Bangladesh reach 90 for 3 in 25 overs against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746: Cricket news
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 got off to a steady start in the first game of their three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Australia, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur in Bangladesh. The Kangaroos posted a decent total of 270 runs and the hosts reached
90 for the loss of three wickets, at the end of 25 overs in their innings.
Bangladesh captain Shakib-Al-Hasan decided to field after winning the toss. He expected the visitors to score somewhere between 250 and 260 runs, but claimed that he would be happy chasing.
Australia did a great job, scoring a very challenging total on this wicket. The highlight of the innings was a valiant century from captain Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, who was leading his team for the first time as a full-time captain. He has led the team on previous
occasions, but as a stand-in for Ricky Ponting.
The hosts didn’t get an ideal start to their innings in response to Australia’s total. Opener Imrul Keyes was removed in the third over of the innings after scoring just four runs off 10 balls. Just one run later, first-drop http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahriar-Nafees-c2486 was unable to
make an impression today. He was sent back to the pavilion without adding any run to the total.
Bangladesh were struggling at nine for the loss of two wickets and it seemed that they would be unable to cope with the pressure. However, dashing opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raqibul-Hasan-c84039 hung
around in the middle for some time, but he failed to get going. He was dismissed after scoring seven runs from 22 balls.
This brought captain Shakib to the crease and the team required a special effort from their leader, as they were struggling at 49 for three. However, the veteran player provided good support to Tamim, and the pair were unbeaten on 25 and 45 respectively
at the end of 25 overs. They will look to carry on with their solid partnership and play some aggressive shots in the death overs.
The fast bowlers did a very good job for the Kangaroos. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419, Mitchell Johnson and John Hastings took one wicket until half way through the Bangladesh innings.
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