Well winning is of utmost importance for the West Indies especially after the first test ended in a draw and in that test match, the player of the match was given to the Bangladeshi bowler Elias Sunny who scalped 6 wickets in the first innings. More than that, Bangladesh had a first innings lead of 106 runs which definitely draws in a lot of criticisms from all over. On the whole, the West Indies had nothing to take home in that match that lasted for five days. Now, though West Indies have taken a 1st innings lead, the game still lies in a balance.
In the ongoing second test, outlook suggests that everything is going on right for the West Indies after they had a lead of 231 runs by the end of the third day's play. But, with two more days still to go, a draw can well be expected to be on the cards. Had it been India or South Africa, may be a total of 231 would have solved matters. But, with the opposition being West Indies, nothing can be said surely. Things that are to be confirmed for the West Indies to ensure a win are first, they should put up a more decent total on the board.
And, secondly, they will have to bowl out Bangladesh for the second time in the game which requires a lot of thinking and planning. An ideal approach would be to leave the Bangladeshi batsmen with enough time, batting which requires a lot of hard work and at the same time winning the same needs effort. With little time left for the hosts to bat, the best approach for them would be to stand and see to it that the game gets drawn. And, in case West Indies are to see to it that Bangladesh don't snatch a draw, then a considerable time needs to be given for them to bat.
For that to happen, there needs to be a quickfire batting display from Bravo and co, ensuring the touring nation that they leave Bangladesh with no other option but to either go for the kill or else surrender. The ideal total looking at the third day's play would be somewhere close to 500. In case the match ends in a draw, it is as though Bangladesh have retained the trophy with them whitewashing the West Indies on their previous tour couple of years back. So, that is why winning is important for the West Indies. Still, all is not lost when you can make money online.
Showing posts with label West Indies vs Bangladesh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Indies vs Bangladesh. Show all posts
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Saturday, 22 October 2011
Day one has it for Bangladesh
Usually, whenever there is a test match involving Bangladesh, one can guess that Bangladesh would be hoping for the rains to drop down so that they can end the match with a draw convincing fools that they would have won the game had there been no interruption by rain or bad weather. But, that might not be the case in case Bangladesh are facing Zimbabwe with their chances being high against that trouble torn team. And, speaking present, the latest entry into Bangladesh's wish list would be the West Indies against whom, at least at home Bangladesh can hope to win.
Yesterday in the first day of the first test match against West Indies at Chittagong, until rain interrupted in between, Bangladesh was doing well by not losing wickets at regular intervals and scoring at just less than 3.0 runs an over, which would not have been the case had West Indies been batting. It would not be wrong to say that the pitch also assisted the Bangladeshi batsmen which on the other hand makes the Bangladeshi captain's decision to bat first a mistake. But, it is always good in test matches to opt to bat first no matter what the pitch has got to say.
With repeated bounce, it is more of a certainty that the pitch will start giving troubles to the batsmen who bat in the days to come irrespective of whether a roller has been used or not. Bangladesh were able to cross the 250 run mark on the first day itself without losing too many wickets. If the other side of the cricketing world is considered, Sri Lanka in their first test against Pakistan were bowled out for 197 on day 1 itself. But, Sri Lanka were not playing at home and neither were Pakistan. Moreover, Sri Lanka are considered to be better outfit than Bangladesh.
At the same time, Pakistan are a far better outfit than West Indies. Coming to the first day's play, there were two batsmen from Bangladesh who notched up half centuries when Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal scored 68* and 52 respectively. Despite varying the fielding, Darren Sammy couldn't stop 136 runs in running between wickets not to forget the 23 boundaries scored to keep the ball boys on their toes. Whatever the Bangladeshis do, every effort gets applauded unlike their opponents who take home nothing despite winning and on the other hand get criticized in case they lose. Check out for the latest on Stock Market.
Yesterday in the first day of the first test match against West Indies at Chittagong, until rain interrupted in between, Bangladesh was doing well by not losing wickets at regular intervals and scoring at just less than 3.0 runs an over, which would not have been the case had West Indies been batting. It would not be wrong to say that the pitch also assisted the Bangladeshi batsmen which on the other hand makes the Bangladeshi captain's decision to bat first a mistake. But, it is always good in test matches to opt to bat first no matter what the pitch has got to say.
With repeated bounce, it is more of a certainty that the pitch will start giving troubles to the batsmen who bat in the days to come irrespective of whether a roller has been used or not. Bangladesh were able to cross the 250 run mark on the first day itself without losing too many wickets. If the other side of the cricketing world is considered, Sri Lanka in their first test against Pakistan were bowled out for 197 on day 1 itself. But, Sri Lanka were not playing at home and neither were Pakistan. Moreover, Sri Lanka are considered to be better outfit than Bangladesh.
