Match Thread: Series Decider, Bangladesh vs New Zealand 3rd ODI, Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Tuesday 14 October 2008

[abu2abu]

Maybe they should drop riyad and give Imrul kayes a go?

[Navarene]

Originally Posted by abu2abu
Anyone know what the weather/pitch is like at Chotto gram?

Weather will be nice, sunny, hot and humid and there is a mere chance of rain since the monsoon cloud has moved further from the Chittagong sky, according to the chief of weather forecast office of Chittagong.

Source: Daily Prothom Alo

[abu2abu]

Originally Posted by Navarene
Weather will be nice, sunny, hot and humid and there is a mere chance of rain since the monsoon cloud has moved further from the Chittagong sky, according to the chief of weather forecast office of Chittagong.

Source: Daily Prothom Alo

Thanks bhai

[bujhee kom]

Originally Posted by auntu
Nice avatar B_K.. Busy chila ? koekdin awaz painai. And also those payesh he ate from Bhabis..

naa auntu, kisher aar ei jibon, kisher aar busy...2nd match chak khawar por bedishaa/phagol hoe nodi-te jhaap deowar plan korsilum! koek din ektu nodir paare hatahati koira dekhlaam, nodir paani very polluted, tai abar BC-te feere ashchi...

[abu2abu]

I suspect we'll lose tomorrow and badly too. I hope I’m wrong. If we do lose all the hard work would have been for nothing. The critics will go on criticising suggesting we are not cut out for the big stage. They will continue to deride as a once-in-a-blue moon, when-the-conditions-are-right, kind of side.

The team’s psychological block will continue unabated and, worst of all, us fans will go home deflated and disappointed. I implore Ash and the boys, if not for yourselves, then please do it for us...

[bujhee kom]

Originally Posted by CholCholBD
....and if u ever wanted to know where my screen name came from...here it is:...

so, that's how your name is pronounced... all this time i thought it was like shurooa - jhol jhol BD...like magur mach or murgir jhol (gravy)...

that was a beautiful great song... chol chol bd bhai, you have a good strong support spirit for our tigers...highly appreciate that.

[auntu]

Originally Posted by bujhee kom
naa auntu, kisher aar ei jibon, kisher aar busy...2nd match chak khawar por bedishaa/phagol hoe nodi-te jhaap deowar plan korsilum! koek din ektu nodir paare hatahati koira dekhlaam, nodir paani very polluted, tai abar BC-te feere ashchi...

Thanks to those who have polluted the waters. tomar ekta jinish mone rakha uchit...

Jibon mane jntrona
noigo fuler bichana

valobahsao jontrona
tai jibon mane valobasha

[auntu]

Read this article from bdnews24.com

Link


beparta pochondo holo na..

[AsifTheManRahman]

Kalam bhai kheipa geche. Oi Mashrafe, or mukher moddhe ekta bouncer maar to!

[Razi]

সিরিজ জয়ের রঙ দিয়ে শততম ম্যাচ রঙিন করার স্বপ্ন
চট্টগ্রাম, বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর ডটকম

এটা বাংলাদেশে শততম ম্যাচ, জানেন? শুনে মোহাম্মদ আশরাফুল মনে করলেন প্রশ্নকর্তারই ভুল,"আরে বলছেন কী? আমাদের ১০০-তম ম্যাচে না আমরা ভারতকে হারালাম।" ২০০৪ সালের ২৬ ডিসেম্বর ঢাকার বঙ্গবন্ধু জাতীয় স্টেডিয়ামে 'ভারত বধ' করে ওয়ানডে ক্রিকেটে নিজেদের শততম ম্যাচের উপলক্ষ স্মরণীয়ই করে রেখেছে বাংলাদেশ। তবে মঙ্গলবার চট্টগ্রামের বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ শহীদ রুহুল আমীন স্টেডিয়ামে বাংলাদেশ-নিউজিল্যান্ডের সিরিজ নির্ধারণী ম্যাচটি আসলে বাংলাদেশের মাটিতে হতে যাওয়া ১০০-তম একদিনের আন্তর্জাতিক ম্যাচ। যে ম্যাচটি বাংলাদেশকে দিচ্ছে ইতিহাস গড়ার হাতছানিও।

[Razi]

The above news of bdnews24.com really gave me a lot of hope.

