[U20] Announcements
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Re: [U20] Announcements
Congrats on the good start, keep it up.
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Re: [U20] Announcements
Thanks wmchamps, hopefully we can continue this hot start.
Today we took on UAE, in Hot/Hard conditions. Skipper Raihan Haque won the toss and elected to chase once again, and the UAE initially seemed comfortable with the decision. Opener Rashad Jubair was caught in the slips for 8, but it did little to stop them from scoring - reaching 1/49 off the first 5 overs. Fellow opener Badri Malik found the conditions very much to his liking and went on a rampage - UAE were 1/109 at the halfway mark, and Malik's contribution was 74 off 36 (Faisal Fawzi was 24 off 17). Faqzi didn't last much longer, getting bowled for 31 off 20 in the following over, and after the 12th over bowled by Rohan Chawla disappeared for 10, we came storming back in to the game. In each of the next 3 overs, Rakin Mansur was bowled by Vinay Khanolkar for 2 off 4, leggie Shaun Warne had Faraz Khayr nicking off for 7 off 5, and skipper Rafiq Hussein also nicked off for a golden duck to Chawla. UAE were now 5/150 after 15 overs, but the final 5 overs saw no acceleration - they ended on 7/176. Badri Malik finally fell for 109 off 64 (c&b Khanolkar), and spinner Hanif Hakim fell for a 3rd ball duck to Warne. After UAE scored near or at 10 RPO for the first 15 overs, keeping them under 180 brought us right back in to the game.
Our chase started confidently, as openers Shaun Johnson and Mahendra Sarkar put on a 73 run partnership before Johnson was lbw for 47 (off 25) at the end of the 8th over. The next few overs were productive, but Tanvir Sarkar was not able to make the most of his opportunity after being dropped, getting bowled for 13 and continuing a difficult tournament (in front of the sticks, at least). At this point, we are 2/107 off 12 overs, needing 70 off the last 8 overs. That was as good as it got for UAE, as Mahendra Sarkar and debutant Aqib Bishwash put on a 70 run partnership off 41 balls before Sarkar was trapped in front by Usama Ismail for a match-defining 80 off 52. No.5 Syed Nousher was caught off the next ball, but allrounder Anil Jilani hit the next ball for 4 to seal the victory. We won by 6 wickets, with 7 balls to spare.
Badri Malik was understandably given MOTM for his sparkling century, and I want to mention our spinners - Rohan Chawla was solid, picking up skipper Rafiq Hussien for a duck in his 1/34. The real stars with the ball were Shaun Warne (2/33) and once again, Vinay Khanolkar (2/21). Aqib Bishwash also looked very assured on debut, making 32 off 23 and closing out the game.
Tomorrow, we have what will be our hardest game in the group stages - reigning champions Australia, in Humid/Sticky conditions.
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=6955825
Match Ratings
UAE U20 Bangladesh U20
Batting - Top Order 10,373 9,614
Batting - Middle Order 8,077 8,493
Batting - Tail 4,477 4,751
Bowling - Seam 9,589 (16) 10,501 (8)
Bowling - Spin 9,349 (4) 10,563 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 11,263 11,277
Overall 168,729 173,208
Today we took on UAE, in Hot/Hard conditions. Skipper Raihan Haque won the toss and elected to chase once again, and the UAE initially seemed comfortable with the decision. Opener Rashad Jubair was caught in the slips for 8, but it did little to stop them from scoring - reaching 1/49 off the first 5 overs. Fellow opener Badri Malik found the conditions very much to his liking and went on a rampage - UAE were 1/109 at the halfway mark, and Malik's contribution was 74 off 36 (Faisal Fawzi was 24 off 17). Faqzi didn't last much longer, getting bowled for 31 off 20 in the following over, and after the 12th over bowled by Rohan Chawla disappeared for 10, we came storming back in to the game. In each of the next 3 overs, Rakin Mansur was bowled by Vinay Khanolkar for 2 off 4, leggie Shaun Warne had Faraz Khayr nicking off for 7 off 5, and skipper Rafiq Hussein also nicked off for a golden duck to Chawla. UAE were now 5/150 after 15 overs, but the final 5 overs saw no acceleration - they ended on 7/176. Badri Malik finally fell for 109 off 64 (c&b Khanolkar), and spinner Hanif Hakim fell for a 3rd ball duck to Warne. After UAE scored near or at 10 RPO for the first 15 overs, keeping them under 180 brought us right back in to the game.
