Match Summary: Pakistan into Super Eights Beating Bangladesh by 8 Wickets

Pallekele, Sri Lanka (Tue, Sep25) - Pakistan thrash Bangaldesh out of the ICC World T20 Tuesday beating them comprehensively by 8 wickets and 8 balls to spare in the last match of Group D, as well as initial round of the tournament, here at at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

 

Pakistan into Super Eights Beating Bangladesh by 8 Wickets

 

 

Imran NazirImran Nazir emrged as the hero of the day for Pakistan with his quickfire 72 at a blistering strike rate of 200. He smashed nine boundaries and three sixes in his 36-run innings. In the pursuit today, he also hit the fastest 50 of the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 in just 25 balls. He provided a 124-run opening stand with his skipper Muhammad Hafeez (45 off 47).

Earlier, Bangladesh won the important toss and piled up a huge total of 175 courtesy to some brilliant batting at the top of the order. Openers, Muhammad Ashraful (14 off 13) and Tamim Iqbal (24 off 12), provided a flying start to their team which needed at least a 36-run victory over Pakistan to qualify for the Super Eights. The real gem of the innings came from Shakib al Hasan, one of the best all rounders in this modern day cricket.

 

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Pakistan to face confident Bangladesh today in the final of Asia Cup 2012

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Thu, Mar. 22) – Spirited Bangladesh will take on Pakistan today in the final showdown of Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2012, here at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka.

Pakistan to face confident Bangladesh today in the final of Asia Cup 2012

Another interesting fact is that the same outfits played the opening match of the tournament on March 11 and after further 11 days they are again in front of each other for the final face-off.

Although the hosts have lost the league match but they fought bravely and forced Pakistan to run hard for the victory. Now Bangladesh have the required momentum in their favor after thrashing India and Sri Lanka consecutively to reach the final and this is really an alarming situation for Pakistan, running a bit low after crushing defeat in the hands of India.

The most of the cricket gurus think that Bangladesh wouldn’t have had the best chance to win any major cricket tournament other than today. Everything seems to be in their favor like home conditions, home crowd, winning momentum and relatively low-confident opposition.

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Asia Cup Cricket 2012: Bangladesh victory opens doors for Sri Lanka to qualify for final

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Sat, Mar. 18) – Bangladesh vs India (Asia Cup 2012): What a match it was! Will be remembered for very long time for the thrilling victory of Bangladesh and might even longer for the milestone achieved by the Little Master Saching Tendulkar.

After getting century of centuries, Sachin Tendulkar raises his bat as he walks off

The hosts of Asia Cup 2012 have certainly avoided the possible elimination from the tournament. Now all three teams except Pakistan, which have already qualified for final, have their chances to qualify for the final on March 22. 

Bangladesh victory was certainly proved to be a big shock for India; but it revitalizes the hopes of Sri Lanka to enter into final by beating the hosts in their final league match, scheduled on March 20.  

Right now, after upsetting defeat of India; there’s no big change on the points table as Pakistan still on top, followed by India and Bangladesh respectively. Both have four points, but India ahead in terms of NRR.

There are following possibilities in the remaining two league matches which can affect the second finalist to be decided…….

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Cricket Updates: India gets winning start in Asia Cup 2012 beating Sri Lanka by 50 runs

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Wed, Mar. 14) – The second match of Asia Cup 2012 was played yesterday between India and Sri Lanka at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. India comprehensively beat Sri Lanka by 50 runs and leading the points table with a better net run rate (NRR).

India gets winning start in Asia Cup 2012 beating Sri Lanka by 50 runs

India’s cricketing reputation was on stake after the debacle in the recent series in Australia and they fought well to restore their pride to some extent. The all-round performance by the men in blue helped the team to get confidence back a bit.

Sri Lanka won the toss and invited India to bat first, the decision which proved even worse than the one taken by Mushfiqur Rahim in the match against Pakistan on Sunday.

Though, India lost little master Sachin Tendulkar on very early stages of the innings but Gautam Gambhir and man-in-form Virat Kohli played memorable innings to help india pile up a massive score of 304 on the cost of just three wickets. Both, Kohli and Gambhir, completed their centuries with a difference of just one ball; but could last long after they overcome the pressure of nervous nineties. 

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Ferry Capsizes in Bangladesh: Scores fear dead as more than 160 missing

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Tue, Mar. 13) – According to media reports; more than 165 people are missing after a ferryboat with at least 200 people on board sunk in a river in southern Bangladesh. The ferry was reportedly traveling to Dhaka from the Shariatpur district.

