Match Thread: Only T20, Bangladesh vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton, Wed 3rd February 2010

[Tiger444]

Aftab should get the chance over Raqibul in T20's..no doubt about it..if this is the case aftab really has to perform well if he wants to be considered in the T20's..if he takes the oppurtunity with both hands then he has a good shot of being in the starting 11 for ODIs..but if he flops then he'll get crtiicized by his critics like me..hes an explosive and very talented batsman but he's got 2 deliver some consistency if he wants to become a regular..

[Zeeshan]

let nadim have his thread, after all it's his birthday!

Happy birthday nadim...Go tigers!

[cricadda]

probable bangladesh xi or should be....

tamim iqbal
aftab ahmed
ashraful
saqib
naeem
riad
musy
mash
razzak
nazmul
rubel.

[nycpro96]

Zunaid should've played t20.

Tamim
Zunaid
Aftab
Ashraful
Naeem
Riyad
Shakib
Mushfiq
Mash
Rubel
Shafiul

[detshoitan]

guys...what time will the game start in easter time zone?

[amar11432]

Originally Posted by detshoitan
guys...what time will the game start in easter time zone?

I think 1 o'clock at night

[BD Tigers]

I know Cricket Plus (directv) is showing highlights of the 20/20 at 7pm (CST) Wednesday. Anybody knows who is showing it LIVE?

[al Furqaan]

could care less about this match...will check the scorecard obviously, and by gametime i'll prolly even be excited, but t20 is just not my thing.

hope we win though, and get some idea of teh conditions.

looking forward to the ODIs and some Ash Smashes before the Test starts...then its tamim, riyad, mushy, rubel, shakib, and rajib time!!!!

[nycpro96]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
could care less about this match...will check the scorecard obviously, and by gametime i'll prolly even be excited, but t20 is just not my thing.

hope we win though, and get some idea of teh conditions.

looking forward to the ODIs and some Ash Smashes before the Test starts...then its tamim, riyad, mushy, rubel, shakib, and rajib time!!!!

Don't forget Naeem. He'll perform.

[WI4EVER]

You guys are hungry for your cricket, good to see. Match starting in 4 days.

Reminds myself of a much more younger me.....

[samlove01]

Mashrafe Mortaza's departure for New Zealand has been delayed owing to a bout of fever. He was due to leave Dhaka this evening along with team-mates Shahadat Hossain, Mahmudullah and Aftab Ahmed to link up with the limited-overs squad.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board did not confirm when Mortaza, who was recalled to the Bangladesh limited-overs squad after a seven-month lay-off, would depart.

Mortaza underwent knee surgery after the tour of the West Indies last year and was forced to miss the home Tests against India and the tri-series, also featuring Sri Lanka. He was officially named captain before the team departed for the West Indies but since the first Test of that tour, when he suffered the injury, Shakib Al Hasan has led the team in his absence.

The tour begins on February 3 with a one-off Twenty20, followed by three ODIs.

[al-Sagar]

this what i will go

Tamim
Mushfiq
Aftab
Ashraful
Riyadh
Sakib
Naeem
Razzaq
Nazmul
Rubel
Shafiul

[kalpurush]

Very colorful thread! Liked it. Good luck to Nadim and Tigers.

[sireza]

Originally Posted by rafi_mc69
at last they understood Rokibul is not t20 material.
Aftab gets good opportunity to impress and good opportunity of warming ur for Mash and Naz.

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and what prompted you to think that Imrul Kayes is a T20 material, what's his T20 score and average and strike rate?

[bd fan]

If Mahmudullah and naeem islam r in the t20 squad they should definently be in the top 5 batting line up as they r both good hitters of the ball

[Naimul_Hd]

is there any unofficial practice match before playing first game ??

[cricman]

More Shocking VIdeos of Savage Tigers

[beshideshi]

^ Cricman, such disturbing image Some one must leash the tigers

[jabber375]

I cant believe Roqibul was retained in the squad for NZ tour. Hope he will not be in the playing 11 for T20 and ODIs. Aftab should get a fair amount of opportunity in place of Roqibul.

[chol_bd123]

The selectors are bunzzz. why tf would they include Rokibul in T20. He's the so-called test specialist who can't score in any versions of the game.

[FaHiMa]

Originally Posted by chol_bd123
The selectors are bunzzz. why tf would they include Rokibul in T20. He's the so-called test specialist who can't score in any versions of the game.

LOL exactly what i wanted to say!

[Tigers_eye]

Bismillah.
Ki Nadim ato din agey? Anyways, Hopefully you will be successful. Best of luck to the BD team.

[kalpurush]

Cricket: Attitude behind Styris omission

By Andrew Alderson


4:00 AM Sunday Jan 31, 2010



Expand Scott Styris failed to find favour with the selectors. Photo / Getty Images


Scott Styris failed to find favour with the selectors. Photo / Getty Images

Scott Styris' omission from the Black Caps to play Bangladesh appears to be a decision the selectors based on attitude rather than form.
The 34-year-old's performances in the HRV Cup made it appear impossible to leave him out. Styris has scored 274 runs at a strike rate of close to 123.
To put that in context, he has batted at better than a run-a-ball in every single match, except when he got four runs off five balls in the final round 'eliminator over' loss to Otago.
He has also taken 12 wickets at an average of 23.66, conceding 7.28 runs per over. Daniel Vettori gave away 7.24 runs an over.
In fact, Styris is second to Vettori in the overall MVP rankings for the tournament, which suggests he is pulling his weight.
He is also a proven match-winner. Surely all of that should mean the ink of 'SB Styris' should be drying on the team sheet?
One argument for his omission is a lack of form on the recent tour to the United Arab Emirates to play Pakistan.
But it wasn't as though Styris was alone and his resurgence in the domestic scorebooks this month is undoubtedly worthy of a reprieve.


Another justification is that it gives more inexperienced players an opportunity to get international game time against Bangladesh. Rest and rotation, if you will.
If that were the case, there would be strong arguments to let the likes of Brendon McCullum and Jacob Oram put their feet up as well.
The fact Styris has pulled out of test match cricket is thought to count against him. It hasn't helped that word has got back that he's allegedly telling players at national age group level not to worry about playing first-class cricket in the future because Twenty20 is "where the money's at".
However, his omission also brought criticism about him when the Herald on Sunday went asking.
Styris was offered the chance to respond to his omission and the resulting feedback but politely, and perhaps understandably, declined.
A number of well-known cricketers took minimum coaxing to comment on Styris as long as their names were not used.
Interviews always started with the open question: why has Scott Styris been left out of the Black Caps?
"Scotty kicked a lot of people on the way up, now he's getting kicked by a lot of people on the way down," one said. "He can be a bit of a bully boy with his pranks to try to fit in.

[Nadim]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
Bismillah.
Ki Nadim ato din agey?

Didn't want KP vai to beat me in the race

[kalpurush]

Originally Posted by nadim 98
Didn't want KP vai to beat me in the race

and, you won!