Bangladesh A v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808: 2nd unofficial T20 – Match Update
Bangladesh A 166/6 (20/20 ov) v England Lions 155/7 (20/20 ov) - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 A won by 11 runs
On Monday, January 23, 2012 Bangladesh A won their second unofficial T20 match against England Lions by 11 runs at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
After winning the toss, Bangladesh A chose to bat first in a bid to post a competitive total against the tourists.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammed-Nazimuddin-c77528 gave their side a decent start as they posted 35 runs together before Nazimuddin had his stumps uprooted on 12 runs.
With 78 runs on the board, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jahurul-Islam-c1624 fell after playing an innings of 27 runs as he tried to forge a formidable resistance to subdue the opposition.
The batting side lost their third wicket when Shuvagata Hom lost his wicket after six runs. At the time of his demise, the side had amassed 102 runs on the board.
Opener Kayes then fell after playing a staggering innings of 62 runs as he helped his side post 124 runs before finding his way back to the pavilion.
With inform Kayes off the field, England Lions saw an opportunity to make a comeback in the match as the bowlers unleashed some outstanding bowling.
Middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alok-Kapali-c43787 and Sabbir Rahman then played impressive knocks of 23 and 24 runs to help their side post a tally of 166 runs in 20 overs for the loss of six wickets.
From England Lions, medium-pacer Nathan Buck was the most successful bowler with three wickets to his name.
Needing 167 runs to win the match, England had a disastrous start to their innings as they lost their first two wickets with only three runs on the board.
With 14 runs on the board, the side were three wickets down and in deep trouble as they needed a solid batting stand from their batsmen in order to chase the required target.
It was then number-three batsman, Tom Maynard (68) and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Taylor-c66127 (43) who stood defiant against the rampant bowling attack.
However, their efforts were not enough as the side could muster only 155 runs in 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets.
Imrul Kayes from Bangladesh was named as the Player of the Match.
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