This is what Tamim said after the match:
Asked if he had been daunted to face Vettori, Shane Bond and the rest of the New Zealand attack, he responded: "I don't face the name, I face the bowler."
Smart kid, this is what we need from the new blood of Bangladesh who wouldn't fear their opponent.....however, my fear is that he desn't turn out to be like his brother Nafis Iqbal who termed England pacers ordinarry after scoring his one and onlu 100 for the BD A team.
Here's the rest of the article:
Bangladesh stun Kiwis in warm-up match
By Jon Bramley
Bridgetown - New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming offered no excuses after his side became the first of the fancied nations for the World Cup to lose a warm-up game on Tuesday.
They were beaten by Bangladesh by two wickets with an over to spare at the 3Ws Stadium just outside Bridgetown after tail-ender Mashrafe Mortaza blasted three sixes in a whirlwind 30 from 14 balls to chase down a 227 target.
The result stopped New Zealand's pre-World Cup momentum in its tracks. They had arrived in the Caribbean with confidence flying high after beating world champions Australia 3-0 only last month.
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"There's not a lot we can say, I guess it's a result that just shakes you up," Fleming told a news conference.
"We just didn't play well, I don't want to give any excuses. It gives us some headaches and I suppose you can say it's a wake-up call before the tournament starts.
"The only other positive for us is that this wasn't a pool match but it shows how tough this tournament can be."
The Kiwis were undone by positive batting early and late in the innings from Bangladesh who clearly fancied their chances after limiting New Zealand to 226 all out with four balls remaining.
They started in style with 17-year-old Tamim Iqbal tearing into the Kiwi attack with a quickfire 46 from 48 balls including a huge six off Daniel Vettori.
Vettori secured revenge with the very next delivery, having Tamim stumped, and he clearly goaded the departing youngster as he departed the pitch.
"He didn't say too much, it's all part of cricket," a diplomatic Tamim said.
Asked if he had been daunted to face Vettori, Shane Bond and the rest of the New Zealand attack, he responded: "I don't face the name, I face the bowler."
He had four one-day Internationals behind him before arriving in the Caribbean, making his debut only last month against Zimbabwe in Harare.
His fellow opener Javed Omar weighed in with 45 but after those two had departed the Bangladesh innings looked destined to fall narrowly short until the late assault from fast bowler Mortaza.
Earlier, the 28-year-old Jacob Oram had repaired the New Zealand innings at 75 for six when he and Brendon McCullum constructed a seventh-wicket 105-run partnership.
Oram, who was playing with a broken left-hand finger, plundered 88 before he was caught at long-on by Syed Rasal off Abdur Razzak.
Mortaza had also shone with the ball, claiming four for 44.
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March 8, 2007, 12:56 AM
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