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***Official*** Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
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Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Only hopes now lie with Rafique and Enamul on a fourth day pitch
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
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Having limited the Sri Lankans to a slight 19-run first innings advantage, Bangladesh imploded to the mesmerising spin of Muttiah Muralitharan to leave themselves facing a comprehensive defeat in Chittagong. Whereas Mohammad Ashraful's sublime century had camouflaged the inadequacies of the other Bangladeshi batsmen on day one, they were exposed and skittled for just 181 in their second effort, leaving Sri Lanka requiring a paltry 163. With all ten wickets remaining and 25 already on the board, the tourists look set to complete their victory tomorrow and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Resuming at 313 for six, and with Thilan Samaraweera poised to marshal the tail, Sri Lanka would have been confident of a significant lead, at the beginning of the third day's play. But Shahadat Hossain, muted yesterday by dismissive batting from Tharanga and Sangakkara, capitalised on some nonchalant shots as the Sri Lankan tail end folded with little resistance.
Early on Samaraweera appeared more intent on crease occupation than building a lead, allowing the often wayward Bangladeshis to settle into their rhythm unhindered. Perhaps a victim of his own pottering tactics, when a scoring opportunity finally presented itself in the form of a loose long-hop from Shahadat his snatched hook shot was toe-ended to mid-wicket, where Javed Omar clutched an acrobatic, diving catch.
While Malinga Bandara consigned himself to observant blocking and solid pushes, his lower-order companions periodically departed in similar fashion to Samaraweera. Dilhara Fernando, having been rattled by a venomous Shahadat bouncer, perished to another short-delivery as he pulled to mid-wicket, while Muralitharan's wild slash brought himself a similar dismissal. A ball later Bangladesh wrapped up the tourist's response after a shambolic mix-up led to Lasith Malinga being run out. Bandara finished unbeaten on 19.
Malinga almost atoned for his calamitous exit by producing an inspired opening spell with the ball, almost trapping Javed Omar leg-before with a succession of inswinging yorkers delivered by his low, slingy action. However Javed and fellow opener Nafees Iqbal survived the brief ten-over period before lunch, though not without further uncertain playing-and-missing.
The real damage for the home side was incurred in the fifteen overs following the interval, as Bangladesh subsided from 47 for no loss to 68 for three. Nafees Iqbal sloppily threw his wicket away for the second time in the game, caught behind for six after slashing mindlessly at Fernando. Javed, who before the loss of his partner had been scoring freely, then cocooned himself at the crease and the runs vanished. Inevitably this led to a further clatter of wickets as the Sri Lankan seamers asserted unopposed domination over the batsmen, and Fernando picked up his second wicket, Javed finally falling LBW. Habibul Bashar, so often in the past relied upon to anchor the innings, found himself constricted by Sri Lanka's spinners, Muralitharan and Bandara, along with their token posse of fielders crouched around the bat. Afraid to push forward hard Habibul misread Bandara through the air and was rapped on the pads by his drifting top-spinner, leaving Bangladesh 63 for three. Mohammad Ashraful, possibly the best reader of Muralitharan in world cricket, was flummoxed for once by the wide-eyed Tamil, and was well caught by Upul Tharanga at short-leg for just a single.
But in the form of Shahriar Nafees and Khaled Mashud, Bangladesh reformed through obdurate, applied and determined batting. In contrast to the schoolboy slogs and swings of recent Bangladeshi humiliations from this position, the pair not only displayed stoic defence, but also exploited the rare loose delivery, and took their side to 122 before Muralitharan became the first bowler to capture 1000 international wickets, albeit this time through outdoing the umpire rather than the batsman. Mashud shouldered arms to a flighted off-break, only to see the ball deflect onto his forearm and scooped up by Tillakaratne Dilshan at silly-point.
With the loss of his partner, the less experienced Shahriar also lost his concentration, miscuing a pre-meditated hoick to mid-off, giving Muralitharan his third wicket. With Alok Kapali following soon after, beaten by Muralitharan's prodigious spin and struck in line, it was left to Mohammad Rafique to flog a rapid 33, including two sixes, as his partners arrived and departed in quick succession, before he himself was last man out, comprehensively stumped by Sangakkara. Muralitharan finished with six for 54 - and match figures off nine for 141, while Bandara took two for 55.
Upul Tharanga, who finished unbeaten on 19, again opened the Sri Lankan innings with a flurry of shots, quickly nullifying any hopes of a Bangladeshi breakthrough, and together with Michael Vandort (6 not out) guided the tourists to 25 for none before bad light brought a premature close. Should Bangladesh produce an unlikely victory, they must make early breakthroughs and remove the kingpins of Sangakkara and Jayawardene. However with the bulk of their attack resting in Rafique and Enamul Haque, they are now further hampered by the lack of wear in the pitch - had the Bangladeshis delayed their downfall by grinding out the runs over a longer time span, then perhaps there would be a little more encouragement from the wicket. The dreams of victory have yet again been stamped out, by the greatest of dream crushers - Muttiah Muralitharan.
