Match Thread: 3rd ODI: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Chittagong, Dec 6, 2011

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by abu2abu
It was a light hearted joke! For a start with shakib, mushfiq & imrul (circa 2010) in the side, its a bit harsh to say tamim & nasir are our best Batsmen.

Sorry zunaid if I caused offence. I actually agree with a previous poster, who cares where they are "from' they play for Bangladesh. That's all that counts. In fact, if my history is correct, Nehru was Kashmiri (pakistani) & Jinnah (the founder of Pakistan) was from Bombay! This stuff is irrelevant...

Posted via BC Mobile Edition (Android)

I wasn;t offended at all. I quite like sardonic humor it's just that jokes like that rapidly slide down the slippery slope much to the chagrin and annoyances of the mods and admins.

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by Naimul_Hd
Looking at our poor performance at SAFF Football and our cricketers rigorous football training, i request all to switch the players.

Bangladeshi cricketers practicing football ahead of 3rd match

problem ta ki jokhon e training er chhobi dekhi they r playing football... er jonnoi bodhoi ora cricket khelar shomoy etto confused thake ... cricket ball diye goal korar plan kore r shoja goalpost (opposition fielder er haat e) e pathai

[abu2abu]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
I wasn;t offended at all. I quite like sardonic humor it's just that jokes like that rapidly slide down the slippery slope much to the chagrin and annoyances of the mods and admins.

Posted via BC Mobile Edition (Android)

[abu2abu]

Originally Posted by abu2abu

Posted via BC Mobile Edition (Android)

You make a fair point. I suppose it was quite flippant.

But in my defence, I suppose I failed to consider the consequences in part because my mother's family, like tamim & Nasir, are originally from India!

Posted via BC Mobile Edition (Android)

[lamisa]

Jitbo jitbo jitb0!

[simon]

Jaago,desher jonno jaago,
jhapiye poro lungite kasa bedhe,
orna ta komore pechiye kapiye dao Pak playerder mon,
Atahar er hahakar ki tomra shunte paona?
ichche korena presentation ceremony te Romiz Raja'r shingho marka keshor niye khela korte?

[al-Sagar]

imrul is injured .... may miss tomorrow's game

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by al-Sagar
imrul is injured .... may miss tomorrow's game

Blessing is disguise. Or is he faking the injury coz he knows the 3rd ODI is the last chance for him to shine or be kicked out of the team permanently.

[Night_wolf]

umm may be its time to make this thread sticky

by the way is tommorow a d/n or day game?

[cricman]

Kayes confirmed out with a groin injury

[Saifulsohel]

Last ODI in 2011 on tomorrow.C urrently Shakib(555 runs), Mushfiq(52 7 runs)&Shakib (24 wk), Rubel(23 wk) are fighting for top position of run-getter & wk taker.

[Dhakablues]

I hope that after we win tomorrow we don't get into the 1971 pseudo emotion of beating Pakistan because chances are we will win tomorrow after 3 practise session with the Pakistanis on a death pitch that only Bangladeshis know best.. With Imrul out, Alok should come in to bolster the spin attack with his leggie..Naeem Islam should be kept for test cricket only. And they really wanted to have a solid middle order,, guess what? I would propose bring in Raqibul Hasan or promote Elias Sunny as he is an opener in domestic circuit

[Abirz]

Since Imrul is injured, hopefully Nafees will open the batting, like he should've been doing all along, he's not a no.3, he more of a dasher in the powerplays

Posted via BC Mobile Edition (Android)

[Dilscoop]

I like Ctg's curator. He knows wtf he is doing, unlike that dumbass in Dhaka.

That being said, I hope he creates a batting/sporting track. Because we won't bowl out Pakistan <50 like we did v Zim and WI. We might end up getting bowled out for 30. Batsmen are out of form. And he should help them out.

[hoodlum]

কায়েস এর বদলে কাকে দলে নেয়া হয়েছে?

Posted via BC Mobile Edition (iPhone)

[TigerEz]

you guys know that Julien Fountain is about to be pakistan fielding coach?
:'( i had a dream for him to be our fielding coach again

[Bronco]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/banglade...ry/543841.html

match preview

we have beat ENgland and WI here so



Can Nasir Hossain inspire his team to put up a better show? © AFP
Enlarge
Related Links
Series/Tournaments: Pakistan tour of Bangladesh
Teams: Bangladesh | Pakistan
Big Picture

The fact that the third ODI is a dead rubber is hardly surprising. There has not been an ounce of competitiveness in each of the three games so far in this tour. Nasir Hossain's battling century in the second game in Mirpur wasn't enough to mask the bigger problem for Bangladesh - the batting. The overall reaction among passionate Bangladesh fans, going by feedback received by ESPNcricinfo, was not necessarily that of disappointment, but more specifically, anger. Some went as far as to question Bangladesh's right to participate at the international level. Their status as a Test nation has always been debated, though now fans have extended that discussion towards their ODI status too. Public memory is short. It's easy to forget that just over a year ago, Bangladesh thrashed a listless New Zealand 4-0 at home.
It's the failure of the batsmen that has deflated the team. All efforts on the field have been nullified by the top order collapses. They were dismissed for 91 in the first game and in the second, the chase was all but lost at 19 for 4. Bangladesh threw in the towel at that stage. Given the situation, Bangladesh did the best they could to salvage some pride by batting out the 50 overs. It didn't make a good advertisement for one-day cricket, but in the process they discovered what Nasir is capable of. A bit more support from the top order would've been handy though.