Our chase started confidently, as openers Shaun Johnson and Mahendra Sarkar put on a 73 run partnership before Johnson was lbw for 47 (off 25) at the end of the 8th over. The next few overs were productive, but Tanvir Sarkar was not able to make the most of his opportunity after being dropped, getting bowled for 13 and continuing a difficult tournament (in front of the sticks, at least). At this point, we are 2/107 off 12 overs, needing 70 off the last 8 overs. That was as good as it got for UAE, as Mahendra Sarkar and debutant Aqib Bishwash put on a 70 run partnership off 41 balls before Sarkar was trapped in front by Usama Ismail for a match-defining 80 off 52. No.5 Syed Nousher was caught off the next ball, but allrounder Anil Jilani hit the next ball for 4 to seal the victory. We won by 6 wickets, with 7 balls to spare.
Badri Malik was understandably given MOTM for his sparkling century, and I want to mention our spinners - Rohan Chawla was solid, picking up skipper Rafiq Hussien for a duck in his 1/34. The real stars with the ball were Shaun Warne (2/33) and once again, Vinay Khanolkar (2/21). Aqib Bishwash also looked very assured on debut, making 32 off 23 and closing out the game.
Tomorrow, we have what will be our hardest game in the group stages - reigning champions Australia, in Humid/Sticky conditions.
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=6955825
Match Ratings
UAE U20 Bangladesh U20
Batting - Top Order 10,373 9,614
Batting - Middle Order 8,077 8,493
Batting - Tail 4,477 4,751
Bowling - Seam 9,589 (16) 10,501 (8)
Bowling - Spin 9,349 (4) 10,563 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 11,263 11,277
Overall 168,729 173,208
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UtopiaRay
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Re: [U20] Announcements
Apologies for the late post, I'll put up both match reports today.
Yesterday, we had our third game of the tournament - reigning champsions Australia, in Humid/Sticky conditions. Australia won the toss and sent us in first, and we did not start strongly at all. The first over, bowled by skipper Connor Goodall, was a wicket maiden - Saurav Raina departing for a 2 ball duck. Our struggle to score runs continued on, with the first boundary of the innings not to come until the 5th over. After a brief period of acceleration, the 2nd wicket fell at the start of the 9th over - Tanvir Sarkar departing for a laboured 17 off 26. At the halfway point, we were 2/45 but things were about to get worse - 2 overs later, Mahendra and Raja Sarkar both fell to left-arm leggie Bernie Kimberley for 5 and 2 respectively. 2 overs later and opener Shaun Johnson departed for 32 off 38 - normally far too slow, but in these conditions we needed someone to try and stabilise the innings. We did finally see some acceleration at the death and finished on 7/113, courtesy of Anil Jilani belting 27* off 18.
114 did not feel like enough, but with 5 quicks in very pace-friendly conditions it felt possible. Australia started solidly before losing Rupert Iredale for 15 at the end of the 5th over, leaving them 1/29. Opening partner Ruben McKeown lasting a few overs longer before nicking off to express quick Vinay Shashtri on 21 off 29. RFM Hannan Khadim then provided the third breakthrough off the final ball of the 10th overs - Rhys Woolf bowled for 5 off 3, with the score reading 3/55. After a couple tidy overs and a slightly sloppy one from Atif Shuvo, Leroy Hardwood was trapped in front by Shashtri for 9, and it felt as though we were right in with a chance of winning. Unfortunately, it was not to be. While Shuvo took his first wicket at U20 level, dismissing Anthony Bos, Australia were able to get home with 5 wickets and 3 balls to spare.
Ultimately, we were diasppointed to have run them so close only to be unable to close the game out. Special mention to Vinay Shashtri, who took 2/15 off his 4 overs and was easily the pick of our bowlers. That said, we move on to our game today, against the USA in Sunny/Dry conditions.
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=6955821
Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 Australia U20
Batting - Top Order 9,501 10,837
Batting - Middle Order 9,053 8,686
Batting - Tail 6,333 4,583
Bowling - Seam 10,002 (20) 9,933 (12)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 11,298 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 11,255 11,630
Overall 176,994 179,130
Yesterday, we had our third game of the tournament - reigning champsions Australia, in Humid/Sticky conditions. Australia won the toss and sent us in first, and we did not start strongly at all. The first over, bowled by skipper Connor Goodall, was a wicket maiden - Saurav Raina departing for a 2 ball duck. Our struggle to score runs continued on, with the first boundary of the innings not to come until the 5th over. After a brief period of acceleration, the 2nd wicket fell at the start of the 9th over - Tanvir Sarkar departing for a laboured 17 off 26. At the halfway point, we were 2/45 but things were about to get worse - 2 overs later, Mahendra and Raja Sarkar both fell to left-arm leggie Bernie Kimberley for 5 and 2 respectively. 2 overs later and opener Shaun Johnson departed for 32 off 38 - normally far too slow, but in these conditions we needed someone to try and stabilise the innings. We did finally see some acceleration at the death and finished on 7/113, courtesy of Anil Jilani belting 27* off 18.
