Match Thread: ICC CT: New Zealand vs. Bangladesh at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff; June 9th - 9:30 GMT

[R0ssei]

Back to track

It's a must win situation for us. We have to score 300+ if we bat first and restrict NZ below 300 (for that you have to get min 8 wickets). Same thing if we chase.

To make a 300+ score, we need Tamim to score big as usual and others contribute to the total. If Tamim fails, no matter how much depth we get in the batting order, we won't score 300. So, I would take extra bowlers rather.

Imrul is out obviously. So, we can put Sabbir back at 3 and he can manage 40 runs at best on a good day. If we put Shakib there, he can manage 30-40 runs as well by hitting and missing, not that he is doing any better at 5. Then we can play Sabbir as a power finisher. Mushy shouldn't upgrade to 3 as our middle order would crumble w/o him. Basically, we have 7 batsmen who will need to score 300 as our tale-enders can't score at all. Top 5 need to make 250 runs (50 each which is a stretch).

I included 5 specialist bowlers as we only got 3 wickets in 2 matches. Taskin included for pace variation and aggression. Mehedi included as he can manage 20-25 runs at the end and Shakib isn't in form.


1. Tamim
2. SS
3. Shakib
4. Mushy
5. Mullah
6. Sabbir
7. Mehedi
8. Mash
9. Taskin
10. Rubel
11. Fizz

Mosa can be considered for Shakib.

[Kohli_Sox]

SS needs to go big otherwise we lose

[RealSports]

Batting line-up is wrong. Tamim and Sarker are fine as openers, but it's the middle order which is giving me a headache. Ideally, it should be Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah at 3/4 followed by Shakib, Shabbir, Mosaddek, Mehedi...

[shahid ali]

I wish Bangladesh win this contest..

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by Rinathq
alright, I would play this XI in this order,

Tamim
Soumya
Shakib
Mushy
Riyad
Shabbir
Mosaddek
Miraz
Mash
Rubel
Fizz

Play Shak at no.3.. he wont do worse then Imrul, Shabbir.... he is useless down the order anyways. He can be used the same way Shabbir was tried.. To accelerate early on. Bring back Mosaddek... Play Miraz as well.

They can try shakib at number 3 as no one has particularly done well at that position. Again, the bowlers have to bowl better. They have seen how Australian seamers bowled the other day.

[Mas_UK25]

No need for another spinner on a small ground, straight hit is small. Play Sakib only spinner, Mossadekk instead of Kayes. Taskin in for Miraz.

Tamim
Kayes
Sabbir
Mushy
Shakib
Mossadekk
Mahmudullah
Mortaza
Rubel
Taskin
Mustafizur

[godzilla]

Originally Posted by RealSports
Batting line-up is wrong. Tamim and Sarker are fine as openers, but it's the middle order which is giving me a headache. Ideally, it should be Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah at 3/4 followed by Shakib, Shabbir, Mosaddek, Mehedi...

This! No point of letting imrul feature if he is just going to fail.

[Nafi]

Originally Posted by RealSports
Batting line-up is wrong. Tamim and Sarker are fine as openers, but it's the middle order which is giving me a headache. Ideally, it should be Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah at 3/4 followed by Shakib, Shabbir, Mosaddek, Mehedi...

Should have done this from the beginning.

[NoName]

Lanka beat India, Pak beat SA.

We have no excuses now

[simon]

We should take inspiration from Srilanka and beat the hell out of NZ.

[R0ssei]

Get Guptill, Kane & Taylor out under 120 runs collectively. We're good to go.

[Match Adda]

After srilankan heroic wins against India , I really wants to see bd touchdown newzeland. Go bd

[Wakidul]

We will loose by a big margin

[Mas_UK25]

Need to go hard at NZ. Play the fearless brand of attacking cricket 2015! Sarkar needs to unleash his big hits, and don't try to play slow like Tamim who is vastly experienced and knows how to change gears well. Sarkar needs to go the way which worked for him.

[Shubho]

I just hope they have a good game for a change. The first two games were a complete sh!tshow so far, except for Tamim and maybe Mushy. The rest have flattered to deceive. Makes you wonder what they were doing during the month-long prep ahead of the tournament.

[anon4567]

After Sri Lanka thrashed India, much like what Pakistan did to SA, we have the audacity to write about how SL and Pak are a weak bunch of teams now and open threads giving advices to those teams?

After NZ gives us a good thrashing tonight and we finish as the only team without a win in the tournament, it will bring us all the back to the ground from our high horses. We are still the laughing stock of international cricket for reasons (biggest one being us, the fans).

[Awla]

Originally Posted by anon4567
After Sri Lanka thrashed India, much like what Pakistan did to SA, we have the audacity to write about how SL and Pak are a weak bunch of teams now and open threads giving advices to those teams?

After NZ gives us a good thrashing tonight and we finish as the only team without a win in the tournament, it will bring us all the back to the ground from our high horses. We are still the laughing stock of international cricket for reasons (biggest one being us, the fans).

[basir]

BD needs to take early wickets against NZ and for that to happen they need Fizz to open the bowling.

[6alltheway]

Tomorrow will prove if we are a genuine cricket nation or just a bunch of wannabies. Sl n pak proved it can we ?

[NoName]

The thrashing will be unreal

[Zeeshan]

For all the wrist slitters out there.. *holds mic* how do you feel about one of the weakest team of the tournament boasting a batsman who is on the top of table?

[Zeeshan]

Speaking of which, anyone got Tamim's IDGAF-almost-took-Soumya's-head-brutal-coming-downtown-boundary? I have never seen anything like that.

[MalikBro]

Originally Posted by NoName
Lanka beat India, Pak beat SA.

We have no excuses now

It is more like India beat Pakistan who beat South Africa who beat Sri Lanka who beat India. Back to the circle. Fun group. Ha!

[nsuRocks]

বিডি নিউয ২৪ এর আরিফুল হকের মতে বাংলাদেশ ৪ পেসার নিয়ে খেলবে। মিরাজ, কয়েস বাদ। উইকেটে ঘাষ দেখে এই সিদ্ধান্ত।

[Roy_1]

Originally Posted by MalikBro
It is more like India beat Pakistan who beat South Africa who beat Sri Lanka who beat India. Back to the circle. Fun group. Ha!

Yes, painful fun for us