"The wicket was really good in the last game, but there were several dot balls," Mahmudullah said. "Shakib and Nasir played well, especially Nasir who has taught us some stuff, like how to be patient against this attack."

There are fewer concerns for Pakistan. However, they didn't have the best outing in the field for the second match, spilling catches off Nasir and Shakib Al Hasan. Shahid Afridi had a rare off-day with the ball, conceding 49 off 7 overs and failing to take a wicket. The final game gives them a chance to rest a couple of players and give everyone in the squad a chance.

Form guide

Bangladesh: LLWLL (most recent first)
Pakistan: WWWWW
In the spotlight...

Since his 128 against India in the 2009 Champions Trophy, Shoaib Malik has gone 14 innings without a fifty, with a highest of 39. He's been a shadow of the player he was when he was captain, and before. His bowling gives Pakistan another spin option, but he's in the team primarily as a batsman.
After hitting two half-centuries against Australia, Shahriar Nafees has done little of note, with the highest score of 14 in his last five ODIs. He has failed to recreate the kind of form he showed in 2006. It's been nearly five years since he scored an ODI century.

Team news

Pakistan are likely to make a couple of changes, dropping Imran Farhat and Sohail Tanvir, and bringing in Asad Shafiq and the left-arm seamer Mohammad Khalil.
Pakistan (probable) 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Asad Shafiq, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq, (capt) 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Shahid Afridi, 9 Saeed Ajmal, 10 Umar Gul, 11 Mohammad Khalil.

Imrul Kayes is set to miss out due to a groin injury, and will be replaced by Alok Kapali or Naeem Islam. If the pitch takes more turn than the one in Mirpur, Bangladesh could field a spin-heavy attack at the expense of a fast bowler.

Bangladesh (probable) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Shahriar Nafees, 3 Alok Kapali/Naeem Islam, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Nasir Hossain, 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Abdur Razzak, 9 Elias Sunny, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11 Rubel Hossain.

Stats and trivia

Bangladesh have found boundaries hard to come by at the start of the innings. In the Twenty20, they scored their first in the ninth over, in the first ODI it came in the sixth, but the wait was the longest in the second ODI - it took them 11 overs.
Bangladesh have won both their day-night games at this venue, against England and West Indies.
Quotes

"Some of the youngsters who've come into the side have worked hard to make their spot worthy. All of us have set a goal that we will now need to raise the bar."
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq
"The top order has no clue how to bat, and @ the moment it has left me clueless in regard to what I tweet next."
Former Bangladesh opener, now commentator Athar Ali Khan can't hide his disappointment while watching the second ODI

"Everyone says this is our lucky ground. Let's see what it can do for our fortunes. We have some good memories at this ground.
Mahmudullah points out a feel-good factor for his side to keep in mind

[Zunaid]

Originally Posted by Bronco
match preview

we have beat ENgland and WI here so



Can Nasir Hossain inspire his team to put up a better show? © AFP
Enlarge
Related Links
Series/Tournaments: Pakistan tour of Bangladesh
Teams: Bangladesh | Pakistan
Big Picture

http://www.espncricinfo.com/banglade...ry/543841.html

PLease do not cut and paste articles from elsewhere without attribution. It is bad form and frowned upon here. ALWAYS - provide linkbacks to the source, preferably in the beginning.

- As admin

[Bronco]

Originally Posted by Zunaid
http://www.espncricinfo.com/banglade...ry/543841.html

PLease do not cut and paste articles from elsewhere without attribution. It is bad form and frowned upon here. ALWAYS - provide linkbacks to the source, preferably in the beginning.

- As admin

zunaid vai i always though only cricinfo does previews ..my bad

[FagunerAgun]

We need the win.

[Zeeshan]

Technically dadara we are still kintu part of Pangea.

[TigerEz]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan
Technically dadara we are still kintu part of Pangea.

wat u mean?

[munnabhai]

Need to put up a better effort.

[FagunerAgun]

Game time is bad for the West..specially for the North American viewers. Why all the ODI games start in the afternoon in local time?

[oronnya]

Originally Posted by FagunerAgun
Game time is bad for the West..specially for the North American viewers. Why all the ODI games start in the afternoon in local time?

exactly.. BD er away series hobe kobe??? raat jege jege khela dekhe barota beje jachhe

odvut bapper hochhe khele era r palpitation bare amader... r jemon khela khele kondin je heart attack e morbo Allah e janen