BDesh V SL V Cricket series 2013
Cricket is back in action for BDesh as they will be playing 2 tests, 3 ODI and 1 T20 match against Srilanka. The 1st test starts on Friday. Shakib will be missing due to surgery along with few others due to injury. And because of that our ‘cricket tragic’ – ASSFULL !!! is back into team from no where.
Our bad luck or ??!! that in a practice match yesterday, he scored a century which will gurantee him for the 1st test !!!!.
Ashraful said in an interview after yesterday’s century “Well I feel I have done very little over the last 10-12 years for my team and the kind of age ?? I am in now it is about time”. Pls read the story below.
So it’s time or !!!!!!.
Let’s sit back and watch for any miracle unfolding …………
Watch Live cricket match at www.hitcric.info or if u have Jadoo or Boom Internet TV box.
Schedule of matches :
Fri Mar 8 – Tue Mar 12 : 1st Test – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
Time: 3:30 PM (Sydney time), Galle International Stadium
Sat Mar 16 – Wed Mar 20 : 2nd Test SriLanka v Bangladesh
Time: 3:30 PM (Sydney time), R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sat Mar 23 : 1st ODI – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (D/N)
Time : 8:00 PM (Sydney time), 20:00 EST Hambantota
Mon Mar 25 : 2nd ODI – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (D/N)
Time: 8:00 PM (Sydney Time), Hambantota
Thu Mar 28 : 3rd ODI – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh ( D/N)
Time : 8:00 PM (Sydney), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Sunday March 31 : Only T20 Match
Time: 12:30 AM (Sydney), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
“I wanted to build an innings,” Ashraful said after scoring 102 against the Sri Lanka Development Emerging Team.
“I tried to leave a lot of balls, kept my eye on making sure we have a partnership. Sometimes when the bowling is good and you are not settled, the best place to bat is at the non-striker’s end. I tried to do that today, especially at the start of the innings.”
“It was good. The wicket obviously helped. I knew it had runs if you applied yourself. I wanted to build the innings and managed to do that.”
Ashraful appreciated The 178-run partnership with Mominul, who made 99.
He (Mominul) has been in the runs in all versions of the game over the last couple of years and it was good to see him play that innings of 99. It was important for us to spend time in the middle and get those runs ahead of the first Test.
Ashraful thought his innings was an example of a new-found maturity. He also picked a role model in a bid to bring his faltering career back on track.
“Well I feel I have done very little over the last 10-12 years for my team and the kind of age I am in now it is about time.
“I want to bat in the top order with a new kind of approach. I am working on that. I take inspiration from the transformation of Tillekaratne Dilshan. Since 2009 he has re-invented himself at international level batting in the top order. I want to bat like him with a balance between aggression and composure.”
Reflecting on his innings, Mominul was happy with his performance but knew the real test would come later.
“This was a preparation match so from that aspect it was good to get some runs but I wouldn’t look too much into it. The real challenge is the Test series.”
The promising batsmen said he was not overawed by batting for the first time with Ashraful.
“This was the first time we had batted together at any level. We just spoke the normal stuff while batting and concentrated on staying in the middle.”
Nawshad Shah