114 did not feel like enough, but with 5 quicks in very pace-friendly conditions it felt possible. Australia started solidly before losing Rupert Iredale for 15 at the end of the 5th over, leaving them 1/29. Opening partner Ruben McKeown lasting a few overs longer before nicking off to express quick Vinay Shashtri on 21 off 29. RFM Hannan Khadim then provided the third breakthrough off the final ball of the 10th overs - Rhys Woolf bowled for 5 off 3, with the score reading 3/55. After a couple tidy overs and a slightly sloppy one from Atif Shuvo, Leroy Hardwood was trapped in front by Shashtri for 9, and it felt as though we were right in with a chance of winning. Unfortunately, it was not to be. While Shuvo took his first wicket at U20 level, dismissing Anthony Bos, Australia were able to get home with 5 wickets and 3 balls to spare.
Ultimately, we were diasppointed to have run them so close only to be unable to close the game out. Special mention to Vinay Shashtri, who took 2/15 off his 4 overs and was easily the pick of our bowlers. That said, we move on to our game today, against the USA in Sunny/Dry conditions.
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=6955821
Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 Australia U20
Batting - Top Order 9,501 10,837
Batting - Middle Order 9,053 8,686
Batting - Tail 6,333 4,583
Bowling - Seam 10,002 (20) 9,933 (12)
Bowling - Spin 0 (0) 11,298 (8)
Fielding/Keeping 11,255 11,630
Overall 176,994 179,130
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UtopiaRay
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Re: [U20] Announcements
We then move on to today's game against USA, in Sunny/Dry conditions as mentioned previously.
I would talk about us making the 2nd highest score by Bangladesh U20s in a T20 game in great detail, but USA did not set their match orders in time. Plundering 3/217 against 4 non-bowlers and a medium pacer in unfriendly conditions is far less noteworthy. Shaun Johnson (83 off 42) and Shakib Ahmed (81* off 40) were the destroyers in chief, and Aqib Bishwash made a useful 40.
USA's batting lineup was a bit better, but not by enough. We restricted them to 6/132 and won by 85 runs. Warne (3/28), Chawla (2/24) and Khanolkar (1/19) were the chief architects of USA's defeat.
After this, we move on to the final game of the group stages - Bermuda, in Sunny/Flat conditions. We are now top of the table, following Australia's shock defeat today to Kenya, and can only miss the semi finals if we lose terribly to Bermuda. Even a close loss and we would still qualify, due to our NRR of 1.4073 (next best is Australia, with 0.1617).
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=6955822
Match Ratings
USA U20 Bangladesh U20
Batting - Top Order 9,404 9,080
Batting - Middle Order 7,316 8,287
Batting - Tail 6,665 4,613
Bowling - Seam 5,441 (12) 10,031 (8)
Bowling - Spin 4,711 (8) 10,563 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 7,345 10,816
Overall 134,660 167,509
I would talk about us making the 2nd highest score by Bangladesh U20s in a T20 game in great detail, but USA did not set their match orders in time. Plundering 3/217 against 4 non-bowlers and a medium pacer in unfriendly conditions is far less noteworthy. Shaun Johnson (83 off 42) and Shakib Ahmed (81* off 40) were the destroyers in chief, and Aqib Bishwash made a useful 40.
USA's batting lineup was a bit better, but not by enough. We restricted them to 6/132 and won by 85 runs. Warne (3/28), Chawla (2/24) and Khanolkar (1/19) were the chief architects of USA's defeat.
After this, we move on to the final game of the group stages - Bermuda, in Sunny/Flat conditions. We are now top of the table, following Australia's shock defeat today to Kenya, and can only miss the semi finals if we lose terribly to Bermuda. Even a close loss and we would still qualify, due to our NRR of 1.4073 (next best is Australia, with 0.1617).
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=6955822
Match Ratings
USA U20 Bangladesh U20
Batting - Top Order 9,404 9,080
Batting - Middle Order 7,316 8,287
Batting - Tail 6,665 4,613
Bowling - Seam 5,441 (12) 10,031 (8)
Bowling - Spin 4,711 (8) 10,563 (12)
Fielding/Keeping 7,345 10,816
Overall 134,660 167,509
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UtopiaRay
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Re: [U20] Announcements
I apologise for neglecting the match reports the last few days, so I am going to write them all out today.
Two days ago, we played Bermuda in the final game of the group stages. The conditions were Sunny/Flat, so we went in expecting a high scoring affair.
