Mar 19 : Bangladesh vs South Africa

[Sedition]

Anyone know the average score and highest run chase for this ground? Can't find anything googling.

Cheers khalek, not a good sign :/

 

[khalek]

Don't know about average scores but only twice 200+ scores have been chased down on this ground I think.

 

[Lassana Dias]

Come on guys you really think BD ever had a chance on this.

 

[Owzat]

Too big a chase for Bangla now. Even without Steyn and Morkel, they will manage to contain the home team.

Psychologically South Africa have just done enough in setting Bangladesh a target which would be their highest score of the tournament - that to stay in.

Problem for Bangladesh might not be the ability to score big totals, but they don't often enough that their players will necessarily go about it in the right way. What I mean is if a side chases 280+ regularly and successfully at times then their batsmen know how to go about it, with Bangladesh you feel sometimes their batsmen are happy if they score 200+ and the pace of innings is wrong.

I know the India match was just too many runs, but here's an example :

10 overs : 68/1 (Tamim Iqbal 11no off 22 balls)
20 overs : 118/1 (Tamim Iqbal 36no off 51 balls)
30 overs : 169/2 (Tamim Iqbal 56no off 77 balls)

Iqbal was out after 32.1 overs, scoring 70 off 86 balls so did belatedly accelerate in scoring 14 runs off his last nine balls. Point being he never accelerated early enough despite Bangladesh being in strong positions. If you apply the "double the total at 30 overs" rule of thumb, then Bangladesh should have scored around 338 which would have been 32 runs short, but a lot more than they did and had Tamim accelerated then who knows.

Bangladesh scored just 50 runs off overs11-20, and 51 off overs 21-30 with Iqbal scoring just 11 runs in the first 10 overs, 25 in the second and 20 in the third. This game they have to go for it and not preserve a run rate, but I reckon they will be too cautious and miss chances

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Come on guys you really think BD ever had a chance on this.

You could say the same when they played Ireland and England yet they beat them.............................. Or when Ireland beat England.................

South Africa should win, no two ways about it, but a deshi scores a big(gish) 100 then it could be interesting

 

[Lassana Dias]

well irland is a non test playing nation mind you and they got out for 180+ with them even, and england it was a clear luck as they scored 50+ for the 9th wicket by slogging ... come on man think practical we are talking about BD here

 

[Kabooka]

The way BD are playing they are out of the tournament for good.

 

[Sedition]

Yep if they weren't ████ before, they certainly are now

 

[aussie1st]

Such depth SA have, Tsotsobe has an awesome record and he's showing it once again.

 

[Owzat]

Less than 100 again? Watch out Saffers, you are always only a stones throw from their fans....................?

 

[AbhishekS]

21/3, expecting Bangladesh to lose this shamefully, by approx 150 runs or more.

 

[aussie1st]

Wonder if this will be enough to get Tsotsobe into the best team, SA seem to love playing Botha at 7 and Peterson could do likewise which gives them 2 spinners.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Bangladesh people may go crazy again

 

[Owzat]

This is kinda embarrassing for a team who, had they won, could have qualified for the QFs.

Or is it more embarrassing for England, or maybe even Ireland. I bet Holland are wondering "what if"

 

[Kabooka]

The deal is that BD cant face quality bowling. Their fans rant all the time that how good Tamim is but in reality is no more better than a India A or Pak A player.

They used all the conditions to their advantage, payed at home, used a battery of spinners and yet apart from the England match they have looked toothless. Even Ireland came close to beating them and if the match would have been at a neutral venue im sure BD would have lost terribly.

BD can only pray "Mr. Miracle".....but im pretty sure he is sure taking a brake after playing for England the other day!

 

[Owzat]

Bangladesh people may go crazy again

stones and stones may break our bus, but your batting will never hurt us.