At the same time, Pakistan are a far better outfit than West Indies. Coming to the first day's play, there were two batsmen from Bangladesh who notched up half centuries when Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal scored 68* and 52 respectively. Despite varying the fielding, Darren Sammy couldn't stop 136 runs in running between wickets not to forget the 23 boundaries scored to keep the ball boys on their toes. Whatever the Bangladeshis do, every effort gets applauded unlike their opponents who take home nothing despite winning and on the other hand get criticized in case they lose. Check out for the latest on Stock Market.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
West Indies' real color
The series against Bangladesh is the third full fledged series that the West Indies team is found playing against sub-continent nations after they had a series each against Pakistan and India. However, the result of the series against Bangladesh was totally different from what happened in the series against India and Pakistan. West Indies won the series 2-1 after losing to the hosts yesterday at Chittagong by 8 wickets. That is not the only reason why I say that the series was exact opposite to what happened in their two earlier series'. It was as though you are searching for gadgets online.
In the earlier two series', West Indies were hosting Pakistan and India unlike in the ongoing series against Bangladesh where West Indies are touring the sub-continent nation. Adding to that, in the series' against Pakistan and India, West Indies won two games against both the sub-continent nations after being totally out of the tournament when they won the inconsequential games in the 4th and 5th ODI. This time, they won the series and instead lost inconsequential match against Bangladesh. But, the way they lost the third one dayer speaks it all for the West Indies. West Indies got all-out for 61.
Both India and Pakistan didn't go down to that level of misery despite losing those two games which were inconsequential. It is not necessary for us to go to the details of that series. But, getting all-out against Bangladesh speaks of the true caliber of the West Indies team. It would not come as a surprise had in case West Indies whitewashed the hosts but, they might just have to pray God that even West Indies do not meet with the same fate in case they lose against Bangladesh. Two years back, they had been whitewashed by the same Bangladesh on their home soil.
But, that was a different situation with most of the players opting out of the series owing to some stupid strike against the WICB. Scorecard suggests that only 22 overs of the match were played by the West Indies confusing the viewers whether they were watching a T20 game or a ODI. Should we congratulate Kieran Powell for scoring 25 runs to become the highest run scorer for the West Indies team? When the crowd there would have been cursing for lack of any batting display on the field, a six from the blades of Imrul Kayes was as good as an ocean in a desert.
In the earlier two series', West Indies were hosting Pakistan and India unlike in the ongoing series against Bangladesh where West Indies are touring the sub-continent nation. Adding to that, in the series' against Pakistan and India, West Indies won two games against both the sub-continent nations after being totally out of the tournament when they won the inconsequential games in the 4th and 5th ODI. This time, they won the series and instead lost inconsequential match against Bangladesh. But, the way they lost the third one dayer speaks it all for the West Indies. West Indies got all-out for 61.
Both India and Pakistan didn't go down to that level of misery despite losing those two games which were inconsequential. It is not necessary for us to go to the details of that series. But, getting all-out against Bangladesh speaks of the true caliber of the West Indies team. It would not come as a surprise had in case West Indies whitewashed the hosts but, they might just have to pray God that even West Indies do not meet with the same fate in case they lose against Bangladesh. Two years back, they had been whitewashed by the same Bangladesh on their home soil.
But, that was a different situation with most of the players opting out of the series owing to some stupid strike against the WICB. Scorecard suggests that only 22 overs of the match were played by the West Indies confusing the viewers whether they were watching a T20 game or a ODI. Should we congratulate Kieran Powell for scoring 25 runs to become the highest run scorer for the West Indies team? When the crowd there would have been cursing for lack of any batting display on the field, a six from the blades of Imrul Kayes was as good as an ocean in a desert.
Sunday, 16 October 2011
1-1....2-1....3-1....
It is just some miracle that makes the West Indies bowlers make hay even before the sun has risen when they had their second consecutive victory over Bangladesh yesterday at Dhaka once again.This time the victory margin for West Indies was a mind blowing 8 wickets chasing 221 for victory. No one disputes West Indies' win over Bangladesh like they do for the viceversa. But, with Bangladesh hosting the tournament and secondly winning the one off T20 game, something special would no doubt be expected from Bangladesh whatsoever. But, for all those who expect that there was a disaster waiting.
One of the teams playing which the Bangladeshi team enjoys would be West Indies for, against them at least coming close to winning would be a certainty which can shut up a lot of critics. In the first game at the same venue, Bangladesh were able to cross the 250 run mark and didn't lose more than 7 wickets en route to the same (losing 7 wickets deserves condemnation). This time, the Bangladeshi batsmen were bowled out before 50 overs and the way the scoreboard read with the first three wickets falling was amazing. Bangladesh lost their first three wickets with 1 run on the board.
