http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 mesmerized by Bangladesh's epic berth in the finals of the Asia Cup 2012 – Cricket News Update
A new chapter has been written in the history of Bangladesh cricket. The Bengal Tigers have earned a place in the final of the Asia Cup 2012, and they accomplished this feat by defeating Sri Lanka in the sixth game of the tournament, played at Mirpur, by
five wickets.
Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladeshi skipper, was mesmerised by the momentous win. The wicket-keeper batsman wants his side to produce similar magic in the final, which will be played against Pakistan on Thursday, March 22 at Mirpur.
He said, “It has been a great tournament for us. Everyone chipped in. In the tough situations there are five or six people performing in every game, and hopefully, we will continue in the final.”
Bangladesh has never made it to the finals, and Rahim is confident that the hosts will overcome the threat of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 to win their maiden Asia Cup trophy.
He said, “The final is one of the biggest achievements in our cricketing history. Hopefully we will cross that hurdle.”
The Bangladesh cricket team has exceeded expectations in the tournament. The hosts took Pakistan to the edge in the series opener, thumped the defending champions http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 to a modest total of 232, courtesy of Nazmul Hossain who picked-up three wickets with the new ball.
Rain started to fall heavily during the innings break, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 had to wait to bat. The delay prompted the umpires to revise the total and the Bangladeshi’s were set a target of 212 from 40 overs.
Bangladesh lost their first three wickets for just 40 runs, but at that point http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c2492 stepped up, and steered their side out of the trouble. They put on a stand of 76 runs for the fourth wicket.
Rahim lavished praise on the three cricketers for playing their part in the win. He also thanked the crowd for showing their support throughout the tense game.
He said, “We had a stiff target after the rain, but Shakib (Al http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nazmul-Hossain-c78993 did well, that set up the game. Thanks to the crowd... under pressure a big crowd behind gives big boost.”
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