Pakistan v Bangladesh – 3rd ODI - Preview
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 cricket team is beaming with pride and they will be looking to continue their domination against Bangladesh when the two sides collide for the third and final One-Day International of the series on Tuesday, December 6,
2011 at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zahur-Ahmed-c98518 Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong.
The tourists have already won the series so the result of the match won’t affect the outcome of the series, however, the hosts will be playing for pride and will make every effort to avoid a clean sweep.
Bangladesh team has been well below power against the invading Men in Green. Batting has been their major concern for the hosts. The Bangladeshi top order has fallen easy prey to Pakistani spinners. The spin bowling department
of Men in Green is their key weapon and it is arguably the best in the world at present, with all three spinners, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) top ten ODI bowlers ranking.
The first two ODI’s of this series were played at Mirpur, which offers assistance to spinners and Pakistani bowlers have made the best use out of it and have helped the Green Shirts extend their unbeaten run in ODI’s against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747
to 21 matches.
However, the final match will be played on a pitch that doesn’t have the same sting. Chittagong may see a shift in balance of power, as it has been Bangladesh’s favorite hunting ground. The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bengal-c771 Tigers have won all of their last
six matches played at this ground, which also includes the famous win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 by two wickets in ICC 2011 World Cup.
Team Form:
Pakistan hasn’t suffered a defeat in their last five outings; Bangladesh in comparison has won just one match from the same number of matches.
Key Players:
Shahid Afridi has been a completely different man ever since he made his comeback to international cricket. The flamboyant all-rounder is the leading run scorer for the Green Shirts and has bagged the most number of wickets. The
Bengal Tigers must be wary of him especially after the kind of form he is in.
Nasir Hossain has proven to be the glimmer of hope for stumbling Bangladeshi batting line-up. The 20-year-old proved to his team mates that it is not impossible to play Pakistani bowlers, by scoring a century in the 2nd
ODI and would love to do it again at Chittagong. However, the opening pair of Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes needs to step up their performance, if Bangladesh is to pose any threat.
Bangladesh (possible) http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzak-c41688,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rubel-Hossain-c2378.
Pakistan (possible) http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Aizaz-Cheema-c961
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