BD A Vs. England Day 3

[Zobair]

nafis 6
Omar 4

BD A 11/0 in 6 overs

[Edited on 18-10-2003 by pompous]

[pagol-chagol]

is it live anywhere?????

[Zobair]

they are updating it periodically (every 10-15 minutes?!?!) on this site

Omar has broken the duck...I hope he scores big to get some confidence before the first test....

[Edited on 18-10-2003 by pompous]

[rafiq]

http://www.sportinglife.com/cricket/scorecard/6389.html

refreshes after 3-4 overs. excruciating unless you have nothing better to do but wait for the update.

[Zobair]

17/0

nafis 12
omar 4

the BD A jugernaut rolls on...lol!

[oracle]

Nafis on the way to a repeat performance?
Why are'nt the english letting collingwood bowl more? His figs look decent. Also, I fear Thorpe and Hussain are "just" warming up for the 1st test, those batting figures really don't reflect their lethal potential.

[rafiq]

I'd like to see if BD "A" can up the run rate a bit without losing wickets.

[tiger_2007]

England's attack struggled to make inroads and after 40 minutes play, the A team had progressed to 24 without loss, with Nafis reaching 19 while Javed had advanced to an unbeaten four.

[pagol-chagol]

why worry about run rate? Do you think the test might not be over in 5 days?

[Mahmood]

Nafis gone with 31

[tiger_2007]

Bangladesh A second innings
Batsman Runs Balls 4s 6s
Nafis Iqbal c Thorpe b Harmison 31 53 3 -
Javed Omar not out 7 33 1 -
Aftab Ahmed not out 0 5 - -
Extras 0b 0lb 1w 1nb 2
TOTAL: 1 wkts , 15 overs 40
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (40 Nafis Iqbal, 62 mins)
To bat: Rajin Saleh, Sagir Hossain, Najimuddin, Fahim Muntasir, Mosaddek Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Tareq Aziz, Alamgir Kabir
Bowler O M R W
M J Hoggard 6 1 15 0
R L Johnson 5 2 5 0
P D Collingwood 2 1 6 0
S J Harmison 2 1 14 1

[pagol-chagol]

40/1 naf gone

[Mahmood]

31 is good after the hundred.

This guy is in great form. He would have been good in first test.

[Mahmood]

Golla 10
Aftab 1

[Zobair]

46/1

Omar 10
Aftab 1

Aftab preparing himself for the test

[Mahmood]

Golla 12
Aftab 6

[Edited on 18-10-2003 by Rajputro]

[Sham]

Pretty solid start by the BD A batsmen. These two need to build a large partnership. This is Aftab's chance.

[Mahmood]

They should both try hard. A good innings here will boost their confidence in test.

Nafis could have been a good choice also.

[Upal]

I think Nafees should have been selected for the first test. He had a better avg than Rajin in the u-23 tour of Sri Lanka with a 150 in one of the matches. This guy is truly deserving of a chance and his century against England was no fluke.

I really hope he gets into the ODI side in this series and comes into the test squad for the big Zim series early next year.

[Mahmood]

Nafis Iqbal c Thorpe b Harmison 31 53 3 -
Javed Omar not out 14 57 1 -
Aftab Ahmed c Vaughan b Batty 8 27 1 -
Rajin Saleh c Hussain b Batty 1 15 - -
Najimuddin not out 0 2 - -
Extras 0b 2lb 1w 4nb 7


The collapse has began.

[Upal]

damn, Aftab failed in both innings'. I'm not sure if he is a better choice over Nafis....

and its disappointin to see Rajin get out for 1.

[Edited on 18-10-2003 by Upal]

[Sham]

Batty took two quick wickets, Aftab and Rajin both gone!

[Upal]

I will be satisfied if we can end up with a draw for this match.

[Mahmood]

Ok, now I am worried about Rajin. The fame might have pulled another Ash in him.

It does seem that Nafis was a better choice.

[Mahmood]

Najimuddin gone for 2.

The collapse continues.