Match Thread: Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI at Lahore, April 13, 2008

[Umar]

Shobai BISMILLAH ar INSHALLAH bole shuru korse Let me finish it by saying

ALHAMDULILLAH we WON the match!!! ar karo kosto kore khela dekhte hobe na shobai tension mukto! lets celebrate !! ei anonder diney ..I am going to buy a bear for my donkey

[Murad]

Any news on the playing eleven?


Are we keeping the same team? or So many changes?

[desirocker]

Bismillah. Ins'Allah we will win today and make our country proud.

[rattlehead]

whats wrong with razzak?? hes the one whos supposed to keep it tight and also the primary wicket taker along with mashrafee. 1st and 2nd odis bowling was wayy below par. i always thought we were a better bowling side, but now...we suck at batting, bowling..fielding is next in line

[Omio]

According to prothom alo Russel mia out,

[tiger_omar]

Originally Posted by Omio
According to prothom alo Russel mia out,

For who though? Shahadat? If its for Rajib, I won't mind as much, but if its for a batsmen, that will piss me off.

[kalpurush]

Originally Posted by WarWolf
Amader dhonnobad dilen na Obayed bhai!!! Khali oder 4 jon kei?

It's coming in another form!!!

[Eshen]

According to Bangladeshi dailies, Rajib is certain to play tomorrow (in place of Rasel). I hope he will earn back some respect for Bangladeshi bowling side.

[arafath79]

Bangladesh jitba jitba ei matche !!!

[BDFan07]

Originally Posted by blahmaster
Anyone with Dish Network in USA,
Is ARY Digital showing the Ban vs Pak matches?

Yes, Ary Digital is showing all the matches in this Pak-Bd series. In Dish Network the cannel for Ary Digital is 746. You have to check to make sure that you have the right equipment (I think Dish 500, but other might also work) to be able to order this channel. You can check your dish network programming (make sure that it is set to "All Channels") and if you see channel 746 in it (even though it is not activated) then you know that you can activate it by calling Dish Network. Hope this helps.

[Nabil-Jpn]

Batting lineup should change today
1. Tamim
2. Nafes
3. diman
4.Ash
5.Aftab
6. Riad
7.Forhad
8.sakib
9.Rzzak
10. Mash
11. Rajib (rasel is good for PAk , so rajib is the last option)
10.

[nsd3]

TI, ZI, Aftab, Ashraful, Shakib, Riad, Farhad, Dhiman, Mashrafi, Razzak, Rasel.

[Murad]

Originally Posted by nsd3
TI, ZI, Aftab, Ashraful, Shakib, Riad, Farhad, Dhiman, Mashrafi, Razzak, Rasel.

Shahadat playing in place of Rasel.

[enaner]

so... i talked to god today .... i asked him whether bangladesh won ... he didnt reply ... so im guessin thats a yes ... so yea ... dont b surprised ... u heard it from me already

[GuruTM]

Originally Posted by muradnyc
Shahadat playing in place of Rasel.

Good. He has been left out of the Ireland series and the first match here in Pakistan. Now, one bad performance; he is out. Good job. I really appreciate that.

He could have played instead of one non performing batter. Such as Aftab, SN or even sakib.

Anyway, Rasel or no Rasel, Lets play cricket the hard way. Lets kick some serious Paki arse tonight. Go get 'em, TIGER.

[rattlehead]

this is our series saving match, they better not srew up with the XI or lineup
dont really want sakib in the team, he should switch his batting position with riyad
and hopefully shahadat bowls well

[habfreak]

Originally Posted by GuruTM
Good. He has been left out of the Ireland series and the first match here in Pakistan. Now, one bad performance; he is out. Good job. I really appreciate that.

He could have played instead of one non performing batter. Such as Aftab, SN or even sakib.

Anyway, Rasel or no Rasel, Lets play cricket the hard way. Lets kick some serious Paki arse tonight. Go get 'em, TIGER.

