Match Thread: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, Only 20/20 International, November 28 2006

[karimjay.]

Haha Cricinfo changed the BD total now

[billah]

Because of their help and cooperation, we have information that even people in Dhaka
do not have.

[istiak]

Originally Posted by Dhakablues
So, if we can score 166/10 in 19.5 overs... can we not score 332 in 50 against the same team?

Do you really know how cricket is played?

[Dhakablues]

Good way to start the official tour.. Certainly the revelation is, the experienced ones are needed, Aftab, Shahrier, Mashrafee, Sakib scored.. while Nazmus Sadat, Nadif, Mushfiq didnt surprise us. Bad news for Forhad Reza, especially since he is not getting runs nor much wickets lately.

[mshakir56]

This is what a you call an emphatic 20/20 win !!!!!

[Alien]

Originally Posted by capslock
Sure, we will need 20 wickets.

Haha...yeah thats a good one...

I wish Bangladesh would show the same ease against other teams more often.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by capslock
Sure, we will need 20 wickets.

No, Sir, 30 wickets minimum.

[istiak]

Originally Posted by billah
Guys, let's thank Mr. Biswajit Roy of The Daily Star and Mr. Rabeed Imam for updates from the press box and from the dressing room. Rabeed Imam said he is a regular visitor to BC.

Thanks Billah for the info...and thanks for Biswajit and Rabeed Imam.

Just a few days ago we were shouting against this Biswajit in another thread.

[Shafin]

Tapsh and Farhad will have a fight soon.

[view360]

it is a very impressive atart for Bd in the debut 20/20 . We can win without bashar or Ash.

[istiak]

This Twenty-20 game will bring lot of success for BD in near future. Actually our batsmen even play this format of cricket in test matches.

[view360]

Thanks to Bishwajit and Rabeed anyway. Well done !!

[Protic]

Thanks Billah Bhai and thanks to Biswajit and Rabeed Imam.

[RazabQ]

BR, RI and their middleman Billah. Thanks the troika, we were provided the closest thing to a real-time update for the 20/20 match. Guys, on behalf of BC, I'd like to thank you and urge you to keep it up. Remember, an SMS goes a long way

Mod

[thasan]

Originally Posted by Dhakablues
So, if we can score 166/10 in 19.5 overs... can we not score 332 in 50 against the same team?

err....with 20 wickets??

[Dhakablues]

Obviously your focus was on the 2nd parameter than the primary... I accept the opn bracket confusion.
There is a difference. We played a basically our 2nd/3rd string team against Zim. Had this been a 50 over game, we probably wouldnt have lost 10 wickets and scored 280+ runs. The question really is, if we are to prepare of world cup, we have to start raise the bar above 280 and this tour will reveal wether we can score big runs or not. This match BD scored 8 plus RR... in the ODIs, the target should be to score 6 plus to avoid the possibility of defeat. Gone are those days where 200 is a respectable score ( barring pitches of India)

[billah]

Originally Posted by capslock
Sure, we will need 20 wickets.

Statement of the day.

[Xavier]

According to cricinfo scorecard looks like Abdur Razzak had a very good spell with the ball:

Abdur Razzak

4-

0

-15-

3

....Econ:3.75

[zahid]

Yay, we won!

Good to see Hablu and Ashfool not in a Official BD game : ) Btw,Guys, Rafique didn't take 3 wickets - it was Razzak. Tigercricket and Cricinfo r saying this.

FINAL SCORECARD
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BANGLADESH

Batsman Status Runs Balls 4's 6's S.Rate Nazmus Sadat 1 c E. Chigumbura b GB Brent 4 3 0 0 133.33 Shahriar Nafees b E. Chigumbura 25 17 3 1 147.06 Aftab Ahmed c&b P. Utseya 28 18 4 1 155.56 Shakib Al Hasan c M. Nkala b Keith Debengwa 26 27 0 0 96.30 Kazi Shahadat Hossain Not Out 3 4 0 0 75.00 Nadif Chowdhury c GB Brent b P. Utseya 10 7 1 0 142.86 Farhad Reza c GB Brent b P. Utseya 7 7 1 0 100.00 Mushfiqur Rahim c S C Williams b Keith Debengwa 2 4 0 0 50.00 Mashrafee Bin Mortaza b CJ Chibhabha 36 26 2 2 138.46 Mohammad Rafique c CJ Chibhabha b GB Brent 13 5 3 0 260.00 A. Razzak Raj b Anthony Ireland 0 2 0 0 0.00 EXTRAS : b - 0 , w - 8 , nb - 2 , lb - 2 , p - 0 12 TOTAL : (in 19.5 overs, for 10 wickets) 166 Run Rate : 8.37

Bowling Analysis (Zimbabwe)

