Match Thread: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI, August 4, 2006

Spitfire_x86 · #1 August 2, 2006, 02:39 PM

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August 2, 2006

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Bangladesh XI: (from)
Javed Omar, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful, *Habibul Bashar, Alok Kapali, +Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafee Bin Mortaza, Shahadat Hossain, Rajin Saleh, Saqibul Hasan, Farhad Reza, Mushfiqur Rahim, Syed Rasel

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ialbd · #2 August 2, 2006, 03:16 PM

abar shuru....abar shuru amader prarthona....abar ashay buk badha

C'mon Tiger fans, our team needs us the most right now, we can do this

4th ODI here we come

akabir77 · #3 August 2, 2006, 03:24 PM

oh no!! bd is already 2 down (golla and ash)

Orpheus · #4 August 2, 2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by akabir77
oh no!! bd is already 2 down (golla and ash)

haha.. hillarious!

Watch mashrafee coming out with an injury excuse soon...

nannu · #5 August 2, 2006, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by akabir77
oh no!! bd is already 2 down (golla and ash)

best post i ever seen. ha ha.

well we can assume that golla isnt there in 4th ODI. so i carefully posting my team.

rajin saleh
s. nafees
aftab
ash
farhad
tushar
mashud
rafique
razzaq/sakibul
mash
shahadat

Fazal · #6 August 2, 2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nannu
best post i ever seen. ha ha.

well we can assume that golla isnt there in 4th ODI. so i carefully posting my team.

rajin saleh
s. nafees
aftab
ash
farhad
tushar
mashud
rafique
razzaq/sakibul
mash
shahadat

Three comments:

- Don't assume anything... gullu may still be in the final 11.

- From where are you getting Tushar? Make sure you buy a air ticket with your selection becuase Tusahr is still waiting in Bangladesh.

- Surprised you put razzak/sakibul in one slot. There is no way they should be replace Razzak. He was one of few heros in the last ODI. I also want Sakibul. But not instead of Razzak. I want both of them in my team.

israr · #7 August 2, 2006, 04:38 PM

We're winning this one and the last one and the first one and the second one and the third one.............

Fazal · #8 August 2, 2006, 05:13 PM

They talked about player rotation.... where are those? Show some spine selectors... keep up your words....

Gullu played enough for the series.... bring Rahim instead
Mashrafee needs a break for one game.... bring Rasel instead
This should the last game for Shahadat for this series
Give Rafique some rest... he is not getting any younger... bring Sakib instead
Nafees and Ash needs a break in one of those last two games. Bring Alok instead. If Nafees is rested, bring Afatb/Ash and Rajin to open the innings.

Take risk.... the backs are already against the wall, nothing to loose from now on.... so we need all out attacks...

oh... ops... I was day dreaming.... just forgot we have a bunch of spineless selectors.

akabir77 · #9 August 2, 2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Fazal
They talked about player rotation.... where are those? Show some spine selectors... keep up your words....

Gullu played enough for the series.... bring Rahim instead
Mashrafee needs a break for one game.... bring Rasel instead
This should the last game for Shahadat for this series
Give Rafique some rest... he is not getting any younger... bring Sakib instead
Nafees and Ash needs a break in one of those last two games. Bring Alok instead. If Nafees is rested, bring Afatb/Ash and Rajin to open the innings.

Take risk.... the backs are already against the wall, nothing to loose from now on.... so we need all out attacks...

oh... ops... I was day dreaming.... just forgot we have a bunch of spineless selectors.

Can anyone substitute me please. I want to be rotated.. May be the ily guy can support bd I Zimbabwe
on 2nd thought i don't need rotating so is golla.

..

Fazal · #10 August 2, 2006, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by akabir77
on 2nd thought i don't need rotating so is golla...

Then keep golla and pray to Allah before the game. That may work better than substitution because you are right ....garbage in garbage out... nothing will change.

roaring tigerz · #11 August 3, 2006, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fazal
They talked about player rotation.... where are those? Show some spine selectors... keep up your words....

Gullu played enough for the series.... bring Rahim instead
Mashrafee needs a break for one game.... bring Rasel instead
This should the last game for Shahadat for this series
Give Rafique some rest... he is not getting any younger... bring Sakib instead
Nafees and Ash needs a break in one of those last two games. Bring Alok instead. If Nafees is rested, bring Afatb/Ash and Rajin to open the innings.

Take risk.... the backs are already against the wall, nothing to loose from now on.... so we need all out attacks...

oh... ops... I was day dreaming.... just forgot we have a bunch of spineless selectors.

nothing to lose??? we have everything to lose if we lose the next game. if you are referring to the fact that we are already the worst team according to ICC then i guess you are right, we do have nothing to lose.

Fazal · #12 August 3, 2006, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by roaring tigerz
nothing to lose??? we have everything to lose if we lose the next game. if you are referring to the fact that we are already the worst team according to ICC then i guess you are right, we do have nothing to lose.

What I am saying is, if the selectors don't change their over conservative attitute and continue playing the same players, there is no way we will win any more games. ZIM will now go for the final kill. Now a days 230s in ODI doesn't buy you anything... not even against ZIM. The current 11 is incapable of scoring in the 270+ range....