Skipper Raihan Haque lost the toss, and Bermuda's captain William Powell elected to bat first. Things started very well for us, with Bipul Pal and Vinay Shashtri removing both openers inside 3 overs, leaving Bermuda 2/17. Bermuda were able to stabilise through a 47 run partnership between keeper Alphonse Kirvan and no. 4 Rajkoomar Haniff, parted only when Haniff was run out for 19 by Aqib Bishwash. Bermuda were 3/63 after 8.4 overs, and we were reasonably happy with our bowlers' efforts. That, however, was as good as it got for the bowlers. From there, Kirvan and no. 5 Lennox Benjamin put on 115 for the 4th wicket and Bermuda finished on 3/178 - Kirvan 84* off 50, Benjamin's share being 57* off 36. Our only bowler to really stand out was Anil Jilani, taking 1/19.
Like Bermuda, our batting effort got off to an iffy start - the first 2 overs borught 27 runs, but Aqib Bishwash fell the next ball for 10. The rest of the innings echoed the same pattern - Saurav Raina absolutely flying at one end, and his partners getting only ever managing small cameos. Raina carried his bat for a brilliant 96* off 51 balls, and it was enough to see us home by 5 wickets, with 10 balls to spare. The next highest scorer was allrounder Bipul Pal, with 18* off 12. Captain William Powell was the pick of Bermuda's bowlers, taking 2/35.
With this win, we ended the group stages top of the table (ahead of Australia on NRR), so we were drawn against 4th placed NZ in the semis.
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=6955831
Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 Bermuda U20
Batting - Top Order 9,095 9,745
Batting - Middle Order 7,879 8,273
Batting - Tail 4,871 4,381
Bowling - Seam 9,985 (12) 9,255 (16)
Bowling - Spin 10,292 (8) 10,317 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 10,879 11,360
Overall 165,688 166,631
Two days ago, we played Bermuda in the final game of the group stages. The conditions were Sunny/Flat, so we went in expecting a high scoring affair.
Skipper Raihan Haque lost the toss, and Bermuda's captain William Powell elected to bat first. Things started very well for us, with Bipul Pal and Vinay Shashtri removing both openers inside 3 overs, leaving Bermuda 2/17. Bermuda were able to stabilise through a 47 run partnership between keeper Alphonse Kirvan and no. 4 Rajkoomar Haniff, parted only when Haniff was run out for 19 by Aqib Bishwash. Bermuda were 3/63 after 8.4 overs, and we were reasonably happy with our bowlers' efforts. That, however, was as good as it got for the bowlers. From there, Kirvan and no. 5 Lennox Benjamin put on 115 for the 4th wicket and Bermuda finished on 3/178 - Kirvan 84* off 50, Benjamin's share being 57* off 36. Our only bowler to really stand out was Anil Jilani, taking 1/19.
Like Bermuda, our batting effort got off to an iffy start - the first 2 overs borught 27 runs, but Aqib Bishwash fell the next ball for 10. The rest of the innings echoed the same pattern - Saurav Raina absolutely flying at one end, and his partners getting only ever managing small cameos. Raina carried his bat for a brilliant 96* off 51 balls, and it was enough to see us home by 5 wickets, with 10 balls to spare. The next highest scorer was allrounder Bipul Pal, with 18* off 12. Captain William Powell was the pick of Bermuda's bowlers, taking 2/35.
With this win, we ended the group stages top of the table (ahead of Australia on NRR), so we were drawn against 4th placed NZ in the semis.
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=6955831
Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 Bermuda U20
Batting - Top Order 9,095 9,745
Batting - Middle Order 7,879 8,273
Batting - Tail 4,871 4,381
Bowling - Seam 9,985 (12) 9,255 (16)
Bowling - Spin 10,292 (8) 10,317 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 10,879 11,360
Overall 165,688 166,631
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UtopiaRay
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Re: [U20] Announcements
Yesterday we played New Zealand in the semi final of the U20 T20 World Cup, in Sunny/Hard conditions. NZ have been a thorn in our side this season, so drawing them here meant we would be pushed to our limits.
NZ lost the toss, and keeper/captain Raja Sarkar elected to bat first. We lost Shaun Johnson in the 5th over for 20, but Mahendra and Tanvir Sarkar put on 99 for the second wicket before Tanvir fell for 44 off 29. We were now 2/132 with 6 overs remaining, and in a position to push for 200+. Raja Sarkar and Anil Jilani made useful cameos (18 off 11 and 17 off 10 respectively), but we ended on 6/189. A decent total, but in easy batting conditions it felt like a chaseable one. Express quick Dinny Colbourne was quite comfortably pick of the bowlers for NZ, taking 3/30 including SJ and top scorer Mahendra Sarkar for 87 off 55.
