Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe - It was Shakib Al Hasan again!


At first it was 5 for 2 then there was a resuscitation-work from Imrul Kayes and Raqibul Hasan but then it was 71 for 4. The situation was not looking good and Bangladesh needed something from their captain to get them out of this rut. As usual Shakib didn’t dissatisfy us. He shone for Bangladesh with the bat this time around.  

Shakib Al Hasan took little time to settle and started to play his shots in a carefree manner and with the little Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib scripted a polished partnership of 116 runs for the fifth wicket. The partnership was more about well-timed singles, nudges and working the ball here and there with more brains rather than rush of bloods. Shakib scored 73, while Rahim made 63.

The foundation of a fighting total was made and the Bangladeshi lower order did blazed to swell the Bangladeshi total and later on, the Zimbabweans just could not cope against the guile of Abdur Razzak and Shafiul Islam.

Again, it was that man Shakib Al Hasan.

Thank You

Faisal Caesar

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