Match Thread: BCB XI vs NZ XI Practice Match | Dec 22, 2016 | BDT 4 AM| Cobham Oval, NZ

[EmperorHawk]

Indian-go ki khaya daya kam nai? I really dont understand this Indian obsession to hate on BD cricket. Harmu jitmu, togo eto jole ken?

[Dilscoop]

Originally Posted by EmperorHawk
Indian-go ki khaya daya kam nai? I really dont understand this Indian obsession to hate on BD cricket. Harmu jitmu, togo eto jole ken?

Eh, I kind of like it. Makes us feel exxxtra special. Their anger only fuels us.

[MHRAM]

Originally Posted by firstlane1
Its good to be back after the whole. "Incident"

[5tonne]

This guy is not the original firstlane. The original one didn't have 1 after the nick.

[Nadim]

Glad we lost. I wouldn't look too much into it tbh. Not even a list A match
. This will wake us up for sure

[Rana Melb]

Lost to a D graded team.. not good

[Mas_UK25]

Good start and set Soumya threw it away. I saw that pull, backing away a litte towards the leg side, lazily does it. Seen this shot get him out in BPL.

Tamim, Shakib and Sabbir -- Three gun players, failed. What is with Sabbir since that ton?
He has gone awol!

Miraz is one for the future, great prospect - great test start. But for LOI so far what I've seen of him, his batting is mediocre, I'm sure he will improve and get better. For now, Mosadekh plays imo, Mosa is far better batsmen down the order and bowls useful offies, plus with Shakib and Mahmudullah for the spin options I don't think BD needs another genuine offspinner or leg spinner in NZ conditions!

Who the heck is Tanveer? Who is Tanveer? Where did he come from?

Selector who selected this dude out the blue, must be a R.....

Nasir Hossain, adds better depth to the line up. Nasir gives you batting, bowling and his top notch fielding. selectors, wake the eff up?! Nasir is better than Hom and Tanveer and combined.

[simon]

Originally Posted by MHRAM
We were 217/5 at this position, shows that our lower order batting let us down ONE MORE TIME.

Where is our designated finisher?

Stop blaming the lower order.
What about Imrul, SS and Ryad, they all scored handsome 35+, one should have scored a 80+. Mushy and Shak got good starts, one of them shohld have finished the innings.
If our main batsmen take these responsibilities then we wont need lower order to save us, if we want to improve and put 300+ totals this is how we have to do it.
Btw , this is a practice match so batters might have thought lets give every one some overs to bat, but in real game top 5 will have to take more responsibility.

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[Ishmumislam]

Originally Posted by simon
Stop blaming the lower order.
What about Imrul, SS and Ryad, they all scored handsome 35+, one should have scored a 80+. Mushy and Shak got good starts, one of them shohld have finished the innings.
If our main batsmen take these responsibilities then we wont need lower order to save us, if we want to improve and put 300+ totals this is how we have to do it.
Btw , this is a practice match so batters might have thought lets give every one some overs to bat, but in real game top 5 will have to take more responsibility.

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riyad retired to give others a chance to practice, dint get out

[Eshen]

Not much bowlers can do here, those are 350 grounds. Batsmen need to show more aggression.

With Sabbir struggling with his timing, imo, Maruf should be given a try.

[EmperorHawk]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Not much bowlers can do here, those are 350 grounds. Batsmen need to show more aggression.

With Sabbir struggling with his timing, imo, Maruf should be given a try.

Agreed. But I have a feeling Hathuri will not let Maruf see the light of day, seeing as he's not part of Hathuri's original plan, but rather a force-add by BCB following BPL (same BPL that Hathuri laughed away, saying its irrelevant for team selection)

Like it or not, this is The Hathuri show,only Hathuri-picks usually get to star in it.

[hoodlum]

This Tanveer guy looks so unfit with no skills with the ball.

[One World]

Why Mash does not get a breakthrough like before?

[Rinathq]

Originally Posted by One World
Why Mash does not get a breakthrough like before?

man it was one practice match... Mash was our best seamer by a long shot against Afghanistan and England

[horizon]

Originally Posted by Rinathq
man it was one practice match... Mash was our best seamer by a long shot against Afghanistan and England

That was in totally different conditions! In NZ pitches, I would expect Taskin to be more successful than others.

[Jadukor]

Mash will be a key bowler in the NZ series. He has great control of his bowling and he just needs to workout the right length for NZ conditions. I think he needs to go a bit more fuller in length in NZ then the back of length stuff he bowls usually in Mirpur. I hope the warmup gave our bowlers enough opportunities in figuring out their lengths on NZ pitches.