BD vs Ireland, 1st OD: Match Thread

[al Furqaan]

should start in several hours now if there is no rain...this is gonna be a good match.

after thoroughly crushing Hong Kong even after batting poorly, we made a start to show that we do not belong in any "2nd tier." but it was just a start...we have to beat 2nd class teams by a fair margin all the time. we cannot afford to lose to 2nd rate teams...for every associate team we lose to, we have to beat 1 test nation to make up for it.

however, Ireland and Scotland are more important teams than HK. we need to win all 4 matches against them by at least 30 runs or 4-5 wickets.

There is no doubt in my mind that BD is not 2nd tier quality...but we arent at the test ranks yet....we're closer to test than 2nd tho...and inshallah in a few years we will be at the test rank.

Edited on, August 28, 2004, 11:05 PM GMT, by Zunaid.
Reason: Might as well make this the official thread