http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mominul-Haque-c77642 – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the fifth and final One Day International, here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday, December 8, 2012.
After putting West Indies into bat, Bangladesh's nerves could have frayed when big-hitting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754 began his assault, smashing eight sixes and five fours in an innings that was threatening to take the series away from the home side. But the Tigers came out on top, courtesy Mominul Haque’s part-time spin.
With his spin-attack put to the sword by belligerent Pollard, Mushfiqur tossed the ball to the little-known Mominul Haque. After clearing the front foot, Pollard went for a big swish off Mominul, but the ball sneaked below his bat, hitting the off stump.
The left-arm spinner struck back on the first ball of his next over, having the opposition skipper and the previous game's Man of the Match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jahurul-Islam-c1624 in the slip for just 2.
"Mominul is a fighting cricketer," said Mushfiqur at the post-match press conference after his side’s series clinching two-wicket win over the West Indies on Saturday.
"That is how he is, one of my favourite young players. He takes up the challenge so when I gave him the bowling, I told him to just do what you can, don't worry about the outcome," he added further.
The rookie Chittagong left-hander, along with two other uncapped players Sohag Gazi and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anamul-Haque-c44160, has also been named in Bangladesh’s 14-man squad for the one-off T20 International against the Windies.
Mushfiqur also had a word of praise for the right-arm medium pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mashrafe-Mortaza-c1917.
"I think 70% of [credit for] the win goes to him," the home skipper said of the Bogra seamer who returned with figures of 3 for 31 in nine overs. "He bowled so well in such a final match, and it is not easy to bowl against Gayle, Pollard and Samuels," he added further.
The only T20 encounter between Bangladesh and West Indies will be played at the same Shere Bangla National Stadium of Mirpur on Monday, December 10, 2012.
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