Bangladesh: A quest for glory. [Mediocre ICC 2005 tale]

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One Day Triangular Series. Eng, WI, Bang

Fourth ODI - West Indies vs Bangladesh

Bangladesh
1. Nafees Iqbal - 27.05
2. H Ismail - 30.20
3. Ishraq Sonet (c) - 33.59
4. Aftab Ahmed - 34.61
5. Arif Ahmed (wk) - 24.86
6. Sadiqur Rahman - 22.08
7. Manjural Islam - 28.22 - 26.13
8. Elias Sunny - 24.56 - 28.00
9. Syed Rasel - 9.67 - 25.54
10. Rezaul Haque - 10.50 - 31.00
11. Shafaq Al-zabir - 4.00 - 21.94

vs

West Indies
1. C Gayle - 38.33
2. D Smith - 20.30
3. J McClean - 37.45
4. R Sarwan - 36.50
5. B Gordon - 29.16
6. C Baugh (wk) - 20.10
7. R Hinds - 20.18 - 21.04
8. D Bravo - 17.45 - 27.37
9. D Mohammed - 4.24 - 22.36
10. T Best - 4.21 - 22.47
11. K Jeremy - 4.02 - 25.49

Bangladesh have loss the toss and been put into bat

Nearly a dream result. Our batting was woeful again and was worried that we'd get knocked off cheaply. However, our seamers are in gun form and took little time to dismiss the WIndies.

Bangladesh 8 for 184
Nafees Iqbal 49
Ishraq Sonet 41
R Hinds 5-38
K Jeremy 1-26

West Indies all out 106
D Smith 36
C Baugh 19
Rezaul Haque 3-17
Manjural Islam 3-23

Bangladesh win by 78 runs
MOTM: R Hinds

 

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One Day Triangular Series. Eng, WI, Bang

Fifth ODI - England vs Bangladesh

Bangladesh
1. Nafees Iqbal - 27.41
2. H Ismail - 29.48
3. Ishraq Sonet (c) - 33.74
4. Sadiqur Rahman - 21.31
5. Aftab Ahmed - 33.92
6. Arif Ahmed (wk) - 24.30
7. Manjural Islam - 27.77 - 25.58
8. Elias Sunny - 25.67 - 27.67
9. Syed Rasel - 8.43 - 25.53
10. Rezaul Haque - 12.43 - 29.45
11. Shafaq Al-zabir - 4.00 - 21.35

vs

England
1. A Strauss - 27.76
2. M Trescothick (c) - 34.12
3. T Mills - 25.00
4. K Pietersen - 31.69
5. H Ball - 29.00
6. A Flintoff - 35.57 - 26.57
7. G Jones (wk) - 17.10
8. C Tremlett - 8.11 - 21.02
9. M Davies - 6.25 - 24.45
10. J Anderson - 3.43 - 26.11
11. S Harmison - 4.89 - 25.95

England won the toss and elected to bowl

How the mighty fall. Very very poor batting by Bangladesh there.

Bangladesh all out 136
Sadiqur Rahman 32
H Ismail 26
S Harmison 4-18
C Tremlett 2-20

England 3 for 137
T Mills 39 N.O.
K Pietersen 31
Shafaq Al-zabir 2-26
Rezaul Haque 1-16

England won by 7 wickets
MOTM: S Harmison



Sixth match - West Indies vs Bangladesh

A couple of changes to the line up. Aftab Ahmed promoted to open while Saleh replaces Rahman.

Bangladesh
1. Nafees Iqbal
2. Aftab Ahmed
3. Ishraq Sonet (c)
4. H Ismail
5. Rajin Saleh
6. Arif Ahmed (wk)
7. Manjural Islam
8. Elias Sunny
9. Syed Rasel
10. Rezaul Haque
11. Shafaq Al-zabir

vs

West Indies
1. C Gayle
2. D Smith
3. J McClean
4. R Sarwan
5. B Gordon
6. C Baugh (wk)
7. R Hinds
8. D Bravo
9. T Best
10. K Jeremy
11. J Lawson

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat

 

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One Day Triangular Series. Eng, WI, Bang

Well, we put in our best batting performance yet then sealed the match with a fine bowling performance.