However, the batsmen who came in later tried to save some face for their team with Mushfiqur Rahim top scoring with 69. Later on for Bangladesh, Nasir Hossain belted 50 runs coming in at number 8 which was the highlight not only in the Bangladeshi innings but also in the game overall. There were 5 batsmen from Bangladesh who did their duty well after the failed top three batsmen. Unlike in the last game, there were a couple of overs maiden in the West Indies side with Kemar Roach and Andre Russel having a ball. West Indies in the end could prove something with a series win.
Shafiul Islam had a confusing spell with him being one of the frontline bowlers for the Bangladesh side bowling 2 overs maiden and still giving away runs at a rate of 7.57 runs an over. Bringing in 7 of his bowlers could not help in Mushfiqur Rahim's men go home empty handed. But, I'd give him thumbs up for trying out too many things that helps a captain in the long run. Scorecard suggests that both captains had other decisions in mind when they had only two bowlers bowling their complete quota of 10 overs. In the end, West Indies have managed to win a series.
One of the teams playing which the Bangladeshi team enjoys would be West Indies for, against them at least coming close to winning would be a certainty which can shut up a lot of critics. In the first game at the same venue, Bangladesh were able to cross the 250 run mark and didn't lose more than 7 wickets en route to the same (losing 7 wickets deserves condemnation). This time, the Bangladeshi batsmen were bowled out before 50 overs and the way the scoreboard read with the first three wickets falling was amazing. Bangladesh lost their first three wickets with 1 run on the board.
However, the batsmen who came in later tried to save some face for their team with Mushfiqur Rahim top scoring with 69. Later on for Bangladesh, Nasir Hossain belted 50 runs coming in at number 8 which was the highlight not only in the Bangladeshi innings but also in the game overall. There were 5 batsmen from Bangladesh who did their duty well after the failed top three batsmen. Unlike in the last game, there were a couple of overs maiden in the West Indies side with Kemar Roach and Andre Russel having a ball. West Indies in the end could prove something with a series win.
Shafiul Islam had a confusing spell with him being one of the frontline bowlers for the Bangladesh side bowling 2 overs maiden and still giving away runs at a rate of 7.57 runs an over. Bringing in 7 of his bowlers could not help in Mushfiqur Rahim's men go home empty handed. But, I'd give him thumbs up for trying out too many things that helps a captain in the long run. Scorecard suggests that both captains had other decisions in mind when they had only two bowlers bowling their complete quota of 10 overs. In the end, West Indies have managed to win a series.
Friday, 14 October 2011
West Indies are the new Zimbabwe
Since the past five years or so, Bangladesh's only win used to come against Zimbabwe to a greater extent and very rarely Bangladesh was found to beat strong nations like Australia and India. Now, with Zimbabwe going out of focus, it looks like West Indies have taken their place when they had a hard fought victory against Bangladesh at Dhaka yesterday. There is no doubt that Bangladesh are not the easiest of the opposition to defeat or rather thrash like they were some eight years ago. They had a win in the only T20 game that was played a couple of days back.
In ODIs, Bangladesh are not far behind the West Indies and one need not find it tough to have betters putting their money on the game. Yesterday, the West Indies piled up 298 runs on the board with century from Lendl Simmons who top scored with 122 followed by Marlon Samuels' 71 off 78 balls. The result is not a tough one to guess but the way matches have been won by West Indies speaks for it. One can go through the entire West Indies team to see majority of the players having their talk only with the bat and the team lacks bowlers.
With as many as eight batsmen in their team, the total should have crossed 350 which didn't happen whatsoever. A score of 298 is no doubt a decent one but not with 8 batsmen in their side and not against a team like Bangladesh. Looking at their bowling chart, it can be said that Bangladesh are no short of talented players but what they lack at the moment is a well planning whether it is defending a total or chasing one. The Bangladeshi captain had only 3 of his bowlers bowling their complete quota of 10 overs out of the 7 bowlers who made it there.
Alok Kapali who went for just 4 runs an over was allowed to bowl just 6 overs while Abdur Razzak bowled 9 overs despite going in for over 7.00 runs an over. So was the case regarding Naeem Islam and Nasir Hossain who were given to bowl just 3 and 2 overs respectively. Bangladesh could have and should have won with the West Indian side having a scarcity of bowlers in their side needless to be said. But, fortunately, the West Indies' bowlers did a fab job in the end with every bowler having his share to the team. You might be interested in Movies reviews here after read and you can watch the movie at theater.