Having limited the Sri Lankans to a slight 19-run first innings advantage, Bangladesh imploded to the mesmerising spin of Muttiah Muralitharan to leave themselves facing a comprehensive defeat in Chittagong. Whereas Mohammad Ashraful's sublime century had camouflaged the inadequacies of the other Bangladeshi batsmen on day one, they were exposed and skittled for just 181 in their second effort, leaving Sri Lanka requiring a paltry 163. With all ten wickets remaining and 25 already on the board, the tourists look set to complete their victory tomorrow and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Resuming at 313 for six, and with Thilan Samaraweera poised to marshal the tail, Sri Lanka would have been confident of a significant lead, at the beginning of the third day's play. But Shahadat Hossain, muted yesterday by dismissive batting from Tharanga and Sangakkara, capitalised on some nonchalant shots as the Sri Lankan tail end folded with little resistance.
Early on Samaraweera appeared more intent on crease occupation than building a lead, allowing the often wayward Bangladeshis to settle into their rhythm unhindered. Perhaps a victim of his own pottering tactics, when a scoring opportunity finally presented itself in the form of a loose long-hop from Shahadat his snatched hook shot was toe-ended to mid-wicket, where Javed Omar clutched an acrobatic, diving catch.
While Malinga Bandara consigned himself to observant blocking and solid pushes, his lower-order companions periodically departed in similar fashion to Samaraweera. Dilhara Fernando, having been rattled by a venomous Shahadat bouncer, perished to another short-delivery as he pulled to mid-wicket, while Muralitharan's wild slash brought himself a similar dismissal. A ball later Bangladesh wrapped up the tourist's response after a shambolic mix-up led to Lasith Malinga being run out. Bandara finished unbeaten on 19.
Malinga almost atoned for his calamitous exit by producing an inspired opening spell with the ball, almost trapping Javed Omar leg-before with a succession of inswinging yorkers delivered by his low, slingy action. However Javed and fellow opener Nafees Iqbal survived the brief ten-over period before lunch, though not without further uncertain playing-and-missing.
The real damage for the home side was incurred in the fifteen overs following the interval, as Bangladesh subsided from 47 for no loss to 68 for three. Nafees Iqbal sloppily threw his wicket away for the second time in the game, caught behind for six after slashing mindlessly at Fernando. Javed, who before the loss of his partner had been scoring freely, then cocooned himself at the crease and the runs vanished. Inevitably this led to a further clatter of wickets as the Sri Lankan seamers asserted unopposed domination over the batsmen, and Fernando picked up his second wicket, Javed finally falling LBW. Habibul Bashar, so often in the past relied upon to anchor the innings, found himself constricted by Sri Lanka's spinners, Muralitharan and Bandara, along with their token posse of fielders crouched around the bat. Afraid to push forward hard Habibul misread Bandara through the air and was rapped on the pads by his drifting top-spinner, leaving Bangladesh 63 for three. Mohammad Ashraful, possibly the best reader of Muralitharan in world cricket, was flummoxed for once by the wide-eyed Tamil, and was well caught by Upul Tharanga at short-leg for just a single.
But in the form of Shahriar Nafees and Khaled Mashud, Bangladesh reformed through obdurate, applied and determined batting. In contrast to the schoolboy slogs and swings of recent Bangladeshi humiliations from this position, the pair not only displayed stoic defence, but also exploited the rare loose delivery, and took their side to 122 before Muralitharan became the first bowler to capture 1000 international wickets, albeit this time through outdoing the umpire rather than the batsman. Mashud shouldered arms to a flighted off-break, only to see the ball deflect onto his forearm and scooped up by Tillakaratne Dilshan at silly-point.
With the loss of his partner, the less experienced Shahriar also lost his concentration, miscuing a pre-meditated hoick to mid-off, giving Muralitharan his third wicket. With Alok Kapali following soon after, beaten by Muralitharan's prodigious spin and struck in line, it was left to Mohammad Rafique to flog a rapid 33, including two sixes, as his partners arrived and departed in quick succession, before he himself was last man out, comprehensively stumped by Sangakkara. Muralitharan finished with six for 54 - and match figures off nine for 141, while Bandara took two for 55.
Upul Tharanga, who finished unbeaten on 19, again opened the Sri Lankan innings with a flurry of shots, quickly nullifying any hopes of a Bangladeshi breakthrough, and together with Michael Vandort (6 not out) guided the tourists to 25 for none before bad light brought a premature close. Should Bangladesh produce an unlikely victory, they must make early breakthroughs and remove the kingpins of Sangakkara and Jayawardene. However with the bulk of their attack resting in Rafique and Enamul Haque, they are now further hampered by the lack of wear in the pitch - had the Bangladeshis delayed their downfall by grinding out the runs over a longer time span, then perhaps there would be a little more encouragement from the wicket. The dreams of victory have yet again been stamped out, by the greatest of dream crushers - Muttiah Muralitharan.
