Hasan Mahmud was the hero of the last over when Ireland needed to score 10 runs to win the match, despite the fact that Mustafizur Rahman had turned out to be the hero with a four-for. The youngster’s bowling performance was outstanding, as evidenced by the fact that he took two wickets in the penultimate over and successfully executed yorkers and back-of-the-hand deliveries when his side needed him the most. The team’s skipper, Tamim Iqbal, singled out their speed star for special attention.
Tamim was blown away by how well the performance held up under the intense circumstances. “At the moment, Hasan is on par with the best in the world. Not only has he been amazing when it comes to the new ball, but also when it comes to the death. He is a relatively young man, but he maintains his composure under difficult situations. It will be a tremendous opportunity for him to gain knowledge. “You can bowl a thousand balls in practice, but to deliver under this kind of pressure is something else entirely,” the captain said to reporters at a news conference following the five-wicket victory against Ireland.
The game swung from one side to the other as the equilibrium changed, and when Ireland were cruising along in their pursuit of Bangladesh’s 274 at one stage in the match, the game took a sudden turn for the worst. In the past, Bangladesh has been forced to deal with the disappointment of losing matches from situations where they were winning. Tamim was relieved to be on the receiving end of everything now.
“I feel that the game we played today was incredibly important to me. We have always seen these scenarios from the other viewpoint, when we were in a position to win the game but ended up losing it for whatever reason. In cases like this, our success is quite unusual. This victory will undoubtedly instill an immense amount of confidence in the bowling squad. I am overjoyed for all of the bowlers since they performed such an outstanding job. He added that defending 274 on this terrain wasn’t a simple task at all.
The at-bat performance has space for advancement. Batters got off to good beginnings but were unable to continue their scoring while Tamim himself was unable to continue his scoring and make a larger score. The fact that the team won both of the most recent one-day internationals from precarious situations meant that the captain was taking many positives away from the series.
I believe that we could have hit a little bit better, especially considering the circumstances under which we found ourselves today. We scored approximately six runs per over throughout the first 25 overs of the match, but we were unable to complete the match in a strong fashion. It was expected that we will score at least 310 to 315 runs.
“When you are short a batter, everyone needs to accept some responsibility, and that starts with me, and then it moves on to everyone else. That is one area in which we have room for improvement. But on the whole, I am really pleased with the results of this series. We haven’t been successful in many pursuits lasting more than 300 yards. In the course of this series, we only did that one time, and we’ve never defended a game like this until today. “There are a lot of positives, if the ratio is to be measured,” he stated. “If the ratio is to be measured.”
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The second and final day of the players’ transfer for the upcoming Women’s Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday, but events took an unexpected turn as two clubs, Sheikh Russel KC and Ajax SC, no-showed for the second consecutive day, signaling their withdrawal from the league and creating uncertainty among the cricketers.
The 11-team tournament now looks to be a nine-team affair and national pacer Jahanara Alam expressed her frustration about the turn of events.
“I think it’s disappointing for women’s cricket that two clubs backed out from the league at the last moment. As you know, not all cricketers are financially solvent. It’s a big blow for the girls who wait for the Dhaka league each year,” Jahanara told the media yesterday.
“I recruited two cricketers who were supposed to represent Ajax SC for my team last night. But it’s sad that many players are still looking for a team. I hope the BCB will handle such issues strongly in the future so no other team can back out from the league at the last moment.”
According to the sources, the two clubs did raise some concerns to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) before eventually backing out from the league. It was also learned that there was bargaining over councillorships from the two clubs but the two parties could not come to an agreement in the end.
“It’s definitely a concern but everyone has some limitations. The clubs raised some issues but obviously it’s disappointing that some of the players are now uncertain about their participation in the league since the two clubs did not participate this season,” BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury told The Daily Star.
As in previous seasons, each club can field one foreigner in their playing eleven in the round robin league. Organisers are yet to announce the schedule but it was learned that the league is likely to begin between May 23 to 25.