Match Thread: Bangladesh vs West Indies Test 1, Day 1

**Nasif** · #1 May 27, 2004, 11:46 PM

Let us start with a hope that our team will do something good this time and show what they are made of.

Match is scheduled to start at 10:05am US Eastern Time (14:05GMT, 8:05pm BST)

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Good luck to our team. God help us this time.

[Edited on 28-5-2004 by nasif]

Carte Blanche · #2 May 27, 2004, 11:54 PM

Great, looking forward to it. I've to start stacking up snacks and drinks for the match.

[Edited on 28-5-2004 by Carte Blanche]

Zobair · #3 May 27, 2004, 11:58 PM

nasif! please check your U2U

Zobair · #4 May 28, 2004, 12:04 AM

Well from the various accounts of the pitch it seems to me that bowling first on winning the toss is the best option for us. The pitch is supposed to be prettty lively early on, but should ease in a couple of days i.e. it will progressively get more consucive to batting. Of course there is the small matter of winning the toss

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**Nasif** · #5 May 28, 2004, 01:02 AM

I have a bad feeling

of toss loosing, sent to bat; and yet again we encounter another batting nose dive crash

fwullah · #6 May 28, 2004, 02:34 AM

When 1 of our top order (1-3) scores a test fifty, we have a good chance (60 out of 100) that we score more than 250 - but in order to do that, we have to win the toss and bowl first - as pompous indicated.

WI2debone · #7 May 28, 2004, 03:53 AM

Well guys, another game in a few hours!!! Best of luck in the Test series!!! Hopefully we will win this one

don't ask me who is we!!!!!!!!

I don't know people are confused about whom I support ..... my nick says it all .....

Let's go Bang!!!!

Zephaniah · #8 May 28, 2004, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by WI2debone
Well guys, another game in a few hours!!! Best of luck in the Test series!!! Hopefully we will win this one

don't ask me who is we!!!!!!!!

I don't know people are confused about whom I support ..... my nick says it all .....

Let's go Bang!!!!

You're a true BD supporter. Join the wagon then

WI2debone · #9 May 28, 2004, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zephaniah

You're a true BD supporter. Join the wagon then

Yeah right!!!!

Tiger · #10 May 28, 2004, 06:38 AM

Hey guys! Let me join in!!

Really looking forward to our first test win...

ZaKi · #11 May 28, 2004, 06:55 AM

Tiger

posted on 28-5-04 at 05:38 PM
Hey guys! Let me join in!!

Really looking forward to our first test win...

>> tiger, i m also looking forward to our 1st test win. but not this time.

. i will be happy if bd batsman can take the test to 5th or minimum 4th day. but i think thats impossible

mahbubH · #12 May 28, 2004, 07:08 AM

I just don't want to see more than one wicket fall in the first session if BD bat first......

SS · #13 May 28, 2004, 07:19 AM

more than one wkt hahaha
pray that 10 wkts not gone!!

Cricket46 · #14 May 28, 2004, 07:48 AM

Did anyone read the cricinfo preview article on today's test match? I thought it was a very nice article. May be the author did not know that Rana was not playing. Or is he playing? I know lot has been debated about this issue on this board. But I felt even worse reading how international journalists view Rana.

Anyway, here is that link:

A time to rise

[Edited on 5-28-2004 by chinaman : hide link inside text to restore forum layout.]

Tiger · #15 May 28, 2004, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZaKi
Tiger

posted on 28-5-04 at 05:38 PM
Hey guys! Let me join in!!

Really looking forward to our first test win...

>> tiger, i m also looking forward to our 1st test win. but not this time.

. i will be happy if bd batsman can take the test to 5th or minimum 4th day. but i think thats impossible

I agree that a win in this series is probably unlikely but I find it much more enjoyable to follow the matches with a winning mentality. Given the amount of team spirit we currently have, I am sure if WI players make mistakes, our players will take full advantage and as long as we keep the winning mentality, instead of feeling like losers, we will succeed

sheshprohor · #16 May 28, 2004, 08:31 AM

fielding first ? hmm....usually that's a should. But to me...bat first. History tells us...we get tired of fielding and that affect the concentration of our batsman (lame excuse but that's the way it is..). As Batting is our moral weakness...BD should go for the batting.

In any case...we all know the end results.

Prohor

kerriluvswindies · #17 May 28, 2004, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sheshprohor
fielding first ? hmm....usually that's a should. But to me...bat first. History tells us...we get tired of fielding and that affect the concentration of our batsman (lame excuse but that's the way it is..). As Batting is our moral weakness...BD should go for the batting.

In any case...we all know the end results.

Prohor

I think you need a little of Tiger's enthusiasm. Get in the winning spirit.

mahbubH · #18 May 28, 2004, 08:36 AM

History tells us...we get tired of fielding and that affect the concentration of our batsman (lame excuse but that's the way it is..).
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This is valid point... I also think batting first face the new ball with all the energy!

Tiger · #19 May 28, 2004, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SS
more than one wkt hahaha
pray that 10 wkts not gone!!

I think our batsmen are going to survive better if they follow these 3 rules:

*Don't go fishing outside off if it is a good ball

*Don't follow balls going down the leg (happened too often in the ODIs)

*When good bouncers are bowled duck and be safe rather than trying to play hook shots

Our top batsmen are skilled enough to play WI bowling attack and I hope they prove this today!

crazyisland · #20 May 28, 2004, 08:46 AM

Common BD... Let's prove that we can be as good as anybody..

mahbubH · #21 May 28, 2004, 08:48 AM

Can anybody post the link: how to get into
"IRC: BanglaCricket Live Chat with CricInfo Live Commentary" (NOT via banglacricket)

Hasibul · #22 May 28, 2004, 08:52 AM

any 1 know anything about the weather?

ZaKi · #23 May 28, 2004, 08:55 AM

u can join #cricket channel at dalnet server. where u will get live commentry of all ODI & Test matches. & u will be happy know that founder of that channel is bangladeshi. Many Bangladeshi r there to enjoy live commentry. & share their fellings 2

akabir77 · #24 May 28, 2004, 09:00 AM

hey guys good morning. you know every one is thinking what will bd do against WI bowling but what about WI they didn't do that well with Eng 47 all out HI HI. If we can bowl them out with in 105 we will have a good chance of ............

Tiger · #25 May 28, 2004, 09:02 AM

It seems like we won the toss...