March 4, 2011, 01:11 AM
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The scramble starts in earnest: Cricinfo preview of BD V West Indies, by Andrew Miller
A very good and fair preview. Nicely written.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cric...ry/504119.html
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It's not yet a knockout contest, but the loser of this one will require a standing count.
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Realistically, this one is too close to call. Both teams have begun with a win and a loss apiece, but if West Indies' dispatching of the Netherlands was eye-catchingly comprehensive, with Kemar Roach's hat-trick setting the seal on an excellent day's work, Bangladesh's self-belief in their out-muscling of Ireland was no less impressive. Strength in adversity has rarely been Bangladesh's strong-point, but right from the moment Mohammad Ashraful reduced the Irish to 75 for 3 in the 19th over, their body language was that of a team that knew it would win. In a tussle between two teams ranked eighth and ninth in the world, such displays of belief will be critical.
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