Bangladesh XI vs International XI

[Abs]

Bangladesh are playing a selected 11 players as a mark of Independence day. The day/night match is being played at the Banghabondhu stadium in Dhaka......

Bangladesh Innings:

275/8 off 50 overs.

Javed Omar 102. c: Tilekaratne b: Arivinda De Silva
Aminul Islam 44 not out

De Silva took 3 wickets for 44 runs.

Updates to follow.

[Edited by Abs on 29th March 2001 at 16:16]

[Abs]

Asia XI Innings:

276/5 off 39.4 overs.

De Silva 74
Tilekaratne 47 not out
Kanitkar 56 not out
Shahid Afridi 24.

Pick of the bowlers:
Enamul Haque - 2 for 38 off 10 overs.
Hasibul played crap... too many no balls and wides.

[Abs]

I thought we batted well enough to get a win out of this match, but again, as usual our bowling attack has let us down.

Hasibul - Being the no1 strike bowler looked shameful especially going for 31 runs off 3 overs. A total of 61 of 6 overs which included 6nb and 2w.. now that is poor, although he did manage to take the wicket of Imran Nazir in with the 3rd ball of the innings.
Shariff - A lot talked about this youngster being the fastest in the country.... performed betta then Hasibul, but again dissapointing. He also took 1 wicket.
Enamul Haque - The oldest player in the squad yet the most impressive. Kept it tight, and eventually took 2 wickets for 38. He was the only bowler to have completed all 10 overs.


Javed Omar played outstanding. 102 of some 131 balls.... no that is class. He was well backed up by Al Shariar and Habibul Bashar who scored 39 and 41 respectively.

The middle order collapsed drastically..... Aminul made 44* but the rest of them barely reached the double figure mark.

I wish Bangladesh all the luck in the Zimbabwe tour, but feel that the Zimbabweans will virtually walk all over us.