**Official Bangladesh Domestic Cricket**

[Efaz]

From New Age -

Academy team’s tour opener today

Left-arm spinner Enamul Huq (Jr) and wicketkeeper Dhiman Ghosh will fly to Australia on Tuesday to join up with the National Cricket Academy team.

Dhiman, also a member of the Bangladesh Twenty20 World Cup probable squad, joins the team late as his passport was in New Delhi while Enamul was a late-inclusion for the longer version games.

In the Institute Challenge one-day competition Academy team play Western Australia in their first match today at the Marrara Cricket Ground 2. The Academy team face New South Wales in the second one-dayer on Tuesday at Palmerston, meet Queensland Academy of Sports in the third on Thursday at Kahlin and the Australian Capital Territory team in the fourth match on August 31 at Marrara Cricket Ground 1.

 

[Efaz]

BD Academy won their first match.

BD Academy Vs Western Australia

BD Academy 219/5 Over -40; Rokibul 59 (59), Nasiruddin 47 (97), Mehrab 34* (23), Imrul 31 (44)

Western Australia 209/8 Over -40; Scott 39, Mick 60, Wes 42, Tim 24; Nazmul1/34, Talha 1/37, Mosharraf 2/17, Dollar 1/23, Naim 1/39

Grameenphone-BCB National Cricket Academy won by 10 runs (Date-27/08-2007; Toss-BD Academy)


Mashrafe XI (BD Green) won the last Twenty20 practice match too.

Ashraful XI Vs Mashrafee XI

Ashraful XI 189/6 Over -20; Tamim 42 (27 balls; 4x6, 6x2), Kapali 57 (36 balls; 4x6, 6x2), Ashraful 0 (5 balls), Shakib 49 (33 balls; 4x3, 6x2), Mushfiqur 24 (13 balls; 4x1, 6x2), Farhad 4 (5 balls), Ziaur 0* (2 balls); Mashrafee 0/32, Rasel 0/42, Razzak 4/30, Riyad 1/47, Sumon 0/18, Masum 0/15

Mashrafee XI 191/4 Over -18.2; Nazimuddin 74 (43 balls; 4x5, 6x6), Junaed 41 (19 balls; 4x3, 6x2), Mashrafee 45 (30 balls; 4x1, 6x4), Aftab 17 (14 balls; 4x2), Nadif 5* (3 balls), Riyad 0* (1 ball); Ziaur 1/46, Farhad 0/48, Kapali 0/38, Ashraful 2/27, Shakib 1/29

Mashrafee XI won by 6 wkts (Twenty20 Practice match; Date-27/08/2007; Venue-SBNS; Toss-Ashraful XI)

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Western Australia 209/8 Over -40; Scott 39, Mick 60, Wes 42, Tim 24; Nazmul1/34, Talha 1/37, Mosharraf 2/17, Dollar 1/23, Naim 1/39

Lol @ the BCB using the forenames of the Australians.

For clarity's sake...

Bangladesh Academy Tour of Australia

Marrara CG, Pitch No.2: Bangladesh Academy beat Western Australia Academy by 10 runs
Bangladesh Academy 219-5 (40)
Mehrab Hossain jnr 34 (23), Imrul Kayes 31 (44), Raqibul Hasan 59 (59), Nasiruddin Faruque 47 (97)
Western Australia Academy 209-8 (40)
Mosharraf Hossain 2-17, Dollar Mahmud 1-23, Nazmul Hossain 1-34, Talha Jubair 1-37, Naeem Islam 1-39

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Twenty20 Practice Match

Mirpur: Green beat Red by 6 wickets
Red 189-6 (20)
Tamim Iqbal 42, Alok Kapali 57, Saqibul Hasan 49, Mushfiqur Rahim 24; Abdur Razzak 4-30
Green 191-4 (18.2)
Nazimuddin 74, Junaid Siddique 41, Mashrafe Mortaza 45; Mohammad Ashraful 2-27

At last, the batsmen work out the aim of the game. Now for some proper practice against Pakistan, Kenya and Uganda. We should smash two of those teams, Pakistan will be a good indicator of just where we stand. Nazimuddin and Alok definitely deserve chances up at the top for those practice matches.

Something like...

1 Tamim Iqbal 2 Alok Kapali 3 Nazimuddin 4 Mohammad Ashraful 5 Aftab Ahmed 6 Saqibul Hasan 7 Mashrafe Mortaza 8 Farhad Reza 9 Mushfiqur Rahim 10 Abdur Razzak 11 Syed Rasel

...could happen, but is unlikely to.

 

[Perm]

Something like...

1 Tamim Iqbal 2 Alok Kapali 3 Nazimuddin 4 Mohammad Ashraful 5 Aftab Ahmed 6 Saqibul Hasan 7 Mashrafe Mortaza 8 Farhad Reza 9 Mushfiqur Rahim 10 Abdur Razzak 11 Syed Rasel

...could happen, but is unlikely to.

Mashrafe can hit big, but would you really have Mushfiqur Rahim all the way down at #9? Seems quite wasteful, but I suppose, given that they are trial games it is slightly understandable.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Mashrafe can hit big, but would you really have Mushfiqur Rahim all the way down at #9? Seems quite wasteful, but I suppose, given that they are trial games it is slightly understandable.