The Kiwis got off to a very aggressive start, with Fergus Heke belting 35 off 17 before getting caught off Hannan Khadim. Enter no.3 Kane Williamson, one of the form players of the tournament and an incredible young prospect. He kept NZ in the fight the whole way with a chanceless 71* off 47 balls, though we were able to make slow inroads with his batting partners. Raymond Bowman fell for 19, and Thomas Storey it 34 off 22 to keep NZ within touching distance of the required rate. With 2 overs to go, NZ needed 23 runs with Williamson on 64, joined by captain Morgan Charlesworth on 3. Over 19 saw 8 runs scored, and the struggling Vinay Khanolkar (having his first off game of the tournament) was tasked with bowling the final over. The first 3 balls saw 7 runs scored, but NZ saw both Charlesworth and no. 7 Jamiroquai Neale run out off consecutive deliveries as they fell short by just 5 runs.
We then moved on to today - the grand final, against perennial powerhouses Australia.
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=7013680
Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 New Zealand U20
Batting - Top Order 9,124 9,359
Batting - Middle Order 8,178 8,534
Batting - Tail 4,847 4,018
Bowling - Seam 9,632 (12) 9,070 (16)
Bowling - Spin 10,630 (8) 10,526 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 10,662 11,049
Overall 165,890 163,581
NZ lost the toss, and keeper/captain Raja Sarkar elected to bat first. We lost Shaun Johnson in the 5th over for 20, but Mahendra and Tanvir Sarkar put on 99 for the second wicket before Tanvir fell for 44 off 29. We were now 2/132 with 6 overs remaining, and in a position to push for 200+. Raja Sarkar and Anil Jilani made useful cameos (18 off 11 and 17 off 10 respectively), but we ended on 6/189. A decent total, but in easy batting conditions it felt like a chaseable one. Express quick Dinny Colbourne was quite comfortably pick of the bowlers for NZ, taking 3/30 including SJ and top scorer Mahendra Sarkar for 87 off 55.
The Kiwis got off to a very aggressive start, with Fergus Heke belting 35 off 17 before getting caught off Hannan Khadim. Enter no.3 Kane Williamson, one of the form players of the tournament and an incredible young prospect. He kept NZ in the fight the whole way with a chanceless 71* off 47 balls, though we were able to make slow inroads with his batting partners. Raymond Bowman fell for 19, and Thomas Storey it 34 off 22 to keep NZ within touching distance of the required rate. With 2 overs to go, NZ needed 23 runs with Williamson on 64, joined by captain Morgan Charlesworth on 3. Over 19 saw 8 runs scored, and the struggling Vinay Khanolkar (having his first off game of the tournament) was tasked with bowling the final over. The first 3 balls saw 7 runs scored, but NZ saw both Charlesworth and no. 7 Jamiroquai Neale run out off consecutive deliveries as they fell short by just 5 runs.
We then moved on to today - the grand final, against perennial powerhouses Australia.
https://fromthepavilion.org/scorecard.h ... Id=7013680
Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 New Zealand U20
Batting - Top Order 9,124 9,359
Batting - Middle Order 8,178 8,534
Batting - Tail 4,847 4,018
Bowling - Seam 9,632 (12) 9,070 (16)
Bowling - Spin 10,630 (8) 10,526 (4)
Fielding/Keeping 10,662 11,049
Overall 165,890 163,581
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UtopiaRay
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Re: [U20] Announcements
After 6 games in 6 days, we finally made it - the grand final, our second appearance in this fixture in as many seasons, and both times against the same opponent - Australia. The only team to beat us in the group stages was our final opponent, in Humid/Dry conditions.
Aussie captain Connor Goodall won the toss and elected to bowl - exactly what we would have done in these conditions. Openers Saurav Raina and Shaun Johnson walked to crease and got off to a very subdued start - just 16 runs off the first 3 overs. While the next 2 overs produced 20 runs, Australia once again applied the suqeeze through Robert Wrigglesworth (2 overs for 10) and skipper Goodall (0/24 off 4 overs). We were 0/49 after 8 overs with neither SJ nor Raina looking especially fluent against the Aussie bowling attack.
The next few overs brought some much needed acceleration, but at a cost - we lost Raina (41 off 37), Johnson (36 off 38) and keeper Tanvir Sarkar (1 off 3) in consecutive overs to leave us 3/92 with 6 overs to go. Given the conditions we felt a score of 140+ would be difficult to chase, but we fell a bit short of our target. We scored 2/41 off the last 6 overs to end on 5/133 - not impossible to defend, but seemingly short of expectations.
Like Australia, we opted to go purely for seam in the early exchanges and it appeared to pay dividends. Bipul Pal and Anil Jilani both picked up 1/18 off their 4 overs and suddenly 134 looked defendable. Rohan Chawla's first over was poor but leggie Shaun Warne removed Rupert Iredale for 17 and Australia were 3/51 at the halfway mark. Debojit Gavaskar bowled the 11th over and only conceded 6, but what happened from overs 12 onwards changed the course of the game.
