Match Thread: 4th ODI, Bangladesh vs. Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, August 16, 2009

[AsifTheManRahman]

LOL, major fail.

[nycpro96]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
LOL, major fail.

[wiseshah]

Originally Posted by Razi

cool video. thanks

[wiseshah]

Originally Posted by nycpro96
Bhai. This is the match thread.

lol,funny

[BD-Shardul]

From the confident tone of our vice-captain aka Golden Boy it is clear that they don't want to go back to square one; it has assuaged my tension little bit. Inshallah Tigers will come back hard and will wrap the series tomorrow. Roar tigers roar.

[nycpro96]

Originally Posted by wiseshah
lol,funny

That wasn't a joke. (Just in case that was a sarcastic post)

[Orpheus]

Originally Posted by nycpro96
That wasn't a joke. (Just in case that was a sarcastic post)

so are you saying this isn't the match thread?

[Rifat]

Originally Posted by BD-Shardul
From the confident tone of our vice-captain aka Golden Boy it is clear that they don't want to go back to square one; it has assuaged my tension little bit. Inshallah Tigers will come back hard and will wrap the series tomorrow. Roar tigers roar.

Good to see you learning new Vocab...

GO SHARDUL GO!!!

[Orpheus]

Originally Posted by Rifat
Good to see you learning new Vocab...

GO SHARDUL GO!!!

stop jumping, I fear what his posts will look like by the time he goes to Z.

[shuziburo]

Batsmen-দের প্রথমে খেয়াল রাখতে হবে যে এটা T20 match না। Every batsman should try to take a couple of overs to settle down, keeping the scoreboard running with 1's and 2's. If they can score at around 4.5 to 5 runs/over in the first 30 overs losing no more than 3 wickets, preferably batting first, a score of 310+ is feasible. BD should open with a pacer and a spinner, setting an attacking field from the get go. ZIM is the weaker team and will crumble if BD applies pressure by bowling and fielding well. It will insha'Allah be 3-1 after tomorrow's match...

BD ka tempo high hai! (Slogan from my college days...)

-Shuja

[BD-Shardul]

Originally Posted by Rifat
Good to see you learning new Vocab...

GO SHARDUL GO!!!

Thanks Rifat

[shuziburo]

Originally Posted by Rifat
Good to see you learning new Vocab...

GO SHARDUL GO!!!

এইটা তো GRE-র vocabulary মনে হয়। এতো আমার জীবনের এক ভয়াবহ স্মৃতি। এখনো মাঝে মাঝে GRE-র verbal-এর দুঃস্বপ্ন দেখি!

Go Tigers!!! ZIM-এর ঘাড় মটকিয়ে দে।

-শুজা

[fais]

i think Ash needs to be pushed down to four and rakib up to 3rd...if rakib can act as an anchor with hopefully one of our openers we have the last 15 overs and wickets to play BOOM BASTIKA!!!

[AsifTheManRahman]

Mobile version peye ami chorom khushi, so please pardon the uradhura comments, but ei match e Zimbabwe ke paayer niche fele pishe dibo! Tarpor oder gura guli ke fu mere uriye dibo! Eagle er mangsho diye breakfast hobe ajke shokale! Ashrafuilla, maair ektao matite porte dish na jeno!

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[billah]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Mobile version peye ami chorom khushi, so please pardon the uradhura comments, but ei match e Zimbabwe ke paayer niche fele pishe dibo! Tarpor oder gura guli ke fu mere uriye dibo! Eagle er mangsho diye breakfast hobe ajke shokale! Ashrafuilla, maair ektao matite porte dish na jeno!

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Hmm... your avatar is finally having an effect on you persona.

[billah]

I think Naeem should be dropped from today's match.

Pretty much the whole team has moved away with Naeem kind of statistics....he may be more suited for the T20s. I really don't know what he is doing in this team. There is no advantage in keeping him while we have several other choices that are better.

[cricadda]

Originally Posted by abz..+
drope mehrab for this match

he is already...

[Eshen]

The whole team looked fatigued yesterday. It will be great test of characters whether they can pull themselves together and win the match tomorrow.

[cricadda]

Originally Posted by billah
I think Naeem should be dropped from today's match.

Pretty much the whole team has moved away with Naeem kind of statistics....he may be more suited for the T20s. I really don't know what he is doing in this team. There is no advantage in keeping him while we have several other choices that are better.

nop...they didnt drop him..he is playing today.

[cricadda]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Mobile version peye ami chorom khushi, so please pardon the uradhura comments, but ei match e Zimbabwe ke paayer niche fele pishe dibo! Tarpor oder gura guli ke fu mere uriye dibo! Eagle er mangsho diye breakfast hobe ajke shokale! Ashrafuilla, maair ektao matite porte dish na jeno!

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ki bollen bhai....kisu..ei bujlam na

[naz_ca]

Originally Posted by billah
I think Naeem should be dropped from today's match.

Pretty much the whole team has moved away with Naeem kind of statistics....he may be more suited for the T20s. I really don't know what he is doing in this team. There is no advantage in keeping him while we have several other choices that are better.

