*Official* Match 9 - Bangladesh v Ireland

[wpdavid]

Looks like Bang's 9th wicket partnership was crucial after all.

 

[Jarquis]

There's a few people mentioning it on Twitter but.. what are the chances that the ICC could organise allowing the associate nations to compete in various domestic competitions are the world much like the England Lions are currently doing in the West Indies?

 

[wpdavid]

There's a few people mentioning it on Twitter but.. what are the chances that the ICC could organise allowing the associate nations to compete in various domestic competitions are the world much like the England Lions are currently doing in the West Indies?

Not the worst idea. Might be an issue in England where the better players are employed by the counties.

 

[centurymaker]

200 should be more than enough

 

[Howe_zat]

Shafiul takes 6-1-10-4 in this spell. Was genuinely very, very good. I know he was hardly up against the best in the world but given he was supposed to be the weak link, that's encouraging for Bangladesh.

 

[Blaze 18]

"Bangladesh back in their winning ways"

 

[Jono]

That was so exciting to watch. Was kind of wanting both teams to win.

Good night's cricket

 

[M0rphin3]

Phew, that was close though. Good to see Shafiul regain his confidence

And no more Ashraful ffs.

 

[Xuhaib]

"Bangladesh back in their winning ways"

The best comment I read was on a Bangla cricket forums. "Man one day we can be the best team in the world and the next day struggle to beat Ireland why are we so unpredictable"

 

[Jono]

Ashraful?

Trying to be Bangladesh's Yuvraj IMO. Try and claim to be a bowler

 

[Daemon]

The best comment I read was on a Bangla cricket forums. "Man one day we can be the best team in the world and the next day struggle to beat Ireland why are we so unpredictable"

Hope he meant 'beat' not 'be'

 

[Stapel]

Do I give myself false hopes when I think the Dutch could actually beat both these teams?

 

[Challis]

Once again the Bangladeshi bowlers made up for the batsmen's poor performance. We need to improve our performance drastically if we are to progress from this group.

Anyone else a bit surprised that Tamim got Man of the Match ahead of Shafiul? He probably got it due to his English being a lot better and easier to understand than Shafiul's, quite disappointing if this were to be true.

 

[Jono]

Shaiful was key when the match was in the balance. At the end of the day his third spell won Bangladesh the match. I'd have given MOTM to him for sure.

 

[vcs]

Do I give myself false hopes when I think the Dutch could actually beat both these teams?

Not that far fetched IMO. If they repeat the standard of performance they showed against England, they will definitely have a chance, but Bangladesh might pose their batsmen a different challenge with spinners on a low, slow track.

 

[Howe_zat]

Anyone else a bit surprised that Tamim got Man of the Match ahead of Shafiul? He probably got it due to his English being a lot better and easier to understand than Shafiul's, quite disappointing if this were to be true.

It's a batsman's game, they say. I wouldn't be surprised if that were true. Perhaps it was because Tamim is the fan favourite, and they were appealing to the crowd. Who knows.

 

[cricman]

The Next Game is the Knockout Game, Bangladesh vs The Windies

It'll be very Interesting, how both teams will adapt. It seems that the Munaf's of the World the Slow Pacers will have the most sucess thus far. Bangladesh Might go with Shafiul and Pack the Squad with Spinners and do what SA did and Open with a Spinner. The WI who looked dire vs Spin, can they improve within 7 days?

Kemar Roach vs Tamim Iqbal

 

[Angi]

Best match of the tournament, so far IMO. This is what I want to see when I tune into a WC, two evenly-matched teams going against each other with both having a chance to win till the end. All backed up by a vociferous crowd...beautiful stuff.

Group B is a tough group. Unlike Canada, ZImbabwe or Kenya, Bangla, Neds and Ireland are all tough teams and no pushovers.

 

[Blaze 18]

The best comment I read was on a Bangla cricket forums. "Man one day we can be the best team in the world and the next day struggle to beat Ireland why are we so unpredictable"

 

[yours]

Bangladesh vs Ireland 9th Match,Group-B at Mirpur - Result: Bangladesh won by 27 runs
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