Bangladesh 4 for 238
H Ismail 91 N.O.
Aftab Ahmed 56
T Best 1-38
J Lawson 1-43

West Indies all out 186
R Hinds 70
J McClean 50
Rezaul Haque 3-49
Manjural Islam 3-58

Bangladesh won by 52 runs
MOTM: H Ismail

We've made it to the final of the tournament. We're playing the West Indies!

ODI Tournament Final - West Indies vs Bangladesh


Don't see a need to change the side!

Bangladesh
1. Nafees Iqbal - 27.21
2. Aftab Ahmed - 33.71
3. Ishraq Sonet (c) - 32.54
4. H Ismail - 33.45
5. Rajin Saleh - 24.50
6. Arif Ahmed (wk) - 24.18
7. Manjural Islam - 27.60 - 25.65
8. Elias Sunny - 25.21 - 27.52
9. Syed Rasel - 7.37 - 26.28
10. Rezaul Haque - 11.67 - 28.45
11. Shafaq Al-zabir - 6.50 - 20.78

vs

West Indies
1. C Gayle - 37.97
2. D Smith - 20.22
3. J McClean - 36.88
4. R Sarwan - 36.14
5. B Gordon - 28.54
6. C Baugh (wk) - 19.85
7. R Hinds - 20.36 - 20.93
8. D Bravo - 16.96 - 27.83
9. D Mohammed - 4.29 - 22.55
10. R Cunningham - 4.13 - 20.57
11. K Jeremy - 4.24 - 25.56

West Indies won the toss on a spinning track and put Bangladesh in.

WIndies fielded 3 spinners on the turning pitch. We were bundled out after a strong start and looked to peg them back when we were bowling. It came down to the final over and the WIndies were 6 down adn eneded 7 off it. 4 singles were taken before Bravo hit one to the fence to claim victory for the West Indies.

Bangladesh all out 178
H Ismail 49
Nafees Iqbal 28
K Jeremy 4-33
R Cunningham 2-21

West Indies 6 for 180
R Sarwan 57
B Gordon 31
Elias Sunny 2-36
Shafaq Al-zabir 1-25

West Indies won by 4 wickets
MOTM: K Jeremy

Now, we host the West Indies for a series!

 

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Bangladesh vs West Indies 1st Test.
Nafees Iqbal was injured before the match which weakened our batting. Sonet moved up to open as we played the same bowlign attack as in the ODI.
I thought we had cracked it when we had them all out 280. But what followed was terrible as our batsmen were slowly picked off one by one.

1. Arif Ahmed (wk)
2. Ishraq Sonet (c)
3. Atiqur Rahman
4. Aftab Ahmed
5. Rajin Saleh
6. Sadiqur Rahman
7. Manjural Islam
8. Elias Sunny
9. Syed Rasel
10. Rezaul Haque
11. Shafaq Al-zabir

vs

1. C Gayle
2. D Smith
3. J McClean
4. R Sarwan
5. B Gordon
6. S Chanderpaul
7. C Baugh (wk)
8. R Hinds
9. D Bravo
10. D Mohammed
11. J Lawson


West Indies all out 281
D Bravo 72
J McClean 49
Elias Sunny 5-101
Manjural Islam 4-75

Bangladesh all out 203
Elias Sunny 49 N.O.
Manjural Islam 43
J Lawson 3-36
D Bravo 3-42

West Indies all out 331
B Gordon 98
C Gayle 81
Manjural Islam 4-69
Rezaul Haque 2-70

Bangladesh all out 209
Sadiqur Rahman 60
Atiqur Rahman 30
R Hinds 4-94
J Lawson 2-32

West Indies won by 200 runs
MOTM: Manjural Islam

 

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Bangladesh vs West Indies. 2nd Test.

Arif Ahmed was injured in the last match. We're without both openers now.