Bowler O M R W nb wd R/O GB Brent 4 0 40 2 0 0 10.00 Anthony Ireland 3 0 33 1 2 1 11.00 E. Chigumbura 2 0 23 1 0 1 11.50 P. Utseya 4 0 25 3 0 0 6.25 Keith Debengwa 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 S C Williams 4 0 28 1 0 0 7.00 CJ Chibhabha 1.5 0 14 1 0 0 7.64 ZIMBABWE Batsman Status Runs Balls 4's 6's S.Rate B. Taylor b Mashrafee Bin Mortaza 5 4 1 0 125.00 S Matsikenyeri c Shahriar Nafees b Kazi Shahadat Hossain 15 13 3 0 115.38 E. Chigumbura b Kazi Shahadat Hossain 4 6 1 0 66.67 H.Masakadza b A. Razzak Raj 35 24 4 1 145.83 S C Williams c Farhad Reza b Shakib Al Hasan 38 39 2 2 97.44 Keith Debengwa b A. Razzak Raj 7 13 0 0 53.85 M. Nkala st Mushfiqur Rahim b Mohammad Rafique 1 3 0 0 33.33 GB Brent b A. Razzak Raj 2 5 0 0 40.00 P. Utseya Not Out 7 8 0 0 87.50 CJ Chibhabha run out 2 2 0 0 100.00 Anthony Ireland Not Out 2 3 0 0 66.67 EXTRAS : b - 0 , w - 3 , nb - 0 , lb - 2 , p - 0 5 TOTAL : (in 20 overs, for 9 wickets) 123 Run Rate : 6.15 Bowling Analysis (Bangladesh) Bowler O M R W nb wd R/O Mashrafee Bin Mortaza 4 0 28 1 0 0 7.00 Kazi Shahadat Hossain 4 0 22 2 0 0 5.50 Mohammad Rafique 4 0 23 1 0 0 5.75 A. Razzak Raj 4 0 15 3 0 0 3.75 Shakib Al Hasan 4 0 30 1 0 0 7.50

[TheWatcher]

Originally Posted by Shafin
Tapsh and Farhad will have a fight soon.

Don't see how that can happen. Reza is a specialist batsman who should be considered a part time bowler, Tapash is a specialist bowler who can be considered a good late order batsman- two very different kind. Both need to concentrate on their specialities to stay/come into the national team.

[ahms]

Congratulation! Well, for ODI I will change NS,NC,MR and FR. Bring in MA,HB,KM and SR. Reshuffle the order.

[AsifTheManRahman]

looks like this is the first time we won the first of anything.

[Ahmed_B]

Good start of the series by BD. Surely will make them more confident and put pressure on the ZIM team for the coming ODI sereis.

[Shafin]

Post match conference from TC

Originally Posted by http://www.tigercricket.com/newnewsviews.aspx?Columnid=36
It was a team effort: Nafees
Tigercricket
28-November-2006

Zimbabwe captain Prosper Utseya, Bangladesh skipper Shahriar Nafees Ahmed and man of the match Mashrafee Bin Mortaza spoke about their feelings on Tuesday’s Twenty20 match after Bangladesh’s 43-run victory at Khulna:

Prosper Utseya

(Whether they thought that 166 was chasable)

A total of 160 is a good score and to chase that one of the top four batsmen need to bat through

(The difference between the two sides)

I think the difference was that these guys are pretty used to their conditions, they played straighter while we went across.

(On why he chose to field first)

We needed to see and test ourselves because have not played a Twenty20 match. But in a longer version 50 overs game we would like to bat first because chasing is always pressure.

(On the Bangladeshi left-arm spinners)

They look like they have improved more from the last time we played them.

Shahriar Nafees

(On the win)

I think we have started our battle against Zimbabwe in the right manner, with a convincing win. I would like to believe that this victory has given us confidence that we can do something really good in the ODI series.

(How it felt to captain the side)

I received 100 percent cooperation from my teammates in the field and they should be proud with their contribution. It was a team effort and not a captain’s or an individual’s match. I am very happy for that.

(On the factors that gave Bangladesh the edge)

If I had won the toss we would’ve batted also. The difference was that we batted better than Zimbabwe and when we bowled we could put pressure on them. Everyone contributed at some point and the late order batting of Mashrafee deserves special mention.

(The turning point in the match)

I think the dismissal of (Hamilton) Masakadza. From that point we were always confident that we would win.

(On captaining in a Twenty20 match)

Before today’s game we had to do a bit of homework regarding who to bring in while bowling and who would be bowling during a specific situation. The batting order was also discussed. I did not have to take any serious decision in the field. We just applied our plans smartly on the field.

(The future of Twenty20 in Bangladesh)

Every type of cricket is popular in Bangladesh so I don’t see any reason why Twenty20 should be any different.

Mashrafee Bin Mortaza

(Which part he enjoyed most in the match)

I wanted to bowl at the death. Just bowled one over towards the end but there were no major batsmen at the crease then. I guess I enjoyed the batting more today.
(Replying to the question whether international cricket had everything stacked against the bowlers these days)

Test matches are still there!

SN looks like a better talker.

[FaridpurChicago]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
looks like this is the first time we won the first of anything.

Bro, this is not the first time for us. All of our players are familiar with this. Did Aftab play anything different than his usual game? I don't think so.

Our cricketes always play twenty20 game. ICC calls our games test and ODI. That is ICC problem.

We have been playing twenty20 game since we are given test status (except JO,Pilot; who always play test even when ICC calls the game ODI).