Australia did something we were unable to do, and upped the run rate even with losing wickets. The next 5 overs saw Australia score 2/48 (losing top scorer Angelo Bos for 30 off 29 and allrounder Kade Monohan for 17 off 17), and Australia now needed 29 off the final 4 overs. Warne bowled the 17th over, conceding 9 runs and it felt as though the world cup was slipping through our fingers. Gavaskar removed Bradley Newbound for 17, only to be hit for 6 by Bernie Kimberley, leaving 11 runs required from 12 balls. Chawla's final over cost 7 runs, and we were unable to defend 4 in the final over, despite Kimberley falling for 7.
Despite getting so close, we were unable to close the game out, and Australia won by 3 wickets with one ball to spare.
https://fromthepavilion.org/commentary. ... Id=7013744
Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 Australia U20
Batting - Top Order 8,756 10,752
Batting - Middle Order 8,416 9,168
Batting - Tail 4,984 5,211
Bowling - Seam 9,852 (8) 8,901 (6)
Bowling - Spin 10,139 (12) 11,444 (14)
Fielding/Keeping 10,576 11,085
Overall 165,492 181,978
Aussie captain Connor Goodall won the toss and elected to bowl - exactly what we would have done in these conditions. Openers Saurav Raina and Shaun Johnson walked to crease and got off to a very subdued start - just 16 runs off the first 3 overs. While the next 2 overs produced 20 runs, Australia once again applied the suqeeze through Robert Wrigglesworth (2 overs for 10) and skipper Goodall (0/24 off 4 overs). We were 0/49 after 8 overs with neither SJ nor Raina looking especially fluent against the Aussie bowling attack.
The next few overs brought some much needed acceleration, but at a cost - we lost Raina (41 off 37), Johnson (36 off 38) and keeper Tanvir Sarkar (1 off 3) in consecutive overs to leave us 3/92 with 6 overs to go. Given the conditions we felt a score of 140+ would be difficult to chase, but we fell a bit short of our target. We scored 2/41 off the last 6 overs to end on 5/133 - not impossible to defend, but seemingly short of expectations.
Like Australia, we opted to go purely for seam in the early exchanges and it appeared to pay dividends. Bipul Pal and Anil Jilani both picked up 1/18 off their 4 overs and suddenly 134 looked defendable. Rohan Chawla's first over was poor but leggie Shaun Warne removed Rupert Iredale for 17 and Australia were 3/51 at the halfway mark. Debojit Gavaskar bowled the 11th over and only conceded 6, but what happened from overs 12 onwards changed the course of the game.
Australia did something we were unable to do, and upped the run rate even with losing wickets. The next 5 overs saw Australia score 2/48 (losing top scorer Angelo Bos for 30 off 29 and allrounder Kade Monohan for 17 off 17), and Australia now needed 29 off the final 4 overs. Warne bowled the 17th over, conceding 9 runs and it felt as though the world cup was slipping through our fingers. Gavaskar removed Bradley Newbound for 17, only to be hit for 6 by Bernie Kimberley, leaving 11 runs required from 12 balls. Chawla's final over cost 7 runs, and we were unable to defend 4 in the final over, despite Kimberley falling for 7.
Despite getting so close, we were unable to close the game out, and Australia won by 3 wickets with one ball to spare.
https://fromthepavilion.org/commentary. ... Id=7013744
Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 Australia U20
Batting - Top Order 8,756 10,752
Batting - Middle Order 8,416 9,168
Batting - Tail 4,984 5,211
Bowling - Seam 9,852 (8) 8,901 (6)
Bowling - Spin 10,139 (12) 11,444 (14)
Fielding/Keeping 10,576 11,085
Overall 165,492 181,978
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Re: [U20] Announcements
More than enough time has passed, so here is our U20 T20 World Cup review. We'll start by having a look at the games, and then go in to some more detail on individual performances afterwards.
Tour Details
Hosting Rights Won By India
Fixtures
Game 1 v Kenya - Won by 7 wickets
We started our tournament very strongly, with a 7 wicket win over Kenya in Hot/Even conditions. We restricted them to 7/152, with the star bowlers being the two RFSs - Vinay Khanolkar took 2/20 to stop the tail from wagging, and Rohan Chawla picked up 3/24 to ensure none of their top order players could kick on from their starts. Debutant opener Saurav Raina immediately looked the goods with a free-flowing 85* off 52, with opening partner Shaun Johnson scoring 54 off 43 as we ran down the target with 2.2 overs to spare.