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I was quite impressed with Bangladesh's efforts.. at one stage in the test match, they had srilanka in a sport of bother.. but sri lanka with the experience won the game.. but have to give some credit to bangladesh to make it a contest and forcing a fourth innings match.. well played Bangladesh!!!
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Bangladesh seem likely to change it about a bit, with Alok Kapali proving ineffective as a batsman, but there are clearly also better bowlers:
Javed Omar
Nafees Iqbal
Habibul Bashar*
Shahriar Nafees
Mohammad Ashraful
Mushfiqur Rahim
Khaled Mashud+
Mohammad Rafique
Mashrafe Mortaza
Shahadat Hossain
Enamul Haque jnr
Javed Omar
Nafees Iqbal
Habibul Bashar*
Shahriar Nafees
Mohammad Ashraful
Mushfiqur Rahim
Khaled Mashud+
Mohammad Rafique
Mashrafe Mortaza
Shahadat Hossain
Enamul Haque jnr
sirjeremy11
State Vice-Captain
I don't think Bangladesh can afford to have specialists! Especially when one is potentially good like Aftab. I would have him in my team if I was Banglacoach.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Various sources in the Dhaka media (New Age BD, Daily Star) have suggested that Aftab is likely to be in the side, for Alok Kapali. Mushfiqur Rahim could play instead of Nafees Iqbal. I don't think Mashrafe will play, no mention of him whatsoever.
Likely XI:
1 Javed Omar
2 Shahriar Nafees
3 Habibul Bashar
4 Mohammad Ashraful
5 Aftab Ahmed
6 Mushfiqur Rahim
7 Khaled Mashud
8 Mohammad Rafique
9 Syed Rasel
10 Shahadat Hossain
11 Enamul Haque jnr
Likely XI:
1 Javed Omar
2 Shahriar Nafees
3 Habibul Bashar
4 Mohammad Ashraful
5 Aftab Ahmed
6 Mushfiqur Rahim
7 Khaled Mashud
8 Mohammad Rafique
9 Syed Rasel
10 Shahadat Hossain
11 Enamul Haque jnr
sirjeremy11
State Vice-Captain
That is not that bad a side (potentially), especially when Mashrafe is fit. I look forward to seeing how they progress in the next couple of years.Jungle Jumbo said:
Bangla bahi
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Bangladesh Team Announced for 2nd Test
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Shahriar Nafees Ahmed (Abir)
Javed Omar (Gullu)
Mohammad Ashraful
Habibul Bashar (Sumon)
Aftab Ahmed
Mushfiqur Rahim
Khaled Mashud (Pilot)
Enamul Haque Jnr
Mohammad Rafique
Syed Russel
Shahadat Hossain
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12 man is Rajin Saleh
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Shahriar Nafees Ahmed (Abir)
Javed Omar (Gullu)
Mohammad Ashraful
Habibul Bashar (Sumon)
Aftab Ahmed
Mushfiqur Rahim
Khaled Mashud (Pilot)
Enamul Haque Jnr
Mohammad Rafique
Syed Russel
Shahadat Hossain
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12 man is Rajin Saleh
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Bangladesh team looks quite good... i would love to see Mushrafe Mortaza back in the game, as he is their preimer bowler.. hopefully will be fit pretty soon..
sirjeremy11
State Vice-Captain
Well picked Jungle Jumbo. Yes, not a bad team. Hope Aftab and Rahim can really get their heads down and play some good test cricket. If the Bangla's can neutralise Murali somehow, they will go quite close. Plus they need to really knuckle down in their second innings to make a game of it. Good luck to them.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
As already stated. Can I also plug the Bangladesh Domestic Season Thread for you and Bangla Bhai.habibul said:
sirjeremy11
State Vice-Captain
Bugger! They aren't playing Aftab!
Bangladesh team:
Javed Omar, Nafees Iqbal, *Habibul Bashar, Shahriar Nafees,
Mohammad Ashraful, +Khaled Mashud, Mushfiqur Rahim,
Mohammad Rafique, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel,
Enamul Haque jnr.
Sri Lanka team:
MG Vandort, WU Tharanga, +KC Sangakkara, *DPMD Jayawardene,
TT Samaraweera, TM Dilshan, MF Maharoof, CM Bandara,
CRD Fernando, M Muralitharan, SL Malinga.
Bangladesh team:
Javed Omar, Nafees Iqbal, *Habibul Bashar, Shahriar Nafees,
Mohammad Ashraful, +Khaled Mashud, Mushfiqur Rahim,
Mohammad Rafique, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel,
Enamul Haque jnr.
Sri Lanka team:
MG Vandort, WU Tharanga, +KC Sangakkara, *DPMD Jayawardene,
TT Samaraweera, TM Dilshan, MF Maharoof, CM Bandara,
CRD Fernando, M Muralitharan, SL Malinga.