He did not get chance to bat where he ought to...its tough to proove batting at no 8.
Let him bat at no 4 and then c

[cricadda]

Originally Posted by nycpro96
Zimbabwe look to level series

Match facts
Sunday August 16, 2009
Start time 09.30 (07.30 GMT)

Big Picture

Zimbabwe's comprehensive comeback win in the third ODI was the best thing that could have happened to the series. Else, the last two games would have been reduced to dead rubbers. It halted Bangladesh's seven-match winning streak and caught them in a moment of complacency. When Zimbabwe lost two early wickets, it seemed like an all too familiar story but they put the setback behind them and showed true character in amassing a total which was sure to test a team on the upswing.

On a Queens Sports Club pitch which offers little margin for error for the bowlers, it's obvious that the better batting side will win. Zimbabwe fell short while chasing 321 in the second match, still managing to fight it out till the end. They went one step further in the third, pacing the innings intelligently and not allowing the Bangladesh spinners to get on top of the them. Promoting Elton Chigumbura proved a masterstroke because he had the cushion of runs to go out there and butcher the attack. A total of 323 eased the pressure on the bowlers. With the openers gone within two overs, there seemed an air of inevitability to the result before a last-ditch effort by Mahbubul Alam gave the visitors something to cheer.

Bangladesh will look to snap out of Friday's effort and put in a better all-round performance. They dropped two crucial catches in the field, crucially letting Chigumbura off early, leaked many singles and the top order wilted too early, leaving plenty to the middle order.

"We know that we did not execute our plan well and we let our standards drop," the vice-captain Mushfiqur Rahim said after an intense training session. "Everyone realises that we only have ourselves to blame for the defeat on Friday. We are really focused on putting up a much improved show tomorrow."

Form guide
(last five matches, most recent first)
Zimbabwe - WLLWW
Bangladesh - LWWWW

Watch out for…

In a team of trigger-happy hitters, Raqibul Hasan stands out as a batsman who is prepared to drop anchor and build an innings. He showed that in the West Indies where his calm presence helped his team out of a nervy situation and seal their first ever overseas win. His 78 in the third ODI came at a decent clip but it was just his bad luck that the support from the other end wasn't as forthcoming as he would have liked.

Elton Chigumbura's savage assault was indicative of Zimbabwe's hunger to put it across to the visitors. He capitalized on the third Powerplay and Bangladesh struggled to plug the onslaught. He also took the valuable wicket of Shakib Al Hasan and edged out Hamilton Masakadza for the Man-of-the-Match award.

Team news

Bangladesh have already announced their XI for tomorrow, with the only change being the inclusion of Junaid Siddique in place of Mehrab Hossain jnr. Naeem Islam opened in the third ODI with little success, so he's likely to drop down the order to accommodate Junaid.

Bangladesh 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Junaid Siddique, 3 Mohammad Ashraful, 4 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 5 Raqibul Hasan, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Naeem Islam, 9 Mahbubul Alam, 10 Enamul Haque jnr., 11 Syed Rasel

Zimbabwe are yet to announce their XI, but it won't be surprising if they stick to their winning combination. Their top scorer in the second game, Sean Williams, missed the third, so there's a case for his inclusion. He could replace Vusi Sibanda, who was out for a second-ball duck.

Zimbabwe: (probable) 1 Vusi Sibanda/Sean Williams, 2 Mark Vermeulen, 3 Hamilton Masakadza, 4 Brendan Taylor (wk), 5 Charles Coventry, 6 Elton Chigumbura, 7 Stuart Matsikenyeri, 8 Malcolm Waller, 9 Prosper Utseya (capt), 10 Ray Price, 11 Tawanda Mupariwa

Quotes
"The wicket is absolutely flat and there is no margin for error. The game has to be won with high intensity cricket and if you lose concentration for a few overs while fielding then the match can quickly get away from you."
Mushfiqur Rahim calls it as he sees it

good comment from musfiq...yes, he is right. they should understand their own self, what they did wrong?

[shamster]

What on earth was the point in bringing Mehrab in and then dropping him again ! and now bringing back Juned ! What is going on people ? I am not a hater or lover of the people mentioned but I can not understand the strategy some one please explain !

[MohammedC]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Mobile version peye ami chorom khushi, so please pardon the uradhura comments, but ei match e Zimbabwe ke paayer niche fele pishe dibo! Tarpor oder gura guli ke fu mere uriye dibo! Eagle er mangsho diye breakfast hobe ajke shokale! Ashrafuilla, maair ektao matite porte dish na jeno!

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Mobile version die apnar message quoute korlam. Nearly press the report button as I did not know you would have to click the reply button to do that.
As for the match thread"Joy Bangla"

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[bujhee kom]

Originally Posted by Murad
Team management er matha kharap hoye gese

Junu re drop e ba korlo keno.??abr ei game er jonnei ba nilo keno?? Mehrab re ek match kheliyei ba keno drop korlo?

Shob Lipu shalar dosh. Nije to ekta faltu player chilo.. ekhon team management ke o faltu kore peltese..!!Oi beta bekkol okhane keno gese????

My Murad bhai,

These sorts of actions just simply prove how uneducated, unprofessional, clueless, uncaring, flat-out stupid, moronic minded, shameless (even if we lose to Zimbabwe 0-5 they will be laughing showing the bad yeallow teeth and saying, "Madame, sir, hozoors, baaps, bhais, our boys didn't play well, what can we do!" ) they are. These are simply sub-humans! Lipu, Tipu, Apu, Topu - team mangement my rear, I curse at you, til I die, you low lives! Drink from a bodna and try not to shorten the oxygen that all the other living beings desperately need! Be gone!