Game 2 v UAE - Won by 6 wickets
Our good form continued, with an ultimately comfortable 6 wicket win against UAE in Hot/Hard conditions. UAE made 7/176 batting first and it looked set to be many more at one stage, with opener Badri Malik scoring a brilliant 109 off 64 - falling with only 8 balls left in the innings. What hurt the UAE was that the only batter to offer him any support was no. 3 Faisal Fawzi with 31 off 20, as once again our spinners did the bulk of the damage. Vinay Khanolkar backed up and took 2/21 dismissing Malik and keeper Rakin Mansur for 2, and RWS Shaun Warne took 2/33 as well. Our chase started strong with a 73 run opening partnership off 48 balls before Shaun Johnson fell for 47 off 25. Mahendra Sarkar was promoted to opener and top scored with 80 off 52, and debutant no.4 Aqib Bishwash closed the innings out with 32* off 23.
Game 3 v Australia - Lost by 5 wickets
We then came to game 3 against the reigning champions, Australia. In Humid/Sticky conditions, we were asked to bat first and found going a lot more difficult than the first 2 games. We struggled our way to 7/113 - our only batters to go above a run a ball were Anil JIlani (27* off 18) and Atif Shuvo (10 off 5). 114 did not feel like a substantial target, but Australia made heavy weather of the chase - winning with 5 wickets, but only 3 balls to spare. Express quick Vinay Shashtri was superb, taking 2/15 and was well assisted by the two RFMs, Anil Jilani (1/26) and Hannan Khadim (1/21), but ultimately we didn't have enough runs on the board.
Game 4 v USA - Won by 85 runs
After that narrow defeat we rolled on to game 4 against USA, in Sunny/Dry conditions. As with my match report at the time, I will be brief, as USA didn't set their orders in time. As a result, they had 4 non-bowlers and an RM in difficult conditions for any quick, and we cruised to 3/217. Shaun Johnson (83 off 42) and Shakib Ahmed (81* off 40) both took full toll of the pedestrian bowling , with a useful knock from Aqib Bishwash (40 off 28). USA were never at the races in the chase, making 6/132 - spinners Rohan Chawla (2/24), Vinay Khanolkar (1/19) and Shaun Warne (3/28) sharing all the wickets between themselves.
Game 5 v Bermuda - Won by 5 wickets
We then came to our final game of the group stages - Bermuda, in Sunny/Flat conditions. Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat, and after some early difficulties made 3/178. Their openers managed just 16 runs between them, but keeper Alphonse Kirvan (84* off 50) and Lennox Benjamin (57* off 36) put on a 115 run partnership for the 4th wicket to give them something to bowl at. Our innings went a bit differently - only one batter made it past 18. Saurav Raina, back at the top of the order, made light work of a decent total with a masterful 96* off 51, ensuring we got home with 10 balls to spare.
Semi Final v New Zealand - Won by 5 runs
That left us having won 4 of 5 games in the group stages, and top of the group (ahead of Australia on NRR). As a result, we played against New Zealand in the semi-finals, on a Sunny/Hard pitch. We won the toss and elected to bat, and despite a few wobbles we finished on 6/189 - Mahendra Sarkar was back at opener, and top scored with 87 off 55, and keeper Tanvir Sarkar had his first innings of consequence of the tournament, making 44 off 29. NZ got off to a flying start, driven by opener Fergus Heke (35 off 17), and their run rate did not dip below 10 until Heke and fellow opener Kelly Barstow (10 off 12) both fell. No.3 and form batsman of the tournament Kane Williamson then marshalled the chase with an unbeaten 71 off 47, but ultimately we had just enough runs on the board and managed to squeak home. With our win here we moved on to the final, against...
Final v Austalia - Lost by 3 wickets
The reigning premiers, Australia, in Humid/Dry conditions. We lost the toss and were asked to bat first, and managed a 79 run opening partnership before Saurav Raina fell for 41. Unfortunately, that would be the top score of the innings as we struggled to up the ante and ended on 5/133. Shaun Johnson made 36 off 38, and Shakib Ahmed made 23* off 18 but that was as good as it got. That said, Australia did not find the conditions much to their liking when it was their turn to bat either. They slipped to 2/23 after 5 overs and were still behind the rate when top scorer Anthony Bos fell for 30 off 29, leaving them 4/76 after 13.3 overs. Unfortunately, Australia were able to accelerate in a way that we couldn't - scoring 68 off the following 6.2 overs, securing the win - and the World Cup - with 3 wickets and 1 ball to spare. As much as I'm happy we made the final, it was particularly painful to get so close and not be able to close it out.
T20 World Cup - Touring Squad
Batters
Shakib Ahmed - Kaiapoi Bogans (U20 Debut) - Shakib had a strong tour, scoring 133 runs from 5 innings (3 not-outs) @ 66.50, with a SR 168.35. Shakib was mostly deployed in the middle order and was consistently able to provide acceleration at the death, often staying through to the close of the innings.
