Match Thread: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I at Chittagong Feb 12, 2014 (BD Time: 5:00pm)

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by Fazal
Khelar ageei heere gele kemne hobe.

Even there is 1% chance and if I invest my time to watch the game, I expect them to win.

Dabani khecho onek, dabani abar khabo, kintu geetar asha neyee khala dekbo.

There is a beginning of everything, may be this is will be our days.

khelar ageei jite gelee, khelowarra mathe ghum pare....

[Jadukor]

screw the rankings... We will win this

just sayin

[Nadim]

Looking forward to see Shabbir and Sunny.

Hope we play Bijoy as a wk/bat and not Mithun.

[Sohel]

Sri Lanka has one of the best T20I sides in the world, and I'm not sure we as a team have become any better at this particular format. Our top batters will have to deal with 8 overs of Malinga and Kulasekara throughout the match and that combination of pace and swing bowled fuller won't be easy to handle even on the flaccid pitch in Chittagong. Yet we must put up a great total to have any kind of chance to win. Just look at their batters! They're more than capable of scoring 200+ against us even if common sense prevails and Koushik wins against the strange temptation to bowl at death.

Keeping all that in mind. Here's my XI.

1. Mit'hun (Mrs. Benson & Hedges never was a good T20I player)
2. Kopa
3. VJ (WK)
4. MHS
5. Shakib
6. Nasir
7. Rumman
8. Koushik (C)
9. Shohag
10. AS
11. AAH

[Shehwar]

Hope we win this. Need some confidence ahead of the World Cup.

[BD_TigerZ]

Don't be surprised if they pick ullah, Mominul and mithun..

[Jadukor]

We pushed NZ close even without Shakib. With Shakib back in the line up I am really excited about this group of guys. We will miss Mushy no doubt but i think we have enough fire power. I hope we end up chasing because i don't think our bowling can defend a total during a close chase.

[SMHasan]

Originally Posted by Jadukor
We pushed NZ close even without Shakib. With Shakib back in the line up I am really excited about this group of guys. We will miss Mushy no doubt but i think we have enough fire power. I hope we end up chasing because i don't think our bowling can defend a total during a close chase.

Yeah....

hoping for an interesting match. Match with the Lions, Tigers!

[SS]

Originally Posted by Sohel
Sri Lanka has one of the best T20I sides in the world, and I'm not sure we as a team have become any better at this particular format. Our top batters will have to deal with 8 overs of Malinga and Kulasekara throughout the match and that combination of pace and swing bowled fuller won't be easy to handle even on the flaccid pitch in Chittagong. Yet we must put up a great total to have any kind of chance to win. Just look at their batters! They're more than capable of scoring 200+ against us even if common sense prevails and Koushik wins against the strange temptation to bowl at death.

Keeping all that in mind. Here's my XI.

1. Mit'hun (Mrs. Benson & Hedges never was a good T20I player)
2. Kopa
3. VJ (WK)
4. MHS
5. Shakib
6. Nasir
7. Rumman
8. Koushik (C)
9. Shohag
10. AS
11. AAH

agree Sohel bhai on the SL Strength and our realistic fate. But I doubt Mrs. Benson & Hedges will be smoking outside the dressing room. He already made some drama and will be inside the smoking free zone as He is Shuperstar. A smoking 20+ or 0+ quick score will make our team look t20 cool

[Saifulsohel]

Daily Star t20 XI(I believe on them):
Tamim
Shamsur
Shakib
Mominul
Nasir
Mithun
Riyad/Sabbir/Farhad
Gazi
Mashrafe
Al Amin
Arafat Sunny

[MHRAM]

Could not manage the tickets

Really wanted to watch the T20 series in my home town

[MHRAM]

I don't see any reason to play Mominul ahead of Sabbir/Anamul

[BD_TigerZ]

Originally Posted by MHRAM
I don't see any reason to play Mominul ahead of Sabbir/Anamul

This. bolod management.

[MHRAM]

shobai muri khaite besto naki?

Match is starting in a while

[Abid_Khan]

any link bhais

[BD_TigerZ]

No shabbir. I simply don't understand the inclusion of 2 keepers. A Plyer with 40+ avg in the past year 6 50s and a 130 sr can't get in a squad.. Baffles me.

[MHRAM]

Zeeshan Mahmud: "There is also another one. Um-perera. As in umperaras giving decisions against Bangladesh." Zeeshan obviously still hurting over that Nasir Hossain dismissal in the second Test. It'll heal. Give it time.

BD WON THE TOSS AND CHOSE TO FIELD

Arafat sunny and Ali are debuting, excellent decision

[ReZ_1]

Originally Posted by MHRAM
shobai muri khaite besto naki?

Match is starting in a while

M.ullah still to go under the hammer.. i bet even he is also not concentrating on the match

[zunaid_bd]

Who won the toss?

[BD Tigers]

Bangladesh batting...won the toss...Tamim is playing..Al Amin, Sabbir, and Mahmud is out...

sorry stupid Masranga reporter said wrong...BD fielding...

[BD_TigerZ]

Keep under 170 and we got a shot.

[BD_TigerZ]

We are going to torn apart..rubel over Al amin..mash..gazi..

[Night_wolf]

Tamim Iqbal,
Anamul Haque,
Shamsur Rahman,
Shakib Al Hasan,
Nasir Hossain,
Mithun Ali†,
Farhad Reza,
Sohag Gazi,
Arafat Sunny,
Mashrafe Mortaza*,
Rubel Hossain

bad team selection..asa kome galo

[MHRAM]

Unfortunate for Riad to get a chop. I would say, with my eyes close that Riad is a better package than ATG bowler Swag Gazi in T20s

And reza in the squad, not a bad addition but our batting looks really weak-and too many bowlers, no-one really extra-ordinary.

[BD_TigerZ]

Worse they pick mithun for his batting. Lol. Bijoy keeping.