In the recent ODI series I noticed a trend. When Ashraful played the first 2 ODIs Bangladesh lost and when Ashraful was dropped Bangladesh won. I decided to do a little research and the statistics are astonishing.
Results of Bangladesh ODI matches in the last 2 years
Year
| Bangladesh matches
| Played with Ash
| Won with Ash
| Lost with Ash
| W/L
| Won without Ash
| Lost without Ash
| W/L
|
2010
| 27
| 12
| 1
| 11
| 0.09
| 8
| 7
| 1.14
|
2011
| 17
| 7
| 2
| 5
| 0.4
| 4
| 6
| 0.66
|
Overall
| 44
| 19
| 3
| 16
| 0.19
| 12
| 13
| 0.92
|
Bangladesh have won only 3 matches in the last 2 years when Ashraful plays. They've won 12 games without him. In the last 2 years the win/loss ratio with Ashraful is 0.19 yet without him the win/loss ratio rockets to 0.92.
Ashraful's performance in the 3 wins:
14(29) v England 2010
1(6) v Ireland 2010 9-0-42-2
15(24) v Zimbabwe 2-0-11-0
Bangladesh wins in last 2 years: Batting Avg 10 SR 50.8
Bowling Avg 26.5 Econ 4.82
His average has been 10 with a strike rate of 50. Hardly match winning figures.
In the last 2 years Bangladesh have beaten the top 8 sides 7 times. Ashraful played in only 1 of those, the win against England, a paltry 14 off 29 balls that's hardly a match winning knock.
It is possible that team morale decreases when he plays due to his inconsistencies and low average. Hopefully these stats dispel the myth that Bangladesh can only beat the top sides when Ashraful plays or that we require his Eid innings.
| | Bangladesh Matches
| Played with Ash
| Won with Ash
| Lost with Ash
| W/L
| Won without Ash
| Lost without Ash
| W/L
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