Just one day after their amazing victory against the Netherlands, the Scots came down crashing against Ireland. Now this is once again going to change the T20 rankings. Ireland is currently struggling with just 183 points and ranked 15th, and this win may take them closer to the top-10. At the same time, Nepal was able to overtake Scotland after their defeat to Ireland and they are now ranked 12th.
Today we have the Ireland vs Netherlands match and if Ireland is able to win comfortably against the Dutch, then it will further boost their chances. All the three teams have a number of star players currently playing county cricket in England, but Netherlands had decided to rest their main players (van der Merwe, van der Gugten.etc).
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Anyone watching Scotland v Netherlands match, i am feeling sad for the bowlers as Scotland smashed all the bowlers round the park and scored 252 runs in 20 overs and one of their players scored a century as well, was going through some sports streams and i saw this live match and got stuck as the poor bowlers where smashed, since it is a T20 it was fun to watch and this is the first time watching these non associate matches.
I was watching it intermittently. The Dutch bowlers (including well known county stars such as Paul van Meekeren and Fred Klaassen) got smacked all around the park by George Munsey and Kyle Coetzer. They were 200/0 after just 15 overs and had a real shot at the record for the highest total ever made in a T20 match. But Shane Snater got both of them out and in the end they ended up with 252/3. The Dutch captain (Pieter Seelaar) made 96 not out from 49 balls, but that was not enough for them to get to a win. The results will be having an impact on the ICC Twenty20 Rankings, as Scotland is currently trying hard to break in to the top 10. But their real test will come today, when they take on Ireland.
Now there is something lacking, he needs to identify and make necessary changes to get back on track.
The openers are not in good form and not giving the start they wanted, their middle order is weak and the entire team revolves around Shakib Al Hasan and if he has a bad day with the bat then there is no one to rescue them, Bangladesh had a good world cup because Shakib Al Hasan was performing very well, they need to find new talents if not it will be difficult for them to even maintain a good winning streak even in their home soil.Now there is something lacking, he needs to identify and make necessary changes to get back on track.
The openers are not in good form and not giving the start they wanted, their middle order is weak and the entire team revolves around Shakib Al Hasan and if he has a bad day with the bat then there is no one to rescue them, Bangladesh had a good world cup because Shakib Al Hasan was performing very well, they need to find new talents if not it will be difficult for them to even maintain a good winning streak even in their home soil. 
not worry about Shakib much, he's a champion cricketer and arguably lone warrior for Bengali team. he's going to bounce back sooner or later, just a matter of time. Hopefully Final?
Shakib is a proven quality player. I think it's the captaincy for which he is in pressure. Otherwise, I can't see any reason. Anyway, at the end of the day, a team is a combination of 11 players. One or two player's bad performance can get you the lose while our all the top and middle is performing so poorly.legendary
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not worry about Shakib much, he's a champion cricketer and arguably lone warrior for Bengali team. he's going to bounce back sooner or later, just a matter of time. Hopefully Final?
Shakib is a proven quality player. I think it's the captaincy for which he is in pressure. Otherwise, I can't see any reason. Anyway, at the end of the day, a team is a combination of 11 players. One or two player's bad performance can get you the lose while our all the top and middle is performing so poorly.
Anyone watching Scotland v Netherlands match, i am feeling sad for the bowlers as Scotland smashed all the bowlers round the park and scored 252 runs in 20 overs and one of their players scored a century as well, was going through some sports streams and i saw this live match and got stuck as the poor bowlers where smashed, since it is a T20 it was fun to watch and this is the first time watching these non associate matches.
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We already have seen a glimpse in the Asia Cup
What is it about? I can not recall much LOL however in the World cup I do not think Afghanistan make any impact except only one match I think. ODI version Afghanistan still has a long way to go.We already have seen a glimpse in the Asia Cup
Yeah overall they were poor but not against Ind and Pak. Ask any Indian and Pakistani cricket fan
In Asia Cup they won games against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh in league games. Gave good scare to both Pakistani/Indian fans (Match end up in draw) in Asia Cup and a similar story in WC (Close games).