In ODIs, Bangladesh are not far behind the West Indies and one need not find it tough to have betters putting their money on the game. Yesterday, the West Indies piled up 298 runs on the board with century from Lendl Simmons who top scored with 122 followed by Marlon Samuels' 71 off 78 balls. The result is not a tough one to guess but the way matches have been won by West Indies speaks for it. One can go through the entire West Indies team to see majority of the players having their talk only with the bat and the team lacks bowlers.
With as many as eight batsmen in their team, the total should have crossed 350 which didn't happen whatsoever. A score of 298 is no doubt a decent one but not with 8 batsmen in their side and not against a team like Bangladesh. Looking at their bowling chart, it can be said that Bangladesh are no short of talented players but what they lack at the moment is a well planning whether it is defending a total or chasing one. The Bangladeshi captain had only 3 of his bowlers bowling their complete quota of 10 overs out of the 7 bowlers who made it there.
Alok Kapali who went for just 4 runs an over was allowed to bowl just 6 overs while Abdur Razzak bowled 9 overs despite going in for over 7.00 runs an over. So was the case regarding Naeem Islam and Nasir Hossain who were given to bowl just 3 and 2 overs respectively. Bangladesh could have and should have won with the West Indian side having a scarcity of bowlers in their side needless to be said. But, fortunately, the West Indies' bowlers did a fab job in the end with every bowler having his share to the team. You might be interested in Movies reviews here after read and you can watch the movie at theater.
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
T20 can be anyone's game
This might not be true regarding the other two formats of the game where Bangladesh winning over West Indies makes headlines. But, in a T20 game that happens to be just a formality with both teams having an equal chance of winning or losing the match. Likewise, even in a one day international, it would not be anything new in case West Indies lose to Bangladesh despite the likes of Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan having their presence in the team. Let alone Bangladesh, even had Ireland been in place, they would have chased down that total of 133 set by West Indies.
It might turn out to be a Romantic's Blog in case I write something favoring one particular team in games which can go anybody's side. The main culprit of the game would be the West Indian batsmen who could not pile up more than 132 runs on the board. I just condemn the WICB for not including Gayle, Sarwan, Chandrapaul etc in the playing XI for reasons best known to WICB alone. If that was one side of the coin, the other side also points fingers towards the batsmen like Barath, Bravo, Marlon Samuels etc who could have got the job done to their team.
You can take a look at the scorecard to see the bowling chart of the Bangladesh team which had just 5 bowlers bowling their full quota of 4 overs each. And, another fascinating aspect would be that every bowler from Bangladesh team returned with a wicket against his name. Perhaps! You could all blame it on the pitch they were playing on which was hosted by Bangladesh. But still, in a T20 game the pitch hardly matters whether it is the home ground to one team or not. This is truer when it comes to games involving Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Likewise, things were not easy for the Bangladeshi batsmen as well when they lost 7 wickets and took until the penultimate ball en route to their successful run chase of 133 on the board. That should not be a matter of worry with the game having been a 20 over affair. Still, Bangladesh have got a lot to improve with their approach not being a match winning one if not for games against West Indies, Zimbabwe and other non-test playing nations. One has to acknowledge the triple contribution of Mushfiqur Rahim who played the role of a captain, wicket keeper and match winner for Bangladesh.
It might turn out to be a Romantic's Blog in case I write something favoring one particular team in games which can go anybody's side. The main culprit of the game would be the West Indian batsmen who could not pile up more than 132 runs on the board. I just condemn the WICB for not including Gayle, Sarwan, Chandrapaul etc in the playing XI for reasons best known to WICB alone. If that was one side of the coin, the other side also points fingers towards the batsmen like Barath, Bravo, Marlon Samuels etc who could have got the job done to their team.
You can take a look at the scorecard to see the bowling chart of the Bangladesh team which had just 5 bowlers bowling their full quota of 4 overs each. And, another fascinating aspect would be that every bowler from Bangladesh team returned with a wicket against his name. Perhaps! You could all blame it on the pitch they were playing on which was hosted by Bangladesh. But still, in a T20 game the pitch hardly matters whether it is the home ground to one team or not. This is truer when it comes to games involving Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Likewise, things were not easy for the Bangladeshi batsmen as well when they lost 7 wickets and took until the penultimate ball en route to their successful run chase of 133 on the board. That should not be a matter of worry with the game having been a 20 over affair. Still, Bangladesh have got a lot to improve with their approach not being a match winning one if not for games against West Indies, Zimbabwe and other non-test playing nations. One has to acknowledge the triple contribution of Mushfiqur Rahim who played the role of a captain, wicket keeper and match winner for Bangladesh.
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