Ferry Capsizes in Bangladesh: Scores fear dead as more than 160 missing

Unverified reports suggest that the ferryboat, dubbed as Shariatpur-1 went down the waters after hitting against a small oil tanker in the Meghna River, south-west of the capital Dhaka. Approximately 35 people were saved after the accident, police said.

Local police chief Shahidul Islam told the AFP, “About 35 passengers were rescued by another ship. But more than 150 passengers remain unaccounted for.”

Rescue and search teams couldn’t locate the sunken ship, while the operation is still underway. Every year score of people have been killed by such tragic accidents, which are very common in Bangladesh mainly because of poor safety standards followed by the ferry owners.

Last April, at least 23 people died after a ferry carrying more than 100 passengers capsized in the east of the country.

In June 2010, about a dozen people were killed after a packed ferry capsized in storms in north-east Bangladesh.

In November 2009, 118 people died in two ferry accidents within a week.

Asia Cup Opener: Bangladesh won the toss, elected to field against Pakistan (Live Online Stremaing)

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Sun, Mar. 11) – Bangladesh have invited Pakistan to bat first after winning the toss in the opening match of the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament.

Asia Cup Opener: Bangladesh won the toss, elected to field against Pakistan

Earlier, Pakistan cricket team had a tough training session at Shere Bangla National Stadium on Saturday ahead of their Asia Cup opener against the hosts Bangladesh today (Sunday, Mach 11) on the same venue. 

After the evening session; Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq advised his team fellows not to take Bangladesh as an easy opponent because the hosts might be demonstrative at times to upset any world class team, especially playing at their own soil in front of their own cricket-crazy crowd.

Just to refresh the memories; the stats show that total 29 ODI matches between the sides have been played between the same teams. Bangladesh had managed to win just once, and that was a mega upset of the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

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Dhaka under pressure after Riyadh demanded quick probing into murder of Khalaf Al-Ali

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Wed, Mar. 07) – Security is on high alert after a Saudi Arabian diplomat has been shot dead last night (Tuesday, March 06) in a commercial area of Bangladeshi capital.

Dhaka under pressure after Riyadh demanded quick probing into murder of Khalaf Al-Ali

According to details; Khalaf bin Mohammed Salem Al-Ali was shifted to a local hospital in serious condition after he was shot in the chest where he was declared dead after being treated for three hours in intensive care.

The 45-year-old diplomat was on the late-night walk when he was shot by an unknown person (approximately at 1:20 am local time) at an intersection just two buildings away from his residence in the city’s Gulshan area, police deputy commissioner Lutful Kabir told in media briefing.

“He was hit by a bullet in the left chest,” Kabir said further.

Another senior police source, Nizamul Hoque, told AFP the diplomat had been living alone in a rented apartment in Gulshan for many years.

Khalaf Al-Ali was working as second secretary at the consular division of the embassy in Dhaka. He was on transfer orders to move to the Saudi Embassy in Amman, Jordan, after two months.

Saudi Arabian Foreign Office issued a statement in which they had demanded, on behalf of Saudi government, swift investigation from the Bangladeshi government and further requested ample protection for all the staff working at its embassy in Dhaka.

Mohammed Shahidul Islam, Bangladesh Ambassador in the Saudi Arabia, expressed the tragic incident as a dreadful crime that sent shock waves throughout the Kingdom as well as Bangladesh.

“We have intensified the investigation process in Dhaka and we are fully confident that the people involved in this murder will be brought to book,” Islam said.

Pakistan maintains the winning streak beating Bangladesh to take the series 3-0

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Dec. 06) – Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 58 runs today in another low-scoring match at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. Pakistani spinners played the key role bringing this victory to Pakistan’s side. Muhammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik claimed three wickets each while Saeed Ajmal and Abudur Rehman shared two wickets each.

Bangladesh victory hopes clean bold by Pakistani Spinners 

With this victory Pakistan whitewashed the ODI series winning all three matches comprehensively. The tourists had already registered two convincing victories in the series, winning by five wickets chasing just 92 at Dhaka before triumphing by 76 runs at the same venue on Saturday.

Earlier Pakistan decided to bat after winning the toss but lost the tempo in the very first over losing inform Muhammad Hafeez without disturbing the scorers. Asad Shafiq and Younis Khan couldn’t last long as well and Pakistan went deep in trouble 39/3. Then the best partnership of 94 runs between Skipper Misbah ul Haq and Umar Akmal led Pakistan out of trouble a bit.

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Pakistan 94/3 in 27 overs -- Pakistan v Bangladesh last ODI at Chittagong

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Dec. 06) – Bangladesh is on top right now as Pakistan is struggling at 94/3 in 27 overs. The visitors are looking like over cautious after losing inform Muhammad Hafeez in the first over.

Bangladesh is playing to save their pride of being whitewashed at their home soil by the hands of Pakistan when they face the visitors today in the last ODI of the 3-match series.

