Some more news articles on BD win over NZ

[betaar]

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

March 07 2007 at 07:31AM

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. 'There's not a lot we can say' "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. Source

[betaar]

Here's another one:

The New Zealand cricket team have been called many things of late, but predictable is certainly not one of them.
Nine days out from their World Cup opener against England, they suffered a two-wicket loss to regular whipping boys Bangladesh in a warm-up match in Bridgetown, Barbados, today.
The shock result came just three weeks after their euphoric 3-0 one-day series humbling of Australia, but Bangladesh paid little respect to their opponents' form as they passed New Zealand's 226 with two wickets and six balls to spare.
There's no need for New Zealand to hit the panic button after today's glitch, but a win over Sri Lanka in their final pre-tournament hitout on Friday takes on more importance as they look to maintain some momentum before playing England.
Skipper Stephen Fleming admitted he was at a loss to explain today's result.
"There's not a lot we can say, I guess it's a result that just shakes you up," Fleming said.
"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."
Bangladesh tore through New Zealand's top order batting to reduce them to 75 for six after Fleming won the toss and chose to bat.
They stumbled to 21 for three and the situation failed to improve as Mashrafe Mortaza, who finished with four for 44, caused havoc.
Allrounder Jacob Oram, fractured finger and all, stepped up with a belligerent 88, putting on 105 for the seventh wicket with Brendon McCullum, who made 46.
McCullum conceded that on a pitch that flattened out as the match progressed the New Zealanders fell 30 runs short of compiling a defendable total.
"They came out firing and were 60-odd without loss, and when you're chasing 220-odd it's the ideal start," McCullum told Radio Sport.
"I thought we came back nicely. Dan (Vettori) and Jeetan (Patel) bowled well, but at the end of the day 226 wasn't enough, but we probably could have made it enough if we bowled and fielded better than we did."
Javed Omar and Tamim Iqbal rattled on 85 for the opening wicket for Bangladesh.
Iqbal, 17 and with just four one-day internationals behind him, hit a breezy 46 from 48 balls.
Vettori and offspinner Patel applied the screws to restrict Bangladesh's chase, but Mortaza capped a fine day's work as he ended the match in style by blasting two successive sixes off James Franklin in the penultimate over.
He hit 30 from 14 balls as Bangladesh reached 230 for eight.
McCullum conceded the loss was a timely wake-up call, but the team were not too despondent.
"The pride comes in and you never want to lose when you're playing for New Zealand, but there is a bigger picture.
"It's tough losing to Bangladesh, but ... it's not a bad thing either to come down after the euphoria we were at after the Australia series, to give us a little prick and bring us down a couple of pegs."
The feeling in the camp has been tempered further with confirmation paceman Mark Gillespie is suffering from a viral infection.
Gillespie was rested from today's match due to an arm which became temporarily numbed after the long flight to the West Indies.
Radio New Zealand reported Gillespie has contracted an acute disorder related to a virus that affects the nerves in the spine and shoulder region.
He visited a specialist and his condition will be assessed on Friday.
- NZPA

Source

[betaar]

I am not sure what happened lately, but BC mods don't update any news on the front page anymore. So guys, please gather all the good and positive articles you can get and let's prolong the joyous moment for a while for us success starved fans.

[Duck]

I admist the win against NZ is historic. But, think now we should stop ruminating the taste of the win agianst NZ and get ready for the real matches.

Thanks for the reports you posted.

[mhj007]

thnx for your posts.
Junior

[betaar]

Originally Posted by Duck_Pion
I admist the win against NZ is historic. But, think now we should stop ruminating the taste of the win agianst NZ and get ready for the real matches.

Thanks for the reports you posted.

You need to enjoy your Dessert before getting to the Ala Carte my friend.

[Tehsin]

Betaar, are you meaning to say that you never visit the rest of the pages, pages that we work hard to update as much as we can ? I'm hurt brother.

http://www.banglacricket.com/tours/2007/INT/WORLDCUP/

Originally Posted by betaar
I am not sure what happened lately, but BC mods don't update any news on the front page anymore. So guys, please gather all the good and positive articles you can get and let's prolong the joyous moment for a while for us success starved fans.

[Duck]

Originally Posted by betaar
You need to enjoy your Dessert before getting to the Ala Carte my friend.

Too much of the dessert, will upset your stomach.....................its better to keep appetite for the next games.............

[Bat-PadTogether]

Any Videos or Highlights from BD VS NZ warp-up match?

[kalpurush]

Long time no see!
Welcome back

[Tendulkar_Mcgrath]

Originally Posted by Bat-PadTogether

like him, i want any link of highlight od that match

[betaar]

Originally Posted by Tehsin
Betaar, are you meaning to say that you never visit the rest of the pages, pages that we work hard to update as much as we can ? I'm hurt brother.

http://www.banglacricket.com/tours/2007/INT/WORLDCUP/

My apology.....I guess I need to search around some more before openning up my mouth. That just tells you how patient I am. But then again I expected the links to be on the front page though.