Desk report
Despite not winning, Bangladesh had built a rivalry in the first ODI. At least once at the end of the first half of the match, it seemed that the Caribbeans would be able to chase down 295 runs and win! But with the performance of Bangladesh’s batters today, that question does not seem to have crossed anyone’s mind in the first half. Bangladesh lost 7 wickets after scoring 115 runs. As of writing this report, Bangladesh has scored 207 runs for 8 wickets in 43.1 overs.
The second match is being played at the same venue as the first match. Even though Shariful Islam played in place of pacer Taskin Ahmed, the batting lineup in the eleven remained unchanged. Why is the batting lineup so weak? There is only one answer to this question – the batters failed to do their duty. Opener Tanjid Hasan Tamim, who returned to bat with the fifth ball of the 11th over, scored 46 runs in 33 balls. The strike rate of the innings, which was studded with 4 fours and 2 sixes, is 139.39! If you exclude Tamim, you can put almost everyone in the top-order under criticism!
Let’s take the case of experienced batter Liton Das. He was out of rhythm, it was clear from his sluggish batting. He was wasting one ball after another; he could not play with the foot bat. He scored only 4 runs from 18 balls. Thinking that he would get a run, he went to pull Jayden Sills on the 19th ball he faced. Unable to read the length of the ball outside the off stump, the ball hit the edge of the bat and floated to backward point. There he was caught by Evin Lewis. Liton was also out for 2 runs in the previous match.
Soumya Sarkar (2), who was a fountain of runs for Rangpur Riders in the Global Super League, also failed today. Before Liton, he was the first to write his name in the book of Caribbean hunters. The bowler is Seals. He went to hit a full-length delivery at off-middle stump. He gave a poor catch at mid-on with poor timing. Bangladesh lost 2 wickets for 58 runs in the power play of the first ODI. Today, they lost 3 wickets for 55 runs. Mehedi Hasan Miraj (1) also joined Soumya and Liton. However, he was out without playing! The bowler is Seals. The Bangladesh captain wanted to release the ball outside the off-stump. But the ball hit the lower edge of the bat he was trying to pick up and hit the stump. Bangladesh lost 3 wickets for 54 runs.
In this situation, Bangladesh needed a big partnership. But it didn’t happen. Tanjid, who showed hope for the team, was out after one over from Miraj. Mahmudullah and Afif Hossain tried to build a partnership for the fifth wicket. But Gudakesh Moti broke their 36-run partnership by returning Afif (24) who was about to be bowled. Then Zaker Ali Anik (3) was bowled lbw by Moti. Rishad Hossain was bowled by the debutant Mindley.
After that, the big partnership of the innings was born by Mahmudullah-Tanjim Hasan Shakib. The two made a 92-run partnership off 106 balls for the eighth wicket. Tanjim Shakib returned after being caught and bowled for 45 runs by Roston Chase.
This partnership was broken when he returned. Mahmudullah is batting on 50 runs, with Shariful (0). Mahmudullah was unbeaten on 50 runs in the first ODI. This is his third consecutive fifty inODIs.
