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2nd best team of ASIAAfghanistan's first-ever win over Australia in international cricket was historic in every sense of the word and it blew Group 1 of the Super 8s wide open. In the final game of the Super 8s, Afghanistan face Bangladesh at the Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent. If Afghanistan win this match and India beat Australia, both victors will advance to the semi-finals. In doing so, they will knock out both Australia and Bangladesh. Reflecting on their last game against Australia, the opening pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran shone again, laying a solid foundation before the bowlers stepped up to seal the victory.
However, Afghanistan's middle-order struggles have continued, and with their sights set on their maiden semi-final appearance in a Men's ICC event, it's now or never for the likes of Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi to step up with the bat. In a rare occurrence, Fazalhaq Farooqi went wicketless in the last game, but his new-ball partner Naveen-ul-Haq did the job admirably. Afghanistan fans will be hoping the pace pairing can continue to perform effectively. The stakes couldn't be higher for Afghanistan and the performances of the spin twins, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad will be crucial in securing their place in the semi-finals.
Squads:
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
Bangladesh Squad: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Soumya Sarkar
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I know it's all in good fun but the Ban players dont deserve the passionate loyal Ban fans.. the Ban fand turn up every time to support these useless Ban players. Even after so many years of mediocre performances - the Ban fans still support the team with the same intensity. Really feel for them. The Ban players are absolutely shameless and useless and they should consider themselves so lucky that they have such a passionate fanbase inspite of their spineless losers attitude performances. Other countries would die to have such a passionate fan base..Sweepshot and his team in the first 10 overs during Bangladesh's batting:
Sweepshot and his team after the 10th over:
India Pakistan 2.0 moment.3 ODI World Cups + 1 T20 World Cup.
4-0.
The captain's interview says it all. Never really wanted to go after the target in 12 overs. What a useless team? You get a lifeline to be in the wc semis ever and this is how you play.. An absolute losers team with losers attitude.Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh Captain) post-match Press Conference - 24th June 2024
[Reporter:]
Captain, a tough loss because midway it seemed that you had really controlled them well and it seemed like a chaseable score.
[Najmul Hossain Shanto:]
I think when we started our game, I think all the bowlers did a really great job. I think on that wicket we should have won the way our bowlers bowled. So, I think as a batting group we made a lot of poor decisions that cost us today.
[Reporter:]
Coming into the game there was a real likelihood that Bangladesh could also win. Of course, I'm sure you knew the equation - 12.1 [overs for the chase after] was for this game. But coming into the game [target chase], what was the mindset? And especially after that kind of a bowling performance, were you confident of pulling it off?
[Najmul Hossain Shanto:]
I think, first of all, we wanted to win the match. That is the initial plan. After first innings, when we saw 115 on the board, we had a plan that we could win 12.1 overs. So that was the plan. But as I mentioned, the batting group made a lot of poor decisions.
[Reporter:]
What are the takeaways for Bangladesh from the tournament now? Super Eight stage you qualified and you were pretty close eventually to making it to the semi-finals. What are the takeaways, what are the positives that you want to talk about?
[Najmul Hossain Shanto:]
I think as a whole bowling unit doing a great job especially, I mentioned Rishad [Hossain] whole tournament he bowled really well Tanzim Sakib bowled well ,I felt all the bowlers did a great job that is we can take forward and as a fielding group I think we feel really well all the matches so there are some lot of positive things that we can get going forward.
[Reporter:]
You bowled first on the wicket. Did you realise what approach you had to utilise and where did you think you lost the game?
[Najmul Hossain Shanto:]
I think bowling wise we had a plan that taking early wickets - but I think Gurbaz and Ibrahim batted really well, but in the middle, we controlled the game. I think all the bowlers did a great job as I mentioned the batting group made a lot of poor decision that cost us today.
[Reporter:]
First, I want to know, we tried to go to the semi-finals, but ultimately, we couldn't go. After that, we couldn't win the match either. How would you explain this defeat although it is certainly disappointing to lose?
[Najmul Hossain Shanto:]
It's a matter of a lot of frustration and a lot of pain too. Because before coming to play this match, everyone's plan was that we would win the match first. But if such a situation arises, then we will definitely take the chance that we had. But we couldn't take it. And the whole batting line-up made very bad decisions.
[Reporter:]
Do you think that some decisions in the match we played against India were criticized and we had to pay the price in this match or maybe the Bangladesh team could have tried to play that match with good confidence?
[Najmul Hossain Shanto:]
In the match we played against India, everyone gave their 100%. The things that have been talked about, we made decisions for Sheikh Mahedi Hasan to play, to bring one more spinner. He bowled well. But if we could have scored more runs with the bat in that wicket, the scenario would have been different. So, I don't think we were able to utilize our batting properly on that day.
[Reporter:]
After five overs of Bangladesh's batting, when it rained and Nabi's over, that is the last over of the power play, the batters were able to take only three runs. After that, we saw Mahmudullah's five dots in the 10th and 11th over, and then we lost two wickets in three runs. Was this the place where we lost the semi-finals dream?