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not worry about Shakib much, he's a champion cricketer and arguably lone warrior for Bengali team. he's going to bounce back sooner or later, just a matter of time. Hopefully Final?
Possibly. Shakib is the key player for both their betting and bowling unit.not worry about Shakib much, he's a champion cricketer and arguably lone warrior for Bengali team. he's going to bounce back sooner or later, just a matter of time. Hopefully Final?
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We already have seen a glimpse in the Asia Cup
What is it about? I can not recall much LOL however in the World cup I do not think Afghanistan make any impact except only one match I think. ODI version Afghanistan still has a long way to go. ~Snip~
Afghanistan is looking in very good shape with some world class T20 players. Rashid, Nabi, Naib, Mujib all are highly paid T20 players in different team in IPL. But here they are playing together for their own country.Yeah, they are excellent T-20 team. Afg can give tough fight Top Ranking Team in the shorter format too. We already have seen a glimpse in the Asia Cup and a couple of matches in the World Cup. But they still have a long way to go.
not worry about Shakib much, he's a champion cricketer and arguably lone warrior for Bengali team. he's going to bounce back sooner or later, just a matter of time. Hopefully Final?
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Got lucky i suppose, Afghanistan already got those 3 match winner player and they can single-handedly win the game for Afghan team. Rashid did good captaincy and made some notable changes with his bowling options and batting order which is working for them as of now. Especially with Gulbadin Naib, he's an okay all-rounder, but sometimes he can be disastrous for his team be it batting or bowling (WC).
Afghanistan is looking in very good shape with some world class T20 players. Rashid, Nabi, Naib, Mujib all are highly paid T20 players in different team in IPL. But here they are playing together for their own country.Quote
Ban team got lucky against Zimbabwe. because zim bowler bowled very bad deliveries to both Hossains and that they punished them rightly.
Did anyone notice Shakib is also not performing as expected? Bangladesh team seems lost after the World cup. Quote from: JSRAW
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Honestly I didn't expect AFG to win the T20 against BAN. Now the Afghans are leading the table in the tri-series winning both the matches against BAN and ZIM and mostly will face BAN in the final. If the Afghans manage to win the final it would be a huge disappointment for the BAN team and it's fans. Got lucky i suppose, Afghanistan already got those 3 match winner player and they can single-handedly win the game for Afghan team. Rashid did good captaincy and made some notable changes with his bowling options and batting order which is working for them as of now. Especially with Gulbadin Naib, he's an okay all-rounder, but sometimes he can be disastrous for his team be it batting or bowling (WC).
Against Zimbabwe, luckily Mosaddek Hossain and Afif Hossain saved the team but this time cleaver Afghanistan bowlers managed to stop them.
Ban team got lucky against Zimbabwe. because zim bowler bowled very bad deliveries to both Hossains and that they punished them rightly.
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Yes, Bangladesh has lost to Afghanistan. I find Afghanistan getting stronger day by day while Bangladesh keeps declining in its performance. One important thing that is causing loss for Bangladesh is the over confidence taking Afghanistan as a small team which is not good with any games.
I doubt it was over confidence. It's the top and middle orders in their batting line up. They failed again. Against Zimbabwe, luckily Mosaddek Hossain and Afif Hossain saved the team but this time cleaver Afghanistan bowlers managed to stop them.Yes, Bangladesh has lost to Afghanistan. I find Afghanistan getting stronger day by day while Bangladesh keeps declining in its performance. One important thing that is causing loss for Bangladesh is the over confidence taking Afghanistan as a small team which is not good with any games.
Their bowlers were doing very well, very economical especially Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan and Naib.
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On the second game, Bangladesh already got a good start, and they are fav in this game, but I am still rooting for Afghan team because of their spin Triplet. If batsmen can score around 130-145 runs, then they have a fighting chance, and everything is possible with only one good spell. Both teams have a habit of choking in the end though. so any team controlling their nerves can come out as a winner.
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Honestly I didn't expect AFG to win the T20 against BAN. Now the Afghans are leading the table in the tri-series winning both the matches against BAN and ZIM and mostly will face BAN in the final. If the Afghans manage to win the final it would be a huge disappointment for the BAN team and it's fans. 
