This BD innings is right at the top

bangla_amar · #1 June 30, 2005, 08:23 AM

This bangladesh innings of 250 is one of the best ODI innings in the history of Bangladesh. Batting first against world champions, down 75-5 to recover such a healthy total, it's so refreshing to see.
Guess what, no Javed Omar to screw around in the middle overs.

May be our bowlers will try to redeem themselves and we might be in for SOMETHING!

fwullah · #2 June 30, 2005, 08:25 AM

We certainly got a total to be competitive, the rest is on Allah.

bangla_amar · #3 June 30, 2005, 08:28 AM

The building block of this innings was the 94 run parternship between Nafees and Pilot. Guess how they played....ones and twos. That's how you play ODI cricket.

GuruTM · #4 June 30, 2005, 08:33 AM

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Originally posted by bangla_amar
Guess what, no Javed Omar to screw around in the middle overs.

I liked it!!!!

[b]Javed out for a duck. Ki shanti. Ah............

milton_eng · #5 June 30, 2005, 08:36 AM

Javed out for duck and Bangladesh was 75/5 could have been 100 all out.

Anyways, very good batting by by Nafees and Pilot. We have a very good chance of winning today. Lets just pray for the best.

Spitfire_x86 · #6 June 30, 2005, 08:44 AM

Javed Omar's 81 against England was the gangrene of BD innings. We always had wickets, but scored a measly 208 in a very good batting wicket and fast outfield.

I hope those who "praised" Javed's innings now understand ODI batting little better after watching Shahriar Nafees and Pilot's batting today

Edited on, June 30, 2005, 1:47 PM GMT, by Spitfire_x86.

GuruTM · #7 June 30, 2005, 08:55 AM

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Originally posted by Spitfire_x86
Javed Omar's 81 against England was the gangrene of BD innings. We always had wickets, but scored a measly 208 in a very good batting wicket and fast outfield.

I hope those who "praised" Javed's innings now understand ODI batting little better after watching Shahriar Nafees and Pilot's batting today

Edited on, June 30, 2005, 1:47 PM GMT, by Spitfire_x86.

Well said mate!

[b]I want Shahriar+ Nafees +Iqbal as opening partners.

akabir77 · #8 June 30, 2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally posted by Spitfire_x86
Javed Omar's 81 against England was the gangrene of BD innings. We always had wickets, but scored a measly 208 in a very good batting wicket and fast outfield.

I hope those who "praised" Javed's innings now understand ODI batting little better after watching Shahriar Nafees and Pilot's batting today

Edited on, June 30, 2005, 1:47 PM GMT, by Spitfire_x86.

Javed got the chance in odi cause no one else could play as openr...

And i guess you would love to see bd allout by 139..

I am not supporting his style but i think he did the right thing by not getting out cuase our tail was not working on that day too.
I think bd scored 250 cause in that match they wanted to stay out in the field for 50 overs and when they managed that they became confidant... (sp after getting all out 139)

I could understand this javed slow batting was wrong if we were 205/5 and there were plyrs to come but we were 205/8 (i think) so which sugests it was hard condition....

While saying all these i think in Srilanak he shouldn't be selected in ODI if Iqbal performs or somebody else... For england condition he was the best answer...

Beamer · #9 June 30, 2005, 01:41 PM

Once again, staying at the wkt and playing 50 overs doesn't mean you stop scoring the singles and twos that are plenty in the middle overs against slower bowlers. Look at Mashud's innings of 42 and todays 71 ( both not out ) and see how mnay fours he hit. Not many. He scored the bulk of his runs scampering for singles and playing with his head. Javed's 81 was one of the worst big innings in living memory. What he does is make the non-striker take chances by going the aerial way, at a time when fielders are scattered all around the park.