[Najmul Hossain Shanto:]
The plan was that we would try to score in the first six overs. If we start well and we don't lose the early wickets, then we will take the chance. But when we lost three early wickets, our plan was different. Our plan was how we could win the match then. Because our plan was to win the match. I would say that the middle order didn't make a good decision. Because of this, I think we lost the match.
[Reporter:]
If we see Towhid Hridoy in this World Cup, he is the best batter in the team. We saw him coming at 6. At that time. Shouldn't he have played a bit on top at that time? Since Bangladesh's World Cup journey came to an end, how was the overall journey to you?
[Najmul Hossain Shanto:]
I would like to say about the batting order today, the mix-up we did was because we tried to do a left-hand and right-hand batting combination. Liton was batting on one side and there was a lot of variation in their bowling. That's why we did a left-hand and right-hand combination. Everyone knew that and it was clear. That's why we did it. Overall, first of all, I would like to say that as a team, we let down all the fans of Bangladesh who follow us and support us. So, I apologize on behalf of the team. As a batting group, we couldn't give the best to the people of the country. We feel sorry for that. We will try to come out of this situation in the future. But the positive side is that the bowlers have bowled very well. Rishad has bowled very well in almost all matches in a big tournament like this. There were a lot of positives, but as a batting unit, we let down the fans and the people of our country. We gave them a hard time. But there was no lacking in our efforts. Everyone tried their best. Everyone was honest in their place. But at the end of the day, we couldn't make it. So, on behalf of the team, I apologize.
Sweepshot and his team in the first 10 overs during Bangladesh's batting:
Sweepshot and his team after the 10th over:
Everyone who are saying they can't troll Aussie because they have most titles .
They can troll them because Aussie are very arrogant.
Everyday is new day
I don't like wearing tiger costumes.
I am happy to be a human.
As mentioned before, I am not a fan of tiger stuffed toy or any other stuffed toy.
Bangla fans always insulted real tigers by wearing their costumes…. Now real tigers association may approach court to prevent use of their name by Bangla fans
Lol .. naw its not happens in US pro sports its fun, just the stuffed toy is weird.Agree. I do not know why tiger was chosen. It is cringy when a team/person tries to associate with an animal.
Lol .. naw its not happens in US pro sports its fun, just the stuffed toy is weird.
It’s a metaphor. Just a way to pump up support and create a community of sports.I know it happens in many sports but it shouldn't happen. It is cringy.
Nobody is a tiger or a lion or a falcon.
It’s a metaphor. Just a way to pump up support and create a community of sports.
Lmfao, the Bangla roosters.Metaphors are unnecessary. Aussies (8-time World Champions) never call themselves tigers, lions, jaguars etc. It seems like weaker teams need these gimmicks more.
If BD team really have to use a metaphor, I think they should use rooster instead of tiger. Roosters are present all over Bangladesh. Tigers are only present in southern Bangladesh and may go extinct at some point.
Probably smoking the country’s biggest GDP export goodsAussies have won 3 ICC trophies in last 4 years. What does this guy smoke?
lol They call themselves Kangroos.Metaphors are unnecessary. Aussies (8-time World Champions) never call themselves tigers, lions, jaguars etc. It seems like weaker teams need these gimmicks more.
If BD team really have to use a metaphor, I think they should use rooster instead of tiger. Roosters are present all over Bangladesh. Tigers are only present in southern Bangladesh and may go extinct at some point.
They made it to the next round while we got knocked out by USA.We need to talk about Bangladesh - they seem to be even worse than us
Imagine India Vs Afganistan final.
A war torn nation Vs the financial juggernaut of Cricket.
Warriors Vs Rockstars.
I don't even know if I will be rooting for my own country. An Afgan win will have far greater significance for humanity.
Sshhhh, dont let facts get in the way. Parosis know full well what they are doing… enemy of my enemy etc etcPak and Ind have fought wars , have been in conflict since last 35 years.. but level of hatred shown by Afg trumps the indian animosity by a cinsiderable margin. it goes both ways
There was one time Mumbai Indians had a similar situation. IN order to overcome the NRR they had to chase 195 in 13.4 overs. I think they did in 13.3 overs. Cory Anderson made 95 runs. I know it is not the same pitch. But if you really want to create history you attempt the impossible.During the innings break, I thought BAN would have planned their strategy well and try to get a semi final spot by assaulting AFG bowling from the first ball. But from the beginning, there was no intent to win the match in 12.1 overs. Worst case they would have lost the game and not qualify for the semis, which is no different from their current status.
Powerplay: 12 runs an over: 6x12 = 72
Overs 7-10: 10 runs an over: 4x10 = 40
Still have 2 overs left. I know it is difficult to score but not impossible.
Very timid team and management. They lost a golden opportunity to try and succeed or fail.