A Nazeer called up to be a keeper. Is only 22 and has already scored 5 FC centuries. Ashraful Islam is recalled to be an opener. I've sidelined Sadiqur Rahman despite his 50 in the last game.

1. Ashraful Islam - 26.15
2. A Nazeer (wk) - DEBUT
3. Atiqur Rahman - 31.71
4. Aftab Ahmed - 41.93
5. Ishraq Sonet (c) - 32.27
6. Rajin Saleh - 41.31
7. Manjural Islam - 37.66 - 24.85
8. Elias Sunny - 45.12 - 22.81
9. Syed Rasel - 10.37 - 42.79
10. Rezaul Haque - 22.36 - 40.52
11. Shafaq Al-zabir - 6.64 - 42.82

vs

1. C Gayle - 36.36
2. D Smith - 28.49
3. J McClean - 37.90
4. R Sarwan - 31.54
5. B Gordon - 34.33
6. S Chanderpaul - 39.17
7. C Baugh (wk) - 22.91
8. R Hinds - 26.07 - 23.72
9. D Bravo - 22.00 - 26.24
10. D Mohammed - 4.88 - 29.61
11. J Lawson - 5.33 - 25.94

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

 

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Bangladesh vs West Indies. 2nd Test.

After an excellent start by the home team, the bowlers couldn't contain J McClean who hit a big 189 to put the West Indies in front. The match ended in a draw after some slow batting from both sides. Unfortunately for us, the West Indies walk away with the test series. Now we're going to try and get revenge for the final of the previous tournament by beating them in a 3 match series.

Bangladesh all out 401
Aftab Ahmed 111
Rajin Saleh 89
T Best 4-92
R Hinds 3-110

West Indies 8 for 474 declared
J McClean 189
R Sarwan 80
Syed Rasel 3-88
Elias Sunny 3-101

Bangladesh 9 for 309
Ishraq Sonet 65
Aftab Ahmed 58
R Hinds 4-80
J Lawson 2-53

Match Drawn
MOTM: J McClean

 

[Hoggy31]

Keep it up, Geggers.

BTW, just started reading this, so what year are you up to?

 

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Keep it up, Geggers.

BTW, just started reading this, so what year are you up to?

Near the end of 2010 at the moment

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Near the end of 2010 at the moment

Could you give us a quick overview of world strengths? I need some money and would like to bet on the 2011 WC

 

[Kweek]

India, always own international cricket.

 

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Test rankings:

1. India
2. Australia
3. West Indies
4. Sri Lanka
5. Pakistan
6. England
7. South Africa
8. New Zealand
9. Bangladesh
10. Zimbabwe

ODI's
1. India
2. Sri Lanka
3. Australia
4. Pakistan
5. South Africa
6. West Indies
7. New Zealand
8. England
9. Bangladesh
10. Zimbabwe

 

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Bangladesh vs West Indies 3 match ODI series.

18 man squad.

1. Ishraq Sonet (Captain)
2. Rajin Saleh (Vice-Captain)
3. Arif Ahmed (WK, Opener)
4. Aftab Ahmed (Middle Order)
5. Nafees Iqbal (Opener)
6. H Ismail (Opener)
7. Naeem Islam (Middle Order)
8. Atiqur Rahman (Middle Order)
9. Sadiqur Rahman (Lower Order)
10. Ashraful Islam (Opener)
11. J Anwar (WK, Lower Order)
12. Manjural Islam (Lower Order, SLA)
13. Elias Sunny (Lower Order, SLA)
14. K Saleem (RF)
15. Syed Rasel (RFM)
16. Mohammad Shahzada (RMF)
17. Rezaul Haque (LMF)
18. Shafaq Al-zabir (LMF)