Aqib Bishwash - Kaiapoi Bogans (U20 Debut) - Aqib was solid in his 3 appearances, tallying 82 runs in 3 innings @ 41 with 1 not-out and striking at 143.86. He also picked up a run-out and was a useful bit-part player.
Shaun Johnson - Ohoka Swamphens (11 Caps) - SJ finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 272 runs @ 45.33 in 6 innings, with a SR of 137.37. He was able to both be the aggressive opener to put pressure on the opening bowlers, and look to bat for longer periods of time as well. A very strong tour from SJ.
Syed Nousher - Washington Generals (3 Caps) - Syed had a difficult tournament, managing just 30 runs @ 7.5 from his innings, made worse by his SR of 107.14. Syed was predominantly deployed as a pseudo-finisher, batting at either 5 or 7 and as you can see, he met with little success. It must be said that a contributing factor in his struggles was that he only ever came in very late in the innings, and had to start hitting from ball 1.
Mahendra Sarkar - The Elite (10 Caps) - Mahendra Sarkar had an up and down tour - on one hand, he ended as the 5th highest run-scorer, with 195 runs @ 32.50 (striking at 141.30), but the bulk of his runs came from his pair of 80s. That said, his two innings of consequence were both match-winning, so it can't be said that he wasn't contributing to our run.
Raihan Haque - The Dutch Overs (U20 Debut) - Raihan had a very weird tour. He predominantly got picked on the strength of his captaincy, and his lack of relevant talent meant he was deployed between 5-7 when batting like Syed Nousher, and as a result he only ever came in very late in the innings with no time to get settled. Except, he had even less time than Syed did - Raihan played 5 games, but only made it to the crease on 3 occasions, managing just 11 runs with 2 not-outs, striking at just 84.62. While his Expert captaincy was useful, that and his catch and run-out was the only value we got out of him.
Saurav Raina - Silly Mid Oorfs (U20 Debut) - Saurav Raina came in to the squad having not been selected in any prior tour this season (one of four batters who did so), and took to U20 internationals like a duck to water. Saurav ended the tournament with 222 runs in 4 innings @ 111 (2 not-outs), striking at 158.57. His only failure all tournament was his goose egg in the group stages against Australia - in his other 3 innings, he either single-handedly carried our batting, or top-scored in the grand final. A fantastic performance from the specialist opener.
Wicketkeepers
Tanvir Sarkar - Xanadoosra (15 Caps) - Tanvir entered this tournament as our superstar wicketkeeper, and though he was fine behind the sticks (8 catches and a stumping in his 6 appearances), he really struggled in front of them - managing 92 runs in 6 innings at 15.33, striking at just 104.55. A bit of a disappointment from the man we expected to be the bulwark of our top order, as he had been all season previously.
Raja Sarkar - Bancroft (U20 Debut) - Raja was deployed as both our backup keeper and captain, and while his leadership was valuable, he was a fairly peripheral figure, scoring 20 runs @ 10 in his 2 innings (SR 133.33), and managing a lone stumping.
Allrounders
Anil Jilani - Washington Generals (14 Caps) - Anil had a relatively quiet tour, which was surprising as he was considered our premier quick (to say nothing of his batting) pre-tournament. Anil made 5 appearances, and took 4 wickets @ 36.5, though with a good economy rate of 7.30 (and a SR of 30). With the bat, he had 56 runs @ 28 from 4 innings (2 not-outs), striking at 151.35. Anil was solely deployed in the middle order, and did a competent job of providing impetus at the end of an innings. With the ball, he was steady if a little unthreatening.
Bipul Pal - Glen Fruin (10 Caps) - Bipul's batting was scarcely utilised, given our batters performed strongly all tournament (we never lost more than 7 wickets), and with the ball he performed similarly to Anil Jilani - in his 4 games, Bipul took 2/111 from 23.3 overs, averaging 55.50 with an economy rate of 7.16. While he wasn't much of a threat, he did a sound job of keeping it tidy with the new ball.
Atif Shuvo - Aqrabiyah Antlers (U20 Debut) - Atif was selected primarily as a depth player, and this was reflected in him only making 2 appearances. He made 10 off 5 in his only appearance at the crease, and took 2/69 from his 8 overs. His wickets were useful, but he was a bit too expensive in both of his appearances.
Bowlers
Vinay Shashtri - Hoarders CC (6 Caps) - Vinay was our best performing quick, taking 5 wickets @ 23.20 from his 4 appearances, with an economy rate of 7.25 & a SR of 19.20. Vinay was a consistent threat with the ball, and broadly did a good job of keeping things tidy in the process. A solid effort, overall. Given the ARs were rarely required to bat, it will come as no surprise that Vinay never made it to the crease.
Debojit Gavaskar - Pedagogs (U20 Debut) - Debