"I'm still not an all-rounder but Tamim probably now believes I can bowl," Shanto, who was adjudged man-of-the-series, said during a post-match presentation.
“If I tell you we had the belief we'd win, I'd be lying. But cricket is a funny game, wickets fall and scoreboard pressure is bad to have. When the Fizz got two wickets, we thought we had a chance,” skipper Tamim Iqbal conceded at post-match ceremony and that is how close it was.
The Bangladesh captain had last scored an international ODI fifty in August last year, against Zimbabwe, and went nine innings without scoring a fifty during a slightly rough patch
Following a brilliant three-wicket win in the second ODI against Ireland, Bangladesh will be looking to seal the series when they take on the hosts in the third and final game in Chelmsford today..There were a lot of positives to take from the second game, with Najmul Hossain Shanto hittin
National Team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said: “Shakib hurt the tip of his right index finger while attempting a catch yesterday (Friday) in the second ODI
With six tiers of seating and one double-tiered stand, the stadium can host up to 6,500 people
Ireland had to win all three matches in a series against Bangladesh taking place at Chelmsford, the headquarters of English county Essex, if they were to move up from 11th place in the points table
It wasn't quite the obvious reason – the players—but the conditions in England-- a neutral venue for Ireland's home series against Bangladesh—that bothered the Sri Lankan coach as his plans for preparation were somewhat hampered due to rain.
“I don’t want to use the word favourites a lot,” Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim told reporters at the Cambridge University’s Fenner’s ground yesterday.
"I'm still not an all-rounder but Tamim probably now believes I can bowl," Shanto, who was adjudged man-of-the-series, said during a post-match presentation.
“If I tell you we had the belief we'd win, I'd be lying. But cricket is a funny game, wickets fall and scoreboard pressure is bad to have. When the Fizz got two wickets, we thought we had a chance,” skipper Tamim Iqbal conceded at post-match ceremony and that is how close it was.
The Bangladesh captain had last scored an international ODI fifty in August last year, against Zimbabwe, and went nine innings without scoring a fifty during a slightly rough patch
Following a brilliant three-wicket win in the second ODI against Ireland, Bangladesh will be looking to seal the series when they take on the hosts in the third and final game in Chelmsford today..There were a lot of positives to take from the second game, with Najmul Hossain Shanto hittin
National Team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said: “Shakib hurt the tip of his right index finger while attempting a catch yesterday (Friday) in the second ODI
With six tiers of seating and one double-tiered stand, the stadium can host up to 6,500 people
Ireland had to win all three matches in a series against Bangladesh taking place at Chelmsford, the headquarters of English county Essex, if they were to move up from 11th place in the points table
It wasn't quite the obvious reason – the players—but the conditions in England-- a neutral venue for Ireland's home series against Bangladesh—that bothered the Sri Lankan coach as his plans for preparation were somewhat hampered due to rain.
“I don’t want to use the word favourites a lot,” Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim told reporters at the Cambridge University’s Fenner’s ground yesterday.
In less than a month after facing Ireland at home for a full series, Bangladesh team are expected to be in England by tonight as the Irish side await to lock horns with the Tigers in a three-match ODI series, part of the ICC Men’s World Cup Super League.
