BD v Zim - First Test - Day 2

[Sham]

Is the match starting a half hour early today to make up for lost time?

[fab]

" We will be back at 09:30 (07:30 GMT) tomorrow"

[Carte Blanche]

Yep, half an hour left from now.

[Carte Blanche]

Depending on the weather though.
Weather forecast for today:

Cloudy with occasional rain showers. High near 75F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

(Courtesy of Yahoo)

[sadhat]

Match State: Delay - Day 2 - Rain

Good morning from Harare Sports Club for the 2nd day's play in the
1st test, Zimbabwe v Bangladesh
Match have to start 30 mins early due to 16 overs play lost
yesterday, but overcast condition here in Harare, slight drizzle,
just before the start of play

[Carte Blanche]

Players are back in the field now. Taibu to face Mushfiq.

[chinaman]

Zimbabwe: 206/4 (86.0 ov)

[Hasib]

Geez... i do hope our batsmen get their act together when they go out to bat... coz the 1st innings will be big.

[fwullah]

Yep.

coz the 1st innings will be big.

[Hasib]

What I really want to know is where is Rafique... and hav they bowled Rana yet?

[fwullah]

Rafique was bowled for a cople of overs or more at the start of the day.

Now the new ball is taken, so Rafique will come when the new ball gets a little old.

And I think Rana will be bowled like a part timer; or, to say more accurately, Rana is in the team as the number six batsman. So batting is his main job in this test for the moment.

I've been watching Mushfique, although I am his fan, I've been watching that he has not been bowling too well in this test match. I hope that he bats better to justify his position in the test team.

[Hasib]

The prob is the pace men r giving away a feast of boundaries

[Hasib]

91.2 Manjural Islam to Ervine, no run, beaten outside off stump, god
comeback by MANJURAL


God come back?

[fwullah]

Ervine just hit his career best.

I wonder how many of our batsman will hit their career best in this test match.

[fwullah]

Ervine's previous best was 53 vs Australia and 2nd best previous was against England (34).

By the way, Taibu also hit another fifty. Whch makes the Zimbabwe batting card look like 4 fifties by 4 batsman SO FAR, and one duck by Trevor Gripper.

[chinaman]

Taibu gone.

Zimbabwe: 258/5 (97.1 ov)

[chinaman]

97.1 Mohammad Rafique to Taibu, OUT: Gone! arm ball, tries to left it, hit on pads in front of off stump, huge appeal for lbw, umpire raises his finger up.

T Taibu lbw b Mohammad Rafique 59 (159m 126b 9x4 0x6) SR: 46.83

[Hasan]

Rajin Saleh should be given to bowl couple of overs. ( Since Ervine is a left-handed batsman)

[Hasan]

Today:
28 overs 100 runs 1 wicket.

[fwullah]

The Zim total is heading towards 400-run-mark.

I have a question. If we can't bowl Zimbabwe out for below 400, tahole aar amader unnoti holo kotha?

What is the value of experience of playing in all those test matches over the last couple of years; since the last time that we bowled them out for 450, it was during the year 2001, and now it is the year 2004.

[Sham]

and a potential bowler in Rana. Can't expect much better I don't think. For the next Test I hope BD will have the sense not to play both Mushfiq and Monju in the same team and realize that we need wicket-takers.

[chinaman]

Rain delay after post lunch 3 balls.

[Hasan]

I hope Shumon will bring Rajin Saleh for few overs. I bet Rajin will get the wicket of Ervine.

[Nasif]

Started again.

[Hasan]

Ervine: OUT