It's going to rain throughout this month in India so I don't see how and why these matches were even scheduled now. First T20 already abandoned and the rain is so terrible these days, I don't think the other matches will be unaffected by it. It will be worse than the WC result.
India vs South Africa match abandoned without a ball to be bowled.
Australia is losing the 5th Test
Bangladesh is not doing well and it seems my tip will be wasted.
Not a good day for me :-(
When the match is being scheduled for Dharmasala, there were more discussions about the goodness of the location as well about its increased rainfall. Now as we discussed the match has got abandoned without a single ball being bowled.Australia is losing the 5th Test
Bangladesh is not doing well and it seems my tip will be wasted.
Not a good day for me :-(
This time in the second innings Smith got dismissed earlier and the same reflected on the match result. This means it is getting to be Smith centric which is not good for a leading cricket team.
Yes, Bangladesh has lost to Afghanistan. I find Afghanistan getting stronger day by day while Bangladesh keeps declining in its performance. One important thing that is causing loss for Bangladesh is the over confidence taking Afghanistan as a small team which is not good with any games.
He was very much active as a captain on the field, at least more active than Shakib Al Hasan. He had fielded at long but still he was directing on each of the ball from there. It was a great experience seen him a captain. 
Hope you had a great experience watching the match live, never watched a cricket match in stadium but watched soccer which is a great experience.Afghanistan is proving to be a tough competitor in their short span in international cricket and they have players who could trouble any country if the pitch suites their strength. Rashid Khan is really young and the way he is performing is outstanding for his age.
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Bad day.
I was having headache from morning but didn't miss the match. Wouldn't enjoy much since BAN lost.
Anyway, it was great to see Saif gotting 4 wickets. He had bowled well to be honest. Our batsman couldn't perform well.
Musfiq has given away his wicket, you can't deny that.
Soumyo, 137 runs from 16 matches, with an average of 8 point something.
Sabbir Rahaman also fall as the same of Soumyo.
I'm not blaming their perform but selectors. Why the hell do we need to continue these two players? They both aren't having run for a long time.
I was having headache from morning but didn't miss the match. Wouldn't enjoy much since BAN lost.
Anyway, it was great to see Saif gotting 4 wickets. He had bowled well to be honest. Our batsman couldn't perform well.
Musfiq has given away his wicket, you can't deny that.
Soumyo, 137 runs from 16 matches, with an average of 8 point something.
Sabbir Rahaman also fall as the same of Soumyo.
I'm not blaming their perform but selectors. Why the hell do we need to continue these two players? They both aren't having run for a long time.
Rashid khan is rocking as a captain.
He was very much active as a captain on the field, at least more active than Shakib Al Hasan. He had fielded at long but still he was directing on each of the ball from there. It was a great experience seen him a captain. Afghan choose to bat.
I will not say huge but not even less visitors. Right now it's more than 60% seats are filled up, soon I hope more than 90% will be filled.
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I will not say huge but not even less visitors. Right now it's more than 60% seats are filled up, soon I hope more than 90% will be filled.
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Your presence in the stadium hadn't help much as the Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan. They failed to bat well. Only Mahmudullah made 44 and the rest did not trouble the Afghanistan bowlers. Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 4 wickets along with Rashid khan and Gulbadin Naib 2 wickets each. Rashid khan is rocking as a captain.
India vs South Africa match abandoned without a ball to be bowled.
Australia is losing the 5th Test
Bangladesh is not doing well and it seems my tip will be wasted.
Not a good day for me :-(
Looks like a bad day for you as Bangladesh is struggling here and Mahmudullah is their main player and if he could stay till the end then there is a chance for them to win.Australia is losing the 5th Test
Bangladesh is not doing well and it seems my tip will be wasted.
Not a good day for me :-(
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Bangladesh has lost their last hope as Mahmudullah lost his wicket. I am not sure who will rescue the team from this situation as Rashid Khan has two overs left for him. Mohammad Nabi will be the player of the match for his incredible all round performance.
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