**Official**Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Thread

[shaka]

Rogers made 84 off 120 balls, yet all Zimbabwe could make was 198.

 

[dudeurfriend]

hey cricmate you are right that the team batting first has won always,but Bangladesh has comeback so well in the series that this team desrves to win.I think they will reach the target and emerge as the series winner.I suppose Bangladesh is far better team than Zimbabawe(atleast at the moment).So i think Bangladesh will win.....

 

[honestbharani]

I expect BD to win. And I expect some runs from Ashraful.

 

[crickmate]

Bangladesh 71/1 (8.2 ov)
Bangladesh RR: 8.52

They are just smashing Zim

Mohammad Rafique (LHB) 24 18 2 2 133.33 Striker
Aftab Ahmed (RHB) 41 24 6 2 170.83 Non-striker

 

[crickmate]

they are still smashing, looks like zimbabwe are spellbound by the Bangladeshi batsman's attacking mode:

Bangladesh 108/1 (13 ov)
Bangladesh RR: 8.38
Required RR: 2.43

Batsmen: R B 4s 6s S/R
Aftab Ahmed (RHB) 56 38 8 2 147.37 Striker
Mohammad Rafique (LHB) 39 32 3 3 121.88 Non-striker

 

[marc71178]

Ahmed takes 24 from Chigumnbara's first over - ouch!

 

[Hasib]

FORGET THE AUSSIES!!! FORGET EVERYONE ELSE!!! THESE ARE THE TIGERS!!! (ta)

 

[SJS]

I expect BD to win. And I expect some runs from Ashraful.

At this rate Ashraful may not get to bat

 

[bryce]

interesting to see how rafique and ahmed approach the consistently economical utseya

 

[Hasib]

Both Batsmen now past 50!! this is great stuff!!! (ta)

 

[bryce]

FORGET THE AUSSIES!!! FORGET EVERYONE ELSE!!! THESE ARE THE TIGERS!!! (ta)

lmao that's patriotism for ya

 

[Hasib]

end of a great partnership... Rafique gone for 72... partnership of 150... a Bangladeshi record.

 

[Hasib]

ALL OVER!!! 4 for the win!!! 1st ever series win!!! (ta)

 

[crickmate]

and Bangladesh won in style. They literally smashed Zimabwe.

Zimbabwe 198 (49 ov)
Bangladesh 202/2 (33.0 ov)

Bangladesh innings R B 4 6
Mohammad Rafique c Utseya b Chigumbura 72 66 7 4
Nafis Iqbal b Panyangara 9 10 2 0
Aftab Ahmed not out 81 87 10 2
*Habibul Bashar not out 34 37 6 0

 

[Steulen]

What's all this about Rafique opening the batting? Has he done that before? Will he be a genuine ODI opener in the future?

 

[Hasib]

What's all this about Rafique opening the batting? Has he done that before? Will he be a genuine ODI opener in the future?

Yeah he opened b4... scored 77... in our first ever win... which was against Kenya... this was in 1998... he has opened in recent time... but until now, failed.

As for openning in the future... he is close to retiring time so don't think so... but for now a good back up opener (ta)

 

[crickmate]

First he was tried as an opener agains Kenya long ago, he scored 70 runs on that match.
Then after a long time last year he opened for the second time, this time against Newzeland, he scored 25 on that match.

Then this year he was given the opportunity to open against India in 2 mathces, but did not click then.

Now he again scored 72.

I always think he should be played as an opener. If he clicks opponents will be in deep trouble.

 

[crickmate]

can you believe it? this is the second time in the cricket history that any team won the series from 0-2 behind.

 

[Hasib]

can you believe it? this is the second time in the cricket history that any team won the series from 0-2 behind.

Does anyone know when was the first time?

 

[shaka]

Well done to Bangladesh, hopefully its a wake up call in Zimbabwe. I could not believe what I was seeing, when they were scoring at 8.5 per over after 10 overs.