The tourists have already scored two convincing victories in the series so far, winning by five wickets chasing just 92 at Dhaka before triumphing by 76 runs at the same venue on Saturday.

Pakistan team is playing like a winning combination and a composite bunch of players under the captaincy of cool and calm Misbah ul Haq. Boom boom Afridi is in a good nick and has been continuously performing with bat and ball since his comeback to the national side. Not only Shahid Afridi but Umar Gul, Muhammad Hafeez and Umar Akmal are also performing with consistency. Saeed Ajmal is a bit underdone in Bangladesh tour until now but certainly will play a key role in the Test series ahead.

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Shahid Afridi claimed his fourth ODI five-for of the year as Pakistan kept the nerves in low-scoring affair

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Dec. 1) – Shahid Afridi again emerges as rescuer in a low scoring nail-biting thriller against Bangladesh as Pakistan posted a 5-wicket victory in the first ODI here at Dhaka.

Shahid Afridi claimed his fourth ODI five-for of the year

Afridi took the innings in his control after Pakistan was about to lose their way at 63/5 despite a reasonable start of 36 runs provided by openers and then Pakistan lost 5 wickets for an addition of just 27 runs courtesy to some poor shot selection by Pakistani batsmen and impressive bowling by Bangladesh bowlers.

Afridi top scored with his little cameo of 24 runs of 23 balls. Muhammad Hafeez also played a handy knock of 22 runs, while Imran Farhat scored 12. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq was unbeaten at 16.

Shakin Al Hasan bowled brilliantly and picked up two important wickets in his 9.3 overs conceding just 42 runs. Rubel Hussain also bowled impressive for his two wickets while Nasir Hossain chipped in with one wicket.

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Muhammad Hafeez impressive with bat and ball in T20I against Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Muhammad Hafeez leads Pakistan to a comprehensive victory in the only T20I against Bangladesh despite a moderate total posted by Pakistan. Hafeez impressed equally with bat and ball as the visitors absolutely outclassed the hosts Bangladesh to win the only Twenty20 International (T20I) by a huge margin of 50 runs.

Muhammad Hafeez named Man of the Match for his all round performance

Superb bowling by Pakistani spinners and a good supportive role from pacers and fielder led them to a morale booster victory in the opener of the Bangladesh tour, consisting of three ODI’s and two Test matches. Bangladesh just managed to 85/9 falling short of 51 runs of the target of 136.

Nasir Hossain was the only batsman who resisted till the end after coming to bat when Bangladesh was struggling at 23/5. The youngster scored unbeaten 35 runs off 38 balls hitting 2 boundaries and a massive six in last over of their innings. The only other batsman who entered in to double figure score was skipper Musfiqur Rahim (10).

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In Saudi Arabia ... 8 Bangladeshi Migrant Workers Beheaded on Murder Charges

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Oct. 9) - Saudi Arabia beheaded eight Bangladeshi nationals (migrant workers) in public Friday for the murder of an Egyptian citizen almost four years back, the official Saudi Press Agency reported, citing an Interior Ministry statement.

Amnesty International Condemned Execution of 8 Bangladeshi Nationals in KSA

All of eight beheaded were charged with robbing a warehouse and killing a security guard, Egyptian national Hussein Saeed Mohammed Abdulkhaleq, in April 2007.

Human rights group Amnesty International condemned it and reported that executions have resumed in Saudi Arabia at an alarming rate since the end of the Holy month of Ramadan.

Three other accused in the same case were sentenced jail terms. The names of the executed are Mamun Abdul Mannan, Faruq Jamal, Sumon Miah, Mohammed Sumon, Shafiq al-Islam, Masud Shamsul Haque, Abu al-Hussain Ahmed and Mutir al-Rahman.

Bangladesh Ahead of England in Points Table After Victory Against Netherlands

CHITTAGONG – Bangladesh are enjoying much-needed victory against Netherlands by 6 wickets here on Monday at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong.

Bangladesh were never seemed in trouble chasing a meagre target of 161 runs except in the very first over of their innings when Mudassar Bukhari cleaned up inform Tamim Iqbal. But after that they never looked back and headed towards the total steadily. 

Imrul Kayes, man of the match in the upset victory against England, once again played an anchor role to lead their team through to victory. He got involve in the crucial partnerships with first with Junaid Siddique (35) and then with Shariar Nafees (37). He was named man of the match again for his match winning unbeaten innings of 73 runs.

 

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World Cup (March 14) - Updated Team Position in Group 'B' After Bangladesh Victory Against Dutch

 

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Netherlands won the toss batting first - A Must-win match for Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG – Netherlands has won the toss and elected to bat first in a Group ‘B’ match against Bangladesh here at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. 

