Aftab Ahmed and Alok Kapali played handy contributions in a five-wicket, last-over win, but it was Shahriar Nafees’ splendid unbeaten 70 from 54 balls that finished the job in tense fashion. Totals around 160 had proven tough to defend all season, and India will rue that no batsman apart from their captain, R Sathish, went […]
November 25, 2008
ICL 20s World Series 2008-09
ICL India vs ICL Bangladesh, 3rd Match
Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium. Ahmedabad
Umpires: A Jones (ENG) and R Martinesz (SL) Third Umpire: D Orchard (AUS)
Match Referee: A Wadekar (IND)
Result: ICL Bangladesh won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Shahriar Nafees
Quick Scorecard
Toss: ICL Bangladesh (Elected to Field)
Session: 2nd innings
Summary: ICL Bangladesh won […]
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday have announced a ten-year ban for 13 of its top cricketers for joining the unauthorised Indian Cricket League (ICL), and is now hoping that the BCCI’s Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Champions Twenty20 League will help them revive and boost the game in the country.
An emergency meeting […]
The final semis match between Pakistan and Bangladesh was a walk in the park for Pakistan as expected by everyone. Although the match was of no consequence, Pakistan needed to win this one convincingly to save grace. Bangladesh on the other end, would have liked to play better but their inexperience showed their downfall.
Scorecard
The Bangladesh […]
Asia Cup, 2008
Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 6th Match,Super Four
National Stadium, Karachi, July 4, 2008
Match Information
Umpires:
Ian Gould (Eng) & Tony Hill (NZ)
Third Umpire:
MG Silva (SL)
Match Referee:
Alan Hurst (Aus)
Toss:
Bangladesh (Elected to bat)
Match Status:
Pakistan won by 10 wkts
Abdur Rauf is ‘Man of the Match’
Click here for match summary
Batting: Pakistan Innings
Batsmen
Pakistan (116/0 in 19.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR
Salman Butt
batting
56
62
10
0
90.32
Nasir Jamshed
batting
52
56
5
2
92.86
Younis […]
Today’s final semis league match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in the Asia Cup has been reduced to a dead rubber with India’s six-wicket win sealing their spot in the final and shutting Pakistan out the tournament. This comes as a major disappointment, both to the home fans and the home team.
Scorecard
Pakistan were unsure of where […]
The Asia Cup Super Four match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh remained one sided as soon as Jayasuriya and Sangakkara opened the Sri Lankan innings. The Lankans were given a thunderous start as both their openers got a century each.
Jayasuriya scored 130 of just 88 balls and his innings included 6 sixes and 16 fours […]
Sri Lanka were assured of a place in the final of the Asia Cup after they won by a whopping 158 runs against Bangladesh in the semis league match at Karachi.
Electing to bat on a placid pitch against a pedestrian attack, the Sri Lankans got off to the best start possible as they piled on […]
Asia Cup
Bangladesh v. Sri Lanka
Karachi: Monday 30 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 158 runs
Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: B G Jerling, S J A Taufel
Match summary (at Close)
Sri Lanka
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
ST Jayasuriya
c Tamim Iqbal
b Alok Kapali
130
88
16
6
+KC Sangakkara
b Abdur Razzak
121
128
16
1
*DPMD Jayawardene
c Mohammad Ashraful
b Alok Kapali
20
22
2
0
CK Kapugedera
c Alok Kapali
b Shahadat Hossain
1
5
0
0
LPC Silva
lbw
b Farhad Reza
5
14
0
0
TM Dilshan
run out
2
3
0
0
WPUJC Vaas
c Raqibul […]
Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya simply refuses to come out of the IPL mode. The most experienced batsman in his team went on the rampage as Sri Lanka look like setting a record total in an ODI in their semis league match in the Asia Cup in Karachi.
On a pitch that seemed to assist the bowlers […]
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh go head to head in a re-match of their league encounter in the third semis league match of the Asia Cup in Karachi today. The Lankans have already beaten the Bangladeshis comprehensively before in the tournament and have carried two points formward from their group as a result of that victory.
Bangladesh […]
The match today between India and Bangladesh today perceived by most to be a walk in the park for India turned out to be exciting and full of action with performances from both sides.
Scorecard
The surprise package of the evening was Alok Kapali who returned to the Bangladesh side with a bang. He scored 115 runs […]
Bangladesh scored a very competitive total by posting 283/6 on the scoreboard thanks to Alok Kapali who score 115 runs of just 96 balls. What surprised everyone most is his 5 huge sixes and 10 fours.
India are missing Sehwag today and Uthappa and Gambhir were given the task of opening the innings for India. Although […]
On another dull and lifeless pitch, Bangladesh captain Mohammed Ashraful won the toss and elected to bat, hoping to put up a decent score against the strong Indian batting line up. They made one change as Farhad Reza was brought in for Dollar Mahmud.
Scorecard
India made two changes to the team that thumped Pakistan in the […]
Asia Cup
Bangladesh v. India
Karachi: Saturday 28 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: India won by 7 wickets (Click here for match review)
Man of the Match : Suresh Raina (Thats 3 in a row now, over 300 runs in 3 matches of this series)
Special award for fine innings with the bat : Alok Kapali for Bangladesh’s first century […]
India and Bangladesh go head to head today in Karachi to begin the next phase of the Asia cup, that is the semis league. In earnest, the tournament begins now as the four top teams in the continent go head to head to find out who goes to the final and wins the trophy.
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Lifted by a 116 run opening stand in just 15 overs, Sri Lanka made 357 runs in their allotted fifty overs as they started their season with a win against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh won the toss and surprisingly chose to field first on a flat track. Jayasuriya then smacked 72 off just 47 balls as he continued […]
Asia Cup
Bangladesh v. Sri Lanka
Lahore: Wednesday 25 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 131 runs
Toss: Bangladesh
Umpires: I J Gould, S J A Taufel
Match summary (at Close)
Sri Lanka
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
ST Jayasuriya
b Abdur Razzak
72
47
10
3
+KC Sangakkara
c Raqibul Hasan
b Mohammad Mahmudullah
101
91
16
0
*DPMD Jayawardene
b Abdur Razzak
6
10
1
0
CK Kapugedera
c Mashrafe Mortaza
b Abdur Razzak
74
67
5
2
LPC Silva
c Mushfiqur Rahim
b Alok Kapali
19
24
0
0
TM Dilshan
c Tamim Iqbal
b Mashrafe Mortaza
29
26
1
0
WPUJC […]
Bangladesh meet Sri Lanka in the second match of the Group B in Asia cup at Lahore.
With this match, the Sri Lankans will kick start their season 2008-09 and will look to get into their rhythm straight away as they are going to face the Indians at home soon after. Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, […]
Bangladesh managed to convince that they are indeed the fourth best team in Asian cricket and that the Asia cup will not provide any surprises for them against the minnows.
Scorecard
After wining the toss and electing to bat on a flat Lahore pitch, captain Mohammed Ashraful led the way with a stroke filled century. He has […]