Thats why I said, there is nothing to loose by selecting more agressive team, beacuse with the current 11 with loosing mentality and setting a target of 230+---- is already proven a loosing strategy. First 2 games, they had the wickets but never crossed the 250+ mark. ZIM is very much capable of scoring and chasing 250+.

Now what you do? Score again 230+ and satify with a honorable defeat? Or take risk and target for higher score with the risk we can be bundled out in the 180-200+ range?

Thats why I said, there is nothing to loose now to be more agrresive.

roaring tigerz · #13 August 3, 2006, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fazal
What I am saying is, if the selectors don't change their over conservative attitute and continue playing the same players, there is no way we will win any more games. ZIM will now go for the final kill. Now a days 230s in ODI doesn't buy you anything... not even against ZIM. The current 11 is incapable of scoring in the 270+ range....

Thats why I said, there is nothing to loose by selecting more agressive team, beacuse with the current 11 with loosing mentality and setting a target of 230+---- is already proven a loosing strategy. First 2 games, they had the wickets but never crossed the 250+ mark. ZIM is very much capable of scoring and chasing 250+.

Now what you do? Score again 230+ and satify with a honorable defeat? Or take risk and target for higher score with the risk we can be bundled out in the 180-200+ range?

Thats why I said, there is nothing to loose now to be more agrresive.

i completely agree with you actually. this was just my attempt to be whimsical. this 'shommanjonok porajoy' mentality has plagued us forever. there are certain cricketers in the side ( we all know who they are) are just not good enough to play against international teams. they have not significantly contributed to a single win yet, and are highly unlikely to have a significant impact in the future. its just puzzling to me, that when even any casual bangladesh cricket followers can identify these players, why is it so difficult for our '1 lakh a month' earning respected former cricketers/selectors to make such observations. maybe its just not a matter of selection, as it was plainly evident in chacha's case there is a whole lot involved in the selection process than merely merit.

al Furqaan · #14 August 2, 2006, 05:36 PM

if rajib is fit he should play...he has taken 3 straight 3-fers

9 wickets in 3 matches...don't know if we have any pacer do that b4

al Furqaan · #15 August 2, 2006, 05:37 PM

on second thought...resting him for 5th ODI might not be a bad idea. play rasel and rajib in 4th match...masri and rasel in last one.

Sovik · #16 August 2, 2006, 07:02 PM

i am still optimistic. we can win this series. 2 match were close. my only fear will bd players be able to recover from this loss. specially mashrafee.

SS · #17 August 3, 2006, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sovik
i am still optimistic. we can win this series. 2 match were close. my only fear will bd players be able to recover from this loss. specially mashrafee.

I am becoming pessimistic. and Zimb is so spirited that it will so tough game for us. Our players mental block will bring them down.

CricTiger · #18 August 2, 2006, 11:40 PM

Golla is a good friend of our Captain.Is this the reason he keeps opening for us ??????

salu · #19 August 3, 2006, 12:21 AM

Don't be frustated guys.we love our desh.we love our team.Still fact is our team is better then zim.They won in the last over even though they are playing in their field.

Don't blame players.they tried hard.For them we always hoping for joy.

Our players still very capable to win against zim convincingly.

Be optimistic although i felt pain in my heart yeasterday.still felling very bad.can't think anything except our win.

We came out far behind from zim.think about last 4-5 years back.

go for bd.win mustin next 2

bapzmania · #20 August 3, 2006, 01:09 AM

im lookin for this team....

R.Saleh
S.Nafis (cause better than Golla)
Aftab
Mushfiq (at least give him one chance)
Ash (get some runs from that position)
Farhad
Rafique
Razzaq
Pilot (the best position for him.........btw hez in the team bcause hez the "KAPTAN")
Sahadat
Rashel
......................Mash need a break....or u can also give break to rafiq n bring Saqib.....cause Rafiq is not so young now.....

cricket_pagol · #21 August 3, 2006, 01:46 AM

i would make only one change, bring sakib instead of Javed. I don't see javed making a significant match winning contribution in the world cup, so this is a good opportunity to try the other players.

mac · #22 August 3, 2006, 02:39 AM

Please replace these idiots and give me a chance to blast Zim.

mac · #23 August 3, 2006, 02:43 AM

BTW, u can also give Bangla Bhai and Shaiokh Rahman a chance.

salu · #24 August 3, 2006, 02:30 AM

why nobody favouring KAPALI.what he has done..he scored 23 in 1st odi.As a batsman its ok.He will be better in the middle order .replace jo.
so team will be

rajin
nafeez
aftab
kapali
ash
farhad
pilot
rafique
mash
raz
rajib

Andy-Flower · #25 August 3, 2006, 02:46 AM

Your Top order looks shacky but trying out a less experienced player might not be the solution especially in the next crucial match...Zim replaced Chibhabha with Duffin who is more experienced, even though he scores at a slow pace but with Vusi and Duffin at the crease we are guaranteed of at least 40 runs before the first wicket falls...Ashraful and Ahmed are equally to blame for yesterday's loss, i mean they were scoring at a fast rate yesterday over 5 runs an over, all they needed to do was to bat through the innings and runs would have come eventually..sometimes its not about scoring fast but playing purposefully