Cricket News in Brief – February 12, 2012 – Part I
On Saturday, February 11, 2012 Khulna Royal Bengals won their match against Dhaka Gladiators in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League by 19 runs at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
After posting a tally of 175 runs on choosing to bat first, Bengals restricted Dhaka to 156 runs in 20 overs to secure a win in the series.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Russell-c915, from Bengals was named as the Player of the Match for his stupendous bowling as he nabbed four wickets.
In the fourth match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, Barisal Burners won by 22 runs against Duronto Rajshahi on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
Burners, hammered 180 runs for the loss of only two wickets after batting first, giving their opponents a decent total to chase in 20 overs.
Duronto Rajshahi, on the other hand, failed to give a commendable performance as they fell after amassing only 158 runs in 20 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ahmed-Shehzad-c42359, from Burners was named as the Player of the Match for his flamboyant innings of 67 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, on Saturday praised the Afghanistan team for giving his side a competitive match on Friday, where the two teams played the first-ever international match against each other.
The team from Afghanistan received commemoration from the Pakistani skipper even after losing the game to the Men in Green.
"It was a good game. The way Afghanistan team played I am really happy. They have some really good, exciting cricketers," said Misbah.
"I think http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 and even to better teams. It is all about experience and if they play more cricket against good teams in the world, they are going to improve,” added the Pakistan skipper.
Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 almost grabbed an impossible victory against the hosts on Friday’s encounter before the Lankans eventually lost the game.
“We made a few mistakes, couple of lost catches, we made too many mistakes, we didn't deserve to win the match," a disappointed Jayawardene said.
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