*Official* Match 1 - India v Bangladesh

[James]

Bangladesh v India
Feb 19, 2011
14:30 local | 08:30 GMT | 19:30 EST | 19:00 CST | 16:30 WST

India Squad

MS Dhoni, (captain/keeper), Virender Sehwag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Sreesanth, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh

Bangladesh Squad

Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Abdur Razzak, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Naeem Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Raqibul Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shahriar Nafees, Suhrawadi Shuvo

 

[Maximus0723]

Just Win!

 

[Cruxdude]

Woohoo!! Time for action. Can't help but feel how time has flown, seems like just yesterday we played Bangladesh in WI.

 

[Burgey]

Tipping the Bangas here.

Tamim and Shakib to dominate

Looking forward to this finally starting, though no doubt in three weeks' time I'll be moaning about how long it's all taking

 

[morgieb]

Would laugh so hard if the Bangers beat India. And I think it could happen.

 

[Turbinator]

Would laugh so hard if the Bangers beat India. And I think it could happen.

Good one, Morgi!

 

[salman85]

India to rip Bangladesh a new hole.Gambhir to score 150.

 

[gvenkat]

India to rip Bangladesh a new hole.Gambhir to score 150.

 

[Spikey]

MS to make a big score under pressure.

 

[Jono]

Nervous as **** about this one.

 

[0RI0N]

Gonna be a hectic atmosphere no doubt.
Have to go with The Bangles.
Abdur Razzak and Shakib to do work on their opponents.

 

[Turbinator]

Nervous as **** about this one.

Lol, I don't understand why? This is gonna' be a cakewalk for us. Look at our form, I'd be surprised if we post anything below 350 or win by anything less than 7 wickets.

It'll just be another warm-up.

EDIT: When India bat, just relax, grab a bowl of popcorn and enjoy the fireworks.

 

[Shri]

Kohli will ton up. Yusuf Pathan will go mental in the slog overs. India to post 280-310, Bangladesh to score 270+ and lose with Tamim getting a 100.

 

[Mike5181]

Should be an easy win for India. Bangladesh have improved without a doubt though and this is their chance to send a message to the rest of the test playing nations that they are legit contenders for the cup.

 

[biased indian]

Lol, I don't understand why? This is gonna' be a cakewalk for us. Look at our form, I'd be surprised if we post anything below 350 or win by anything less than 7 wickets.

It'll just be another warm-up.

EDIT: When India bat, just relax, grab a bowl of popcorn and enjoy the fireworks.

if we bat first i think we will have it in the Bag easily ..if they bat first and score anything above 250 its game on..any news on the pitch ?

 

[NUFAN]

My predictions..

Bang to score 261/9.
India to reach 262/5 with 11 balls to spare.

Yuvraj to be the difference.

 

[Jono]

Lol, I don't understand why?

Because as Tony Abbott said, sometimes **** happens.

 

[Noble One]

India have this one. If they bat first they will score 330+.

Everyone wants Bangladesh to do well, but this isn't the game they stand much chance of winning. I love how a nations hopes rest on Iqbal. He is two years younger than me FFS, what expectation.

 

[Athlai]

India seem to be in really top form, they will go after Bangladesh with everything they've got. Will take a lot from the underdogs not to get thrashed in this one.

 

[vcs]

My predictions..

Bang to score 261/9.
India to reach 262/5 with 11 balls to spare.

Yuvraj to be the difference.

Yuvraj definitely won't be the difference against their spinners.