This is very important match for Bangladesh to keep their hopes alive for the World Cup quarterfinals. Match is just about to start.

 

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Bangladesh Will Take on Winless Netherlands Tomorrow at Chttagong

CHITTAGONG – Bangladesh is certainly high in confidence after thrilling upset victory against England to keep alive their quarterfinal hopes in the ongoing World Cup campaign. 

Bangali Tigers are set to take on Netherlands Tomorrow (Monday, March 14) and will be looking to improve their run-rate when they tackle winless Netherlands.

Bangladesh, with their shocking victory on Friday against England, are positioned at fifth spot in Group ‘B’ with 4 points and NRR of –1.24 mainly due to their humiliating defeat against West Indies, when they got out for just 58 runs. 

For a confirmed quarterfinal entry; Bangladesh would have to beat both the Netherlands and rampant South Africa. But a victory over the Dutch might also take them through if England, which has five points, loses its last match to the West Indies which is scheduled on March 17.

 

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Second Upset of World Cup: Bangladesh Outclassed England - - Match Summary, Group Team Position and Match Highlights

CHITTAGONG - Bangali Tigers stunned England by two wickets on Friday to keep alive their World Cup quarter-final hopes and set-up a nail-biting race to qualify from Group B.

On a rollercoaster night Bangladesh, chasing just 226 to win, were cruising at 155-3 when opener Imrul Kayes, on 60, attempted a second run off Paul Collingwood but was beaten by a flat, sharp throw from Ajmal Shahzad.

That stimulated a crumple to 169-8 before brave rescue expedition started by tail-enders Shafiul Islam (24) and Mohammad Mahmudullah (21) put on 58 for the ninth wicket to win with six balls to spare.

If England had won, they would have gone into the last eight along with group leaders India.

 

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World Cup (Group B): Latest Team Positions After Bangladesh Stunned England

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Match Preview: Bangladesh v England - No Hopes of Quarterfinals for Losing Team

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - - Co-host Bangladesh having not a very good time in this World Cup; especially after humiliating loss against West Indies. They are scheduled to face England, certainly a big match for them, today (March 11).

Bangladesh is coming to match with a low confidence and high pressure of their home ground and home crowd; as they had very bad reaction of Bangladeshi fans after they lose to West Indies by nine wickets. 

On the other hand England will take the field with their tails up after clinching a nail biting low-scoring thriller against South Africa. But their bowling vulnerability can led them again to the misery they had against Ireland. The situation even worsened after Stuart Broad has back to home due to injury. More probably Chris Tremlett will replace Stuart Broad while Eoin Morgan will replace Paul Collingwood.

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West Indies Was Treated Unrespectfully by Bangladeshi Fans

Dhaka – The annoyed Bangladeshi fans threw stones on the bus after the West Indies secured a thrashing win over Bangladesh in their World Cup clash today at Mirpur.

Earlier this evening West Indies sailed through an easy victory over Bangladesh by a huge margin of nine wickets.

The angry fans that were desperate after a poor show by their team showed their anger later, flinging different items at the bus as it made its way back to the team hotel.

 

 

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March 04: Match Summary - West Indies Scrapped Ambitious Bangladesh by 9 Wickets

DHAKA – West Indies sailed through an easy victory over Bangladesh by a huge margin of nine wickets. It took less than 13 overs to reach the target of 59 losing just Devon Smith. Chris Gayle scored 37 off 36 balls.

Kemar Roach emerged as man of the match for his deadly opening spell that left Bangladeshi batsmen searching for their confidence and form.    

Earlier, West Indies wrapped Bangladeshi innings on paltry 58 bowling them out cheaply in just 18.5 overs here at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka today.

Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first in a crucial match of Group ‘B’. The result of the match is certainly going to affect the teams forwarding to the next knock out round. 

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Bangladesh Fails to Repond in Pressure Match Against West Indies Getting Out for Just 58

DHAKA – West Indies wrapped Bangladeshi innings on paltry 58 bowling them out cheaply in just 18.5 overs here at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka today.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first in a crucial match of Group ‘B’. The result of the match is certainly going to affect the teams forwarding to the next knock out round.

The disaster started in the very first over of Darren Sammy in which he took the most important wicket of inform Tamim Iqbal on the third ball. Other than two fast bowlers Sulieman Benn also bowled impressive spell and picked up four wickets; while Darren Sammy and Kemar Roach claimed three wickets each.

Only two Banglsdeshi batsmen succeeded to touch the double figure. Junaid Siddique scored 25 runs while Mohammad Ashraful fails at 11. Last five Bangladeshi wickets fell for just adding 8 runs. 

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