Bangladesh
1. H Ismail - 34.13
2. Ashraful Islam - 20.00
3. Ishraq Sonet (c) - 32.09
4. Rajin Saleh - 24.33
5. Aftab Ahmed - 33.15
6. Manjural Islam - 27.49 - 25.80
7. Elias Sunny - 23.95 - 27.23
8. J Anwar (wk) - DEBUT
9. Rezaul Haque - 12.47 - 28.81
10. Syed Rasel - 7.78 - 26.74
11. Shafaq Al-zabir - 4.33 - 20.96

vs

West Indies
1. C Gayle - 37.89
2. D Smith - 20.22
3. J McClean - 36.69
4. R Sarwan - 36.29
5. B Gordon - 28.62
6. C Baugh (wk) - 19.68
7. R Hinds - 20.48 - 20.89
8. D Bravo - 17.12 - 27.93
9. D Mohammed - 4.29 - 23.02
10. T Best - 4.19 - 22.91
11. R Cunningham - 4.13 - 20.33


1st ODI
Bangladesh 8 for 210
Ishraq Sonet 51
Rajin Saleh 50
R Hinds 3-32
D Mohammed 2-60

West Indies 7 for 205
B Gordon 87*
R Sarwan 43
Syed Rasel 2-39
Manjural Islam 1-33

Bangladesh win by 5 runs
MOTM: B Gordon

Unchanged line up for Bangladesh in the next match.

2nd ODI
Bangladesh 4 for 227
H Ismail 47
Aftab Ahmed 44*
R Hinds 2-48
K Jeremy 1-40

West Indies 113 all out
R Sarwan 23
B Gordon 22
Rezaul Haque 3-27
Elias Sunny 3-36

Bangladesh win by 114 runs
MOTM: Manjural Islam

Massive win there to seal the series. I think I may concentrate on ODI's even more now!

Unfortunately we didn't do a clean sweep of the series. The WIndies won the final match in a thrilling final game that went down to the last over.

West Indies 9 for 212
C Gayle 51
C Baugh 37
Syed Rasel 3-46
Manjural Islam 2-36

Bangladesh 8 for 206
Ishraq Sonet 68
Ashraful Islam 33
R Hinds 3-51
R Cunningham 2-33

West Indies won by 6 runs
MOTM: C Gayle

 

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ODI rankings
1. India
2. Sri Lanka
3. Australia
4. Pakistan
5. South Africa
6. West Indies
7. New Zealand
8. England
9. Bangladesh
10. Zimbabwe

There has been a change. After that series win of the West Indies we are now 8th, ahead of England and Zimbabwe

 

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Bangladesh Tour of Australia 2010
Bangladesh 18 man squad

1. H Ismail - Opener
2. Ashraful Islam - Opener
3. Ishraq Sonet - Middle Order
4. Rajin Saleh - Middle Order
5. Aftab Ahmed - Middle Order
6. Atiqur Rahman - Middle Order
7. Sadiqur Rahman - Middle Order
8. Naeem Islam - Middle Order
9. Nafees Iqbal - Opener
10. K Elahi - Opener
11. Arif Ahmed - (wk) Opener
12. A Nazeer - (wk) Low Order
13. Manjural Islam - (SLA) All-Rounder
14. Elias Sunny - (SLA) All-Rounder
15. Rezaul Haque - (LMF) Tailender
16. Syed Rasel - (LMF) Tailender
17. Shafaq Al-zabir - (LMF) Tailender
18. Mohammad Shahzada - (RMF) Tailender

Tour match: Bangladesh vs New South Wales

A trial line up to give those fringe players a good go at trying to get their way into the first XI. After H Ismail's jaw dropping innings he'll definately be in the side for the first match against Australia.

New South Wales all out 173
B Haddin 45
L Zammit 31
Mohammad Shahzada 6-38
Rezaul Haque 2-28

Bangladesh all out 731
H Ismail 322
A Nazeer 117
L Zammit 4-159
N Bracken 3-205

New South Wales 1 for 23
D Thornley 10*
G Mail 6
Mohammad Shahzada 1-10


First Test. Australia vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh XI
1. H Ismail - 4.00
2. Nafees Iqbal - 38.45
3. Aftab Ahmed - 43.29
4. Ishraq Sonet (c) - 32.29
5. Rajin Saleh - 41.65
6. A Nazeer (wk) - 2.00
7. Manjural Islam - 39.32 - 25.62
8. Elias Sunny - 42.52 - 23.08
9. Rezaul Haque - 11.30 - 44.09
10. Syed Rasel - 20.23 - 39.93
11. Mohammad Shahzada - 1.50 - 97.50

vs

1. P Jaques
2. S Sadler
3. G Nesdale
4. D Hussey
5. S Watson
6. F Jefferson
7. A Gilchrist
8. A McDonald
9. B Lee
10. J Gillespie
11. P Rofe