[Rabz]

It will be our day tomorrow.
We shall Win, Inshallah.

Let's rock, boys.

[Beamer]

Toss winner will bat first this game.

[cricket_dorshok]

Good luck tigers!!!

[yaseer]

Go tigers go
we will win inshallah!!

[WarWolf]

Go go go go...........................

[yaseer]

Mahbubul Robin is out of the 12 man Squad, Imrul Kayes in the 12 man squad for tomorrow's match. So, Shahadat is playing for sure and there is a chance for Imrul for debut. In that case Riyad may sit out.

Source: ATN Bangla

[Razi]

Imrul Kayes probably getting his debut tomorrow in place of Riyad according to TV and web news. He is named in the playing XII replacing Mahbubul Alam Robin.

[Razi]

Chittagong braces for exciting decider
TigerCricket.com

CHITTAGONG: This will be the 100th ODI match to be staged in Bangladesh since the first one exactly two decades ago and the occasion calls for something special. No point reminding the Tigers about it who arrived in the city of hillocks and ships on Sunday. They are still smarting from the defeat in the second game and are quietly hoping that things will work out for them in the same was as it did in the first match where they simply swept aside the Black Caps.

It is difficult to say whether Chittagong has the honour of starting seconds or minutes ahead of Dhaka on 27 October 1988. On that day Pakistan took on Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium while hosts Bangladesh battled India at the MA Aziz stadium here. Those were the first ODIs played in this country. Twenty years on the Tigers find themselves in a position they are not quite accustomed to. A win tomorrow would give the home side a series win and the chances for a change are almost even.

“I think the team that starts well will have the momentum. It has been a pretty even series so far and we are expecting another tough match tomorrow,” said Black Caps vice captain Brendon McCullum before training at the Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium in the afternoon.

McCullum has been one of the many disappointments in the tourists’ top order with only Jacob Oram’s all-round brilliance enabling his team to cross 200 in the first and second ODIs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka and the side’s star man said it was about time the batters contributed.

“We have to make sure that we bat well up to over 40 and allow our strong late order to attack towards the end.”

For the home team getting rid of Oram early on has become a priority. The big man has led a charmed life in this series and made 57 and 75 not out while the rest have fallen cheaply around him.

“He (Oram) has made a difference. He has given chances but we could not take them and we really suffered for that in the second match. We can’t let that happen again. Also we have consistently done well in bowling and fielding but it takes all three departments to click together for a result. Our focus is on that,” said Tigers captain Mohammad Ashraful after sweating it out for an hour and a half in the extreme heat of Chittagong.

Ashraful also predicted runs on a pitch that is brown and firm.

“It looks good for batting, it usually is. Also the outfield is quick.”

Coach Jamie Siddons thought the Tigers have a genuine chance going into the match.

“If the pitch plays slow like I expect it to then our bowlers can always make something out of it,” said Siddons.

Bangladesh have left out Mehrab Hossain Jr. and Mahbubul Alam from their 12.

Teams
Bangladesh (12): Zunaed Siddique, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful (Captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Naeem Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicketkeeper), Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Vice Captain), Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel, Shahadat Hossain, Imrul Kayes

New Zealand (From): Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum (Wicketkeeper/Vice Captain), Jamie How, Ross Taylor, Daniel Flynn, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori (Captain), Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Jeetan Patel, Mark Gillespie, Gareth Hopkins, Michael Mason, Grant Elliott

Match starts: 9:00am Bangladesh Standard Time (0300GMT)

Match Referee: Javagal Srinath (Ind)
Field Umpires: Enamul Hoque (Ban) & Daryl Harper (Aus)
TV Umpire: A.F.M.Akhtar Uddin (Ban)
4th Umpire: Sharfuddoula Ibn Shahid (Ban)
Weather forecast: Sunny and warm

[Nocturnal]

কালকে মণি ভাই ই আমাদের ভরসা!!

[Omio]

Why Riad is playing? I dont get it,We should take Imrul instead of him.

[yaseer]

Channel i also confirmed that Imrul Kayes is in the final 12 of tomorrow's match. They also said there is high probability of Imrul Kayes playing tomorrow.

[ialbd]

Bismillah..... lets make history in Chittagong....

[hoodlum]

i hope imrul plays instead of riyad tomorrow

[Bancan]

Asif's video in the first page pumped me up. Lets Go Bangladesh. Cmon.