendous amount of improvement and will be hoping to put up a better performance. They stretched the home side almost to the end before going down fighting in the second test.

Bangladesh’s main concern will be their batting which let them down badly in both test matches. However their Australian coach Shaun Williams said that they have made a vast improvement in the shorter version of the game and could really upset the home side.

Bangladesh have also brought in a couple of new players especially for these three matches and will be making a determined effort at least to win the one day series. The second match will be played on April 2 at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium and the third match on April 4 at the same venue.

- Source (http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/03/31/spo05.asp)

[cricman]

Not really Interested in this one considering the big game is on the same day. Will Check up on it a few hours before super8 clash. Dollar and Nadif will be important.

[TheWatcher]

BD-A lost the first wicket after a flying start-

Bangladesh A 50/1 (9.0 ov)

Mehrab Hossain jnr c Kapugedera b Amerasinghe 24 (25b 5x4 0x6) SR: 96.00

[TheWatcher]

Jahurul got his fifty. Great going so far-

Bangladesh A 92/1 (16.0 ov)

[Murad]

mehrab.. 24 from 25 balls.. impressive..

[cricketboy]

Is jahural keeping wickets? Where is Pilot and Sahagir?

[TheWatcher]

Is jahural keeping wickets? Where is Pilot and Sahagir?
Both are left out of the team to make place for Farhad Reza.

[Murad]

Is jahural keeping wickets? Where is Pilot and Sahagir?

yeah.. he is..

those guys are rested.....

oops alreayd answered..:)

[Murad]

Bangladesh A 105/1 (18.0 ov)


Jahurul Islam 58 Nazimuddin 20

[Braveheart]

Jahurul needs to learn how to take singles. He has hit 11 fours already in his 58 run innings and faced 58 deliveries. He needs improve on that.

[Mahir]

Rana would've been playing today :(

[Murad]

well.. he seems like a hard hitter.... we need some opener like him......

Bangladesh A 126/2 (23.0 ov

[TheWatcher]

well.. he seems like a hard hitter.... we need some opener like him......
Jahurul's list-A strike rate is 62.33 and FC strike rate is 44.51, looks like Tamim inspired him to change his attitude with bat.

[TheWatcher]

Jahurul got out for 70.

Bangladesh A 162/3 (32.5 ov)

Jahurul Islam c Kapugedera b Lokuarachchi 70 (82b 11x4 1x6) SR: 85.36

[Murad]

Bangladesh A 189/3 (35.0 ov

*Nadif Chowdhury (rhb) 11 Tushar Imran (rhb) 50

[TheWatcher]

Tushar just completed his fifty (out of 46 balls).

[Murad]

good to see tushar getting 50..with good strike rate of 106

[Murad]

any predictions...from next 15 overs??

aar 100 run korte parbe??

[BanCricFan]

Well played Jahurul and Tushar! The top order gave us a cracking start and Tushar continued that momentum. Farhad Reza still to come....

I think Farhad should bat before Nadif though!

[TheWatcher]

I think Farhad should bat before Nadif though!
I agree.

[BanCricFan]

any predictions...from next 15 overs??

aar 100 run korte parbe??

290 -300

[BanCricFan]

I agree.

Great minds think alike ( also, at times, differently)!:)

[Murad]

Bangladesh A 211/3 (39.0 ov)

[Murad]

hope they can make a score of 300+ runs...

[TheWatcher]

Nadif needs to step up the scoring.

[TheWatcher]

Tushar and Nadif both gone.

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD noWrap></TD><TD>Tushar Imran c Ganegama b Lokuarachchi 68 (68b 2x4 4x6) SR: 100.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD noWrap></TD><TD>Nadif Chowdhury c Ganegama b Perera 29 (46b 1x4 0x6) SR: 63.04</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Bangladesh A 243/5 (45.0 ov)

[TheWatcher]

Mahmudullah has fallen too.

Mahmudullah b Dias 34 (28b 4x4 0x6) SR: 121.42

Bangladesh A 273/6 (48.0 ov)

[TheWatcher]

Now Farhad and Mosharraf both are gone.

Farhad Reza b Ganegama 12 (8b 0x4 1x6) SR: 150.00

Mosharraf Hossain c Warnapura b Ganegama 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Bangladesh A 278/8 (49.0 ov)

[TheWatcher]

FInal score- Bangladesh A 284/8 (50.0 ov)

[billah]

A good, competitive total. I hope we win this one.

[BanCricFan]

SL-A 147/5

Farhad Reza on fire!

[russellprb]

Sri Lanka A 210/5 (37.0 ov)

[russellprb]

Sri Lanka A 247/5 (40.5 ov)

[Aritro]

37 runs in 4 overs?

Bloody hell, we've thrown it away.

[Tigers_eye]

bhai jan'ra amar,
result ki hoilo?

[kfirooz]

Bangladesh A 284/8 (50 ov)
Sri Lanka A 285/5 (43.3 ov)
Sri Lanka A won by 5 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)

Sri Lanka A RR 6.55
Bangladesh A RR 5.68



Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR
*KS Lokuarachchi (rhb) 77 56 11 1 137.50 striker
CK Kapugedera (rhb) 63 80 6 1 78.75 non-striker

[BangladeshCricket]

damn we lost this match too!!!
SLA team is too strong for us!

[TheWatcher]

Our bowling was just teethless. Why Sharif did not play in this match ?