In Test cricket, Bangladesh have always blazed their own trail, usually down the wrong path, and followed processes that would beget blank stares and stunned looks in most other teams.
In the format, the Tigers last faced India during the T20 World Cup in June, losing by 50 runs, and have not played a match since the tournament. The two sides have faced off in 14 contests, with India winning 13 times.
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, adviser to the ministry of youth and sports, hailed the players for bringing success at a difficult time
Bangladesh’s performances in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup showed that team is lacking in many crucial aspects. But lack of courage was again evident, especially in how Bangladesh threw in the towel thinking they would not be able to chase down Afghanistan’s total in 12.1 overs in the th
Bangladesh were the inferior side on display throughout the match and unsurprisingly suffered a 50-run drubbing.
South Africa virtually clinched a place in the Super Eight stage as spinner Keshav Maharaj defended 11 runs off the final over to help secure a nail-biting four-run victory over Bangladesh in a low-scoring Group D clash on Monday.
For Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, the lack of runs at the venue meant that both Bangladesh and South Africa have equal chances, going into the game on Monday.
The match between Bangladesh and South Africa will start from 8.30pm Bangladesh Time on Monday. PHOTO: BCB
Thousands of Bangladesh supporters flocked to the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas, Texas to enjoy the Tigers’ opening match of the T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka today.
Bangladesh’s first-ever ODI win over New Zealand in their own backyard was set up by some incredible fast bowling in Napier on Saturday.
The Bangladesh team has already resigned to its fate in the ongoing ODI World Cup..Almost nothing has gone right for the Tigers in the tournament and after suffering six comprehensive defeats on the trot, the players find themselves at the bottom of a pit of despair.
The match will start at 2.30pm Bangladesh Standard Time.
He also said why taking Tamim would have been a difficult proposition for him. “When I don’t know whether someone is playing the third game or the seventh game and I will only know in the morning of the game, then it’s difficult for me to select the team.
“I request everybody to keep faith in this team. We have a very exciting team with a blend of youth and experience. We have a dream and we have to materialise it. I believe everybody will try their best to uplift the image of the country,” said Khaled Mahmud.
Bangladesh team management has already shifted their focus to the upcoming home series against New Zealand as the Tigers' hopes of making it to the Asia Cup final are all but over following defeat against Sri Lanka in their second Super Four match in Colombo on Saturday.
Bangladesh confirmed the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup by bouncing back with a comprehensive 89-run win over Afghanistan in their final group-stage game in Lahore yesterday.
If the hum of anxiety in and around the team can be muted out, the Tigers' strength can come to the forefront of the performances.
Newly appointed skipper Shakib Al Hasan hurried to the official photoshoot for the Asia Cup in Kandy, Sri Lanka, yesterday, arriving at the event after the other team members.
Liton Das' illness at the last minute came as a huge blow for Bangladesh, who are set to begin their Asia Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on August 31 in Kandy.