Wasteful perhaps, but it depends on how much batting we need. I suppose another seamer could play in place of one of the top order or Farhad. Probably a better side that actually.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Bangladesh Academy in Australia

Palmerston: New South Wales Academy beat Bangladesh Academy by 83 runs
New South Wales Academy 240-8 (40)
Moises Henriques 90 (83); Nazmul Hossain 3-26, Mahbubul Alam 2-63
Bangladesh Academy 157 (32.5)
Saghir Hossain 31 (48), Imrul Kayes 28, Suhrawadi Shuvo 26

 

[Efaz]

Wasteful perhaps, but it depends on how much batting we need. I suppose another seamer could play in place of one of the top order or Farhad. Probably a better side that actually.

I think that would have been wonderful (including a genuine pacer in place of Farhad). Unfortunately, BD selectors left the only other quality pacer we have in the country (besides Mashrafe and Rasel), Shahadat Hossain, out of the squad.

 

[Perm]

I think that would have been wonderful (including a genuine pacer in place of Farhad). Unfortunately, BD selectors left the only other quality pacer we have in the country (besides Mashrafe and Rasel), Shahadat Hossain, out of the squad.

Shadhadat Hossain would really struggle in Twenty20 cricket IMO, bowls too many no balls and doesn't have the accuracy or variation.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Shadhadat Hossain would really struggle in Twenty20 cricket IMO, bowls too many no balls and doesn't have the accuracy or variation.

I'd prefer Shahadat mixing up his length and line unintentionally though than have Ziaur or Sharif getting clattered into the stands ball after ball.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

DPL relegation playoff from 2006-07 will take place on September 30, I think between Brothers Union and City Club. There was a sort of mini-tournament played for it last time around, but I can't recall any other matches being played at the end of last year's first stage.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Bangladesh Academy in Australia

Kahlin: Queensland Academy of Sport beat Bangladesh Academy by 8 wickets
Bangladesh Academy 81 (30.1)
Queensland Academy of Sport 85-2 (18.1)

Only Jahurul Islam (16) and Dollar Mahmud (14) made double figures; extras was the highest scorer with 24. Enough said.

 

[Efaz]

Finally, another win for BD academy.

GP-BCB Academy Vs Australian Capital Territory

GP-BCB Academy 183/9 Over -40; Nasiruddin Faruque 46 (73), Jahurul Islam 41 (69), Dollar Mahmud 34 (22); Devoy 3/32, Cruz 2/22

Australian Capital Territory 106/10 Over -35.3; May 34 (84), Pascoe 25 (25), Griffith 24 (37); Nazmul Hossain 2/11, Enamul Haque 2/20, Mehrab Hossain 2/25

Grameenphone-BCB National Cricket Academy won by 77 runs (Date: 31/08/2007; Venue: Marrara Cricket Ground; Toss: GP-BCB Academy)

 

[steds]

Any Uttam news?

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Any Uttam news?

No, he's not really in the picture for any of the representative sides. The first chance of seeing him will probably be in the CCL, starting October 1 I think.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Bangladesh Academy in Australia

Marrara Oval: Bangladesh Academy beat Australian Capital Territory by 77 runs
Bangladesh Academy 183-9 (40)
Jahurul Islam 41 (69), Nasiruddin Faruque 46 (73), Dollar Mahmud 34 (22)
Australian Capital Territory 106 (36)
Enamul Haque 2-20, Nazmul Hossain 2-11, Mehrab Hossain 2-??

 

[Efaz]

Cricket Archive has finally posted scorecards for the tournament.

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/S...icket_Australia_Institute_Challenge_2007.html

 

[Efaz]

Any Uttam news?

No, he's not really in the picture for any of the representative sides. The first chance of seeing him will probably be in the CCL, starting October 1 I think.

Yeah Uttam is currently pretty much out the picture. He was left out of the 20-member BD Academy squad that was selected this June, for the year 2007-2008. For opening slots, selectors preferred Jahurul Islam, Junaid Siddique, Imrul Kayes, and Gazi Salahuddin over him.

I don't think CCL will start from this October. National team players have requested BCB to bring NCL forward so that they get good amount of match practice in the longer version before going to New Zealand.

Unfortunately, I think Uttam will have hard time to find a spot in Dhaka team this year, until the national team players leave the country. Dhaka top order positions will probably go to Javed Omar, Mehrab Hossain Jr, Al Sahariar, and Ashraful, while academy players Marshal Ayub, Nadif Chowdhury, and Mahmudullah Riyad are better positioned to grab middle order positions.

 

[chaminda_00]

Just looking through a some old scorecards for Bangladesh and noticed a young 18 yo making his Test Debut in Bangladesh first ever Test, Ranjan Das. Then he disappeared off the scence. Just wondering what happened to him, at 25 he most still be around the domestic scence somewhere.

 

[Prince EWS]

Just looking through a some old scorecards for Bangladesh and noticed a young 18 yo making his Test Debut in Bangladesh first ever Test, Ranjan Das. Then he disappeared off the scence. Just wondering what happened to him, at 25 he most still be around the domestic scence somewhere.

He hasn't even played domestic cricket in Bangladesh for 3 or 4 years to my knowledge - his form just didn't ever really hold up to it.