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‘It’s challenging, not disturbing’ – Shakib ready to face the music
The rule for two new balls to be used from both ends introduced new dimension to cricket and during their last Asia Cup game against India, Bangladesh faced the new ball from two ends with a new opening pair. With an unstable opening pair and the loss of Tamim Iqbal to injury, the Tigers have not seen the familiar Tamim-Shakib Al Hasan partnerships which thrived in the recent few series.
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‘We’ve done it before’ – turnarounds Tigers can draw from
Bangladesh’s Asia Cup campaign hangs in the balance after their defeat to India in the first Super Four match. They lost to Afghanistan as well in the last group phase match and will face them today, seeking to win and stay in the competition. The Tigers’ vice-captain Shakib Al Hasan believed that his team has the ability to turn things around and overcome their conquerors from the group stage.
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What equations for the Tigers to stay alive in Asia Cup?
We look at the possible scenarios and equations which will Bangladesh alive in the tournament after today's matches are played.
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Debuts for Nazmul, Hider as Tigers field
Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan won the toss and elected to field in their last Asia Cup Group B match against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.
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No Tamim and possibly no Mushy too
The last time that Bangladesh played Afghanistan in the ODI format, Tamim Iqbal had hit a run-a-ball century to give the Tigers a commanding total. Tigers went on to win by 141 runs in that game in 2016.
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'We're the best in the world'
After beating Bangladesh by six wickets to clinch the three-match T20I series 2-0 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun yesterday,
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The silent anthem
Mismanagement on the part of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and the local organisers has so far been a feature of Bangladesh’s ongoing three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in Dehradun. The latest incident to create a negative impression among Bangladesh fans involved the Bangladesh national anthem before the first T20I on Sunday, when it seemed to television audiences back home that the players were not paying attention during the national anthem.
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Tigers' first T20I today
Bangladesh's opening T20I against Afghanistan will mark a couple of firsts. It will be the first bilateral series between the two teams at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.
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Walsh steals the show
It was quite an interesting road to Dehradun to cover Bangladesh's three-match T20I series since starting the journey from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka yesterday.
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'Afghanistan will be a big challenge'
Afghanistan are currently ranked eighth while Bangladesh sit in 10th position in the ICC T20I team rankings. Many may have