Bangladesh- The tigers
In the 2010 series in Bangladesh defeated the Kiwis 4-0 in a 5 match ODI series and the whitewash has happened again in 2013. The series saw some fantastic batting and bowling from the home side. The tigers were without Shakib in the ODI series. The Bangladesh team has improved a lot beating Sri Lanka in ODI at their home den is a big achievement. The spinners played a crucial role in this whitewash. The likes of Sohag Gazi, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hussian did a wonderful job. In the first match of the series Bangladesh made 265 and then restricted them to 162. In that match Rubel Hussain took a hattrick which changed the complexion of the match. In the second match Bangladesh made 247 and then bowled out the Kiwis for 207.
The third match was a high scoring match in which Newzeland made 307 for 5 but Bangladesh had other ideas, built partnership and laid a strong foundation which helped the home team chase down 308 in Fathullah. It was a superb effort from the team whitewash the Kiwis again. This shows that Bangladesh Cricket is going upwards. There are lot of youngsters which have put up their hands and performed when the team needed most.The Newzeland team lacked confidence of playing the spinners very well but were humbled by both spin and pace.
Bangladesh in the past 1 year have improved a lot, creating history by reaching the finals of the Asia Cup 2012 for the first time defeating the Indians and almost upsetting the Pakistanis in the finals but lost the match by 2 runs.
The team which takes the Bangladesh team easily they can cause an upset. In the World cup 2007 the Bangladesh team entered the super eight round. The new breed of players have the ability to play a carefree cricket.
The Bangladesh team have defeated the South Africans, Australians, Pakistanis, Indians and Newzeland.
Lets see how these players can perform in coming years. Sohag Gazi, Mominal Haque, Tamim Iqbal, Nasir Hossian are the players to watch out for.
The third match was a high scoring match in which Newzeland made 307 for 5 but Bangladesh had other ideas, built partnership and laid a strong foundation which helped the home team chase down 308 in Fathullah. It was a superb effort from the team whitewash the Kiwis again. This shows that Bangladesh Cricket is going upwards. There are lot of youngsters which have put up their hands and performed when the team needed most.The Newzeland team lacked confidence of playing the spinners very well but were humbled by both spin and pace.
Bangladesh in the past 1 year have improved a lot, creating history by reaching the finals of the Asia Cup 2012 for the first time defeating the Indians and almost upsetting the Pakistanis in the finals but lost the match by 2 runs.
The team which takes the Bangladesh team easily they can cause an upset. In the World cup 2007 the Bangladesh team entered the super eight round. The new breed of players have the ability to play a carefree cricket.
The Bangladesh team have defeated the South Africans, Australians, Pakistanis, Indians and Newzeland.
Lets see how these players can perform in coming years. Sohag Gazi, Mominal Haque, Tamim Iqbal, Nasir Hossian are the players to watch out for.
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