Adam Gilchrist still playing at age 39

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

 

[_Ed_]

Bangladesh all out 731
H Ismail 322
A Nazeer 117
L Zammit 4-159
N Bracken 3-205

Good luck against the Aussies.

 

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Good luck against the Aussies.

Cheers We did pretty well...

Australia vs Bangladesh 1st Test

Australia all out 158
A Gilchrist 34
D Hussey 31
Syed Rasel 4-25
Manjural Islam 3-46

Bangladesh all out 211
H Ismail 51
Ishraq Sonet 34
P Rofe 3-58
S Watson 2-34

Australia all out 506
G Nesdale 235
D Hussey 76
Syed Rasel 5-117
Mohammad Shahzada 4-109

Bangladesh 4 for 341
Nafees Iqbal 135*
Aftab Ahmed 94
S Watson 3-52
B Lee 1-83

Match Drawn
MOTM: G Nesdale

2nd Test.
Unchanged line up for Bangladesh. Cosgrove comes into the team for Australia.
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

 

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Bringing in Cosgrove would prove very beneficial for Australia. After some solid batting by the Bangladeshi's and good bowling in the Aussies first innings, Australia ended up having to chase 400+ on the final day. After some good early work by the seamers (Syed Rasel injured in the first innings) the spinners got to work on a turning track with a very aggressive field.

The wickets flowed steadily and it looked as though Bangladesh would pull off the unthinkable and sink Australia and grab a series win. Fortunately for Australia, Cosgrove was able to find support in Andrew McDonald, a right arm fast medium bowler. The pair put on 80 runs for the 7th wicket in 40 overs to deny the Bangladeshi's a historical win.

Bangladesh all out 388
H Ismail 140
Ishraq Sonet 87
B Lee 4-76
P Rofe 4-94

Australia all out 276
S Watson 106
G Nesdale 38
Mohammad Shazhzada 3-62
Manjural Islam 3-68

Bangladesh 8 for 318 declared
Nafees Iqbal 77
Rajin Saleh 52
P Rofe 4-76
S Watson 3-71

Australia 6 for 236
M Cosgrove 70 N.O.
A Gilchrist 35
Elias Sunny 2-72
Mohammad Shazhzada 1-29

Match Drawn
MOTM: H Ismail

We're to take part in the VB series in 2011. I'll post the statistics for 2010 in a minute.

 

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Test batting (2010)

Test bowling (2010)

ODI batting (2010)

ODI bowling (2010)

 

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Man, really mixed fortunes for us right now. We played a OD tour match vs Victoria (at the WACA?) and got rolled for 106 which they chased down quick smart. And then we poroduced probably our most solid ODI batting effort to date in chasing down Australia's total, even if Ponting and Watson got exactly 100 each.

ODI tri angular series. Australia, Bangladesh, England.

Bangladesh
1. H Ismail
2. Nafees Iqbal
3. Ishraq Sonet (c)
4. Aftab Ahmed
5. Rajin Saleh
6. Arif Ahmed (wk)
7. Manjural Islam
8. Elias Sunny
9. Shafaq Al-zabir
10. Syed Rasel
11. Mohammad Shahzada

Australia 3 for 235
S Watson 100 N.O.
R Ponting 100 N.O.
Syed Rasel 2-53
Mohammad Shahzada 1-41

Bangladesh 3 for 236
Aftab Ahmed 112 N.O.
Rajin Saleh 70 N.O.
B Lee 2-49
J Gillespie 1-47

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
MOTM: Aftab Ahmed