Tapash vs. Sujon

Ockey · #1 September 22, 2002, 11:59 PM

Mahmud so far has been more economical than Tapash. Talha is a different story though. He is swinging the ball, making the batsmen to falter but at the same time giving away a lot of wides. Very unlucky not to get a wicket yet.

**Tehsin** · #2 September 23, 2002, 12:02 AM

NZ 76 for 1 off 13 overs

Talha bowled 5 overs and gave 46 of those runs with 10 wides.
Manju and Shujon gave 30 runs for a wicket from 8 overs.

*sigh*

Ockey · #3 September 23, 2002, 12:04 AM

13.5 Khaled Mahmud to Fleming, OUT: poor stroke to end a pretty poor
innings from Fleming, shortish ball just outside off stump, tries
to pull across the line, only succeeds in getting a thick top edge
lobbing up to Talha at mid off on the circle edge

He should have been out 2 overs ago.

James90 · #4 September 23, 2002, 12:06 AM

Most Wickets for a Bangladeshi......29

Ockey · #5 September 23, 2002, 12:14 AM

I can't wait till the spinners are brough on. The wicket seems to have a lot of turn to it. There are three spinners on the BD side (without counting Ash), of whom Rafique can really turn the ball. This might turn out to be a real interesting affair.

Ockey · #6 September 23, 2002, 12:20 AM

Is it the turn on the wicket, which the BD bowlers are not used to, or is it the bowlers that are causing the wides?

For those who are watching please comment.

**Tehsin** · #7 September 23, 2002, 12:22 AM

I'd say that it's safe to hold Talha responsible for the wides. Remember SHANTO ? Well, guess what, He's BACK (in Talha off course).

Need to get Sharif, Tareq and Masri out of their vacations or injury, if you want to get technical.

fwullah · #8 September 23, 2002, 08:01 AM

Yes - it was Talha who is bowling like this with lots of wides- I am afraid he is currently our second string bowler and is in the side in absence of Masri and Sharif.

He used to bowl such wide balls in the 2 test matches that he played too. Only in test matches, wides of one day cricket are not called as wides.

Come to think of it, for a second string bowler, he is a lot promising.