Zimbabwe were the better side: Mushfiqur Rahim – Cricket News Update
Following his team’s 11-run defeat against Zimbabwe in the first match of the Twenty20 Triangular Series played at the Harare Sports Club on June 17, Bangladesh skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 gave credit to the opposing side for their performance.
“I thought the boys really tried hard but Zimbabwe executed their plans better than us. I thought the wicket was still good, we had a good start but Zimbabwe came back well in the middle overs.”
Marking the Tigers’ first competitive match after the appointment of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 earlier this year.
However, their tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 has yielded no victories so far. Both of the first two tour matches played against the Zimbabwe Select XI resulted in defeats for Rahim’s men, and the opening match of the series was no different.
After winning the toss and opting to bat on a dry surface, opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Matsikenyeri-c2395 (18) enabled the hosts to post a total
of 154, which their bowlers went on to successfully defend.
Bangladesh’s innings got off to a steady start, courtesy http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ashraful-c76740 (22), who established an opening partnership worth 61 runs. However, the opposing team’s bowlers managed a breakthrough by the 10th over with the dismissal
of Ashraful by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Utseya-c2145.
“Ash and Tamim were successful, hopefully we can learn from our mistakes,” Rahim observed.
After claiming their first wicket, the Rhodesians did not allow the tourists to settle in at the crease. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ziaur-Rahman-c98624 (23) packing, while a deadly yorker from the uncapped Richard Muzhange sent skipper
Rahim back to the pavilion on 5. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 finished at 143 by the end of 20 overs – 11 runs short of the target.
With their next match scheduled to take place against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 scheduled to take place in September this
year.
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