I agree..this revolvng door has to stop around our pace attack. It's destroying all their confidences...nobody can get any momentum..i'm sure rajib has lost his from the SA series by now...and now he's being thrown out there just so we can have an excuse to drop him again.
and why the heck do we have to change the bowlers around so much...the team I've been watching has been losing because of their middle order batsmen..and the all seem to stay in game after game!!! when was the last time our seamers lost us the game?????

[Murad]

Originally Posted by habfreak
I agree..this revolvng door has to stop around our pace attack. It's destroying all their confidences...nobody can get any momentum..i'm sure rajib has lost his from the SA series by now...and now he's being thrown out there just so we can have an excuse to drop him again.
and why the heck do we have to change the bowlers around so much...the team I've been watching has been losing because of their middle order batsmen..and the all seem to stay in game after game!!! when was the last time our seamers lost us the game?????

Spot On.

[Russell2k7]

What the Pak is this? Rasel is not playing again? Anyway, go Shahdaat bring us yearly glory once again.

[Rommel]

The BEST lineup:
1.Tamim Iqbal
2.Junaid Siddique
3.Mahmudullah Riyad
4.Mohammad Ashraful
5.Dhiman Gosh
6.Aftab Ahmed
7.Farhad Reza
8.Shakib Al-Hasan
9.Mashrafe Mortaza
10.Abdur Razzak
11.Shahadat Hossain

[Rommel]

BTW, what is the weather forecast for this match?

[Russell2k7]

Originally Posted by ro1249
The BEST lineup:
1.Tamim Iqbal
2.Junaid Siddique
3.Mahmudullah Riyad
4.Mohammad Ashraful
5.Dhiman Gosh
6.Aftab Ahmed
7.Farhad Reza
8.Shakib Al-Hasan
9.Mashrafe Mortaza
10.Abdur Razzak
11.Shahadat Hossain

Switch Farhad with Shakib. We need Reza in the end for slog time. Shakib can slog shtt.

[desirocker]

I was watching Channel I SHIRSHO KHOBOR, and the newsman said Shahadat is in for Rasel

[cricket_pagol]

Switching Shahadat with Rasel is no big deal... both them needs to get exposure along Masrafee as our pacers.

I think we should NOT try our 2 pacer + three spinner strategy for the time being.

[ausbangfan]

the team i hope is selected

1- Tamim Iqbal- Starting to prove he's going to be a great opener
2- Junaid Siddique- Needs to prove to Siddons that he can open in ODI's and combine with Tamim to make a great opening partnership that hopefully lasts for the years to come.
3- Shahriar Nafees- So far has struggled at opener so should bat at 3. Can come in and settle the ship if there's an early wicket or can continue scoring quickly if its needed.
4- Mohammad Ashraful- Usually gets a start (15-30) but really needs to get his head down and grind his way to 40 and then let loose.
5- Nazimuddin- Aftab has struggled and looks confused so Nazimuddin might as well get a chance to prove himself and try to cement his spot with a big score.
6- Mahmudullah Riyad- Proved himself with a great, smart innings and hopefully can cement his spot in the team ahead of Shakib al Hasan. Needs to improve his spin bowling to make the 5th bowler worthwile. That is the bangladesh's team weakness and they need to rectify that.
7- Dhiman Gosh- The wicketkeeper. Really needs to prove himself with the bat to keep his place in the team ahead of Mushfiqur Rahim (in the future).
8- Farhad Reza- Has taken wickets and bowled well in his past few games (incl other series) Also a good late order hitter to score quickly at the end.
9- Mashrafe Mortaza- Got his form back and bowling well as he leads the attack. Also a handy late order hitter who can score a quick 20 or 30.
10- Abdur Razzak- Hasn't bowled that well so far this series but still the best spinner option and should get back to his best form soon.
11- Shahadat Hossain- For some reason has been ignored but deserves his chance after Syed Rasel struggled.

The spots that could be changed (weaknesses)
no.5 Nazimuddin or Aftab or Raqibul
no.6 Mahmudullah Riyad or Shakib al Hasan
no.7 Dhiman Gosh or Mushfiqur Rahim (in the future)
no.11 Shahadat Hossain or Syed Rasel