Zimbabwe v Bangladesh | 2nd Test | Harare | Apr 25-29, 2013

[Ashraful_Rox]

is robiul islam already bangla's greatest ever seamer? LOL

That my friend is true, he is our bowling at 110kph with reverse swinging yorkers

I think Ash would have been a better seamer but because of height he couldn't make it

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

massive, great shot

 

[Executioner]

Hey Executioner i wana ask you something whats the name of that guy in Tiger dress i saw him wherever bangla is playing he is there to support them i noticed him from last asia cup thn in world t20 thn in lanka series and now even he traveled to Zimbabwe. I am curious what you call him like we have Chacha Cricket & Chacha T20 always traveling with Pak team.

Oh that guy is named Shoaib Alhi bhukari. His story is very touching. He is a mechanic in a garage and unlike chachas, he does not really have sponsors. However, recently, he is getting some attention from companies like airtel.

The guy once crossed to barbed wires to get into India in 2006 to watch bangladesh play in the qualifiers for 2006 Champions trophy, I will share a link when i am free

 

[WebGuru]

Oh that guy is named Shoaib Alhi bhukari. His story is very touching. He is a mechanic in a garage and unlike chachas, he does not really have sponsors. However, recently, he is getting some attention from companies like airtel.

The guy once crossed to barbed wires to get into India in 2006 to watch bangladesh play in the qualifiers for 2006 Champions trophy, I will share a link when i am free

Oh that's really touching love these type of cricket fans that's why cricket is still alive i hope he will get some sponsor soons so that it will become easier for him.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Oh man, why are the slip fielders fielding so far behind, he ain't fast. They should come forward, need to get out

 

[Executioner]

Taylor could have been out twice in 2 balls. Lucky taylor

 

[WebGuru]

Taylor could have been out twice in 2 balls. Lucky taylor

Lucky Sir Taylor Bradman

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Sir Taylor won't make any more mistakes, he looks settled

 

[Executioner]

robiul bowling superbly.

And the guy did not play a single BPL match

no wonder he is not injured

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

robiul bowling superbly.

And the guy did not play a single BPL match

no wonder he is not injured

He wasn't picked by any BPL franchise? Or was he injured

 

[Sankalp]

C'mmon Zimbos...please beat bongs again

 

[Executioner]

he was unsold in the auction.

however, he has bowled well this year. Against lanka he was good and doing very well against Zimbabwe. BTW, time to bring on shakib against to right handed batsman

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

oh man it's so boring. I am going to watch Special 26 heard it was an awesome movie

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

he was unsold in the auction.

however, he has bowled well this year. Against lanka he was good and doing very well against Zimbabwe. BTW, time to bring on shakib against to right handed batsman

Don't think he is fit enough to bowl, shouldn't risk it.

Mushfiq is risking Robiul here, giving him too many overs, will break down like Shahadat but unlike shahadat this guy is actually ok. Give Robiul a rest now.

 

[Veekay]

45/3

 

[Executioner]

shakib back and picks up a wicket :

 

[Sankalp]

Partnership

 

[Veekay]

looking at the pitch ,any chance of draw ?

 

[Executioner]

looking at the pitch ,any chance of draw ?

No, we should have a result

 

[Veekay]

58/3

 

[Veekay]

predict the innings score ... i think 251 .

 

[Veekay]

robibul has bowled 12 overs out of 29 bowled so far .... gonna get himself injured .

 

[Varun]

Come on Brendan, get your boys toward 300 and beyond!

 

[Executioner]

Overbowling robiul

 

[Veekay]

he is now bowling his 14th .... stupid captaincy imo .

 

[Veekay]

61/3 . slow cricket .

 

[Veekay]

28 overs remain for the day ... if BD does not get 2 more wickets,it will be a draw .

 

[Executioner]

I dont think it will be a draw. The match will surely have a result because both teams dont have the ability to bat for long hourse. Zimbabwe need to be a bit more aggressive because when they face gazi and shakib in the 4th innings, they will be troubled badly. Best to play more freely.

Need to bring on gazi

 

[Executioner]

From CI:

Khan: "Zimbabwean batsmen seem to be watching too many Misbah ul Haq batting videos."

 

[Veekay]

I dont think it will be a draw. The match will surely have a result because both teams dont have the ability to bat for long hourse. Zimbabwe need to be a bit more aggressive because when they face gazi and shakib in the 4th innings, they will be troubled badly. Best to play more freely.

Need to bring on gazi

you spotted any inconsistent bounce ?

 

[Veekay]

77/3 btw.

 

[Executioner]

Zimbos in a good position, but when the ball gets older I think it will be more difficult for zimboks. need to bring on gazza

 

[Executioner]

you spotted any inconsistent bounce ?

nope

 

[Veekay]

85/3 . if they get to over 300,BD could be in trouble batting 3rd .

 

[Sankalp]

Taylor will score another century

 

[Veekay]

19 overs left ... if at least 2 wickets fall today then we can hope for a result .

 

[Veekay]

158/4 ....draw .

 

[majiz]

158/4 ....draw .

dude it's the end of the second day and 14 wickets have fallen, how do you deduce from that that it's going to be a draw.

 

[Veekay]

dude it's the end of the second day and 14 wickets have fallen, how do you deduce from that that it's going to be a draw.

playing slow,dropping catches ....prolly bad weather too

 

[Energetic]

It doesn't matter whether Bangladesh gets a lead or not because I doubt they can even bat properly in the second innings and see the same old collapse. Zimbabwe will just about sneak this.

 

[Executioner]

I dont think BD will struggle. There are no demons on this pitch unlike the last one so I dont think we will struggle. Jarvis and shingy look out of sorts though meth was good.

If we can get a 100 run lead we can win this match easily. anything less will be tough for bangladesh

 

[Veekay]

187/5 . dull draw ?

 

[Justcrazy]

:6

193 / 5

 

[Justcrazy]

Zimbabwe trail by 198 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Justcrazy]

partnership now 30 runs

 

[Varun]

Step on it, Zimbabwe.

Thrash them.

 

[Justcrazy]

187/5 . dull draw ?

Still first session of Day 3 ....... still 258 overs left , anything can happen

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

198 / 5

Follow on avoided.

 

[Varun]

187/5 . dull draw ?

In a worst-case scenario, I hope so. Zimbabwe would still win the series 1-0.

 

[Justcrazy]

200 up for Zim

Important partnership this , they need to get as close as possible to BD total here

 

[Veekay]

Chigu the new Tendulkar

73 from 83 balls.

 

[Justcrazy]

Bangladesh still in driving seat here with a lead of 183 runs.

Zim need these two to bat at least another 25 overs ...

 

[Veekay]

runs are flowing .... BD is pathetic .

212/5

 

[Justcrazy]

Gazi is developing into a good find for BD ....

 

[Justcrazy]

Zim would like the Tail to wag here and add another 80 - 100 runs .

The less BD has lead the better for Zim.

 

[Justcrazy]

Zimbabwe trail by 179 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Justcrazy]

New Ball due soon.

 

[Veekay]

257/7 at lunch .

 

[Veekay]

262/7 & robiul bowling his 31st over which happens to be the 91st over of innings.

 

[Executioner]

Great performance by our boys so far but i think some of the umpiring decisions have been poor. I didnt hear a nick when shingi adjudged caught behind though it would not have mattered anyway

 

[Veekay]

111/0 & 52 overs left .

 

[Executioner]

poor decision, there was no nick at all

umpiring has been horrible so far. Its not really about being biased or not, fans want fair decisions, UDRS is a must

 

[Veekay]

127/3

 

[Executioner]

pathetic umpiring. we lost 3 wickets and 2 where poor decisions

ashraful was given out off a full toss that was heading legside. impossible, that couldnt hit the stumps

 

[Veekay]

can BD defend 250 ?

 

[Executioner]

we need to bat till lunch tomorrow if we are to ensure that we have a 90% chance of winning after having such a good lead.

hoping that shakib and mominul keeps calm under pressure and bats till tea

 

[Veekay]

Tea is just 10 minutes away .

 

[Veekay]

152/3 . tea

 

[Veekay]

slow going . 156/3

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ash given lbw, that's why he averages so low, this is injustice.

I quit

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ash given lbw, that's why he averages so low, this is injustice.

I quit

 

[Varun]

Zimbabwe tried chasing 330 something against New Zealand in 2011 and fell short by a handful of runs, remember that innings very well - saw it from start to finish.

Nevertheless, Bangladesh need to lose another couple of wickets NOW. 69/4 is not good enough, should be 85/6.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

This is a terrible performance by Bangladesh

 

[wrongun]

This is a terrible performance by Bangladesh

Lead by 214, 6 wickets in hand, are you mad? Bangers way infront so far, unless Zim come like lions.

 

[Energetic]

Umpiring has been a joke! Ian Gould is fine but Tony Hill is careless.

 

[Veekay]

BD will win this & salvage some pride .

 

[wrongun]

Game right in Nasirs hands. A "senior" at age 22...

 

[Veekay]

258/5 .... can BD defend 300 ?

 

[Executioner]

Game right in Nasirs hands. A "senior" at age 22...

correction: 21

But at this raw age, he has outperformed every other batsman except mushy and sakib in the past 2 years and that too batting lower down the order. If you see his performance over the last few years, he has been among the top run scorers for someone batting so low down the order. We need another nasir

 

[Executioner]

Its almost certain that the match will have a result. The advantage BD has is that there 2 best batsman are at the crease. Zimbabwe will have to chase something around 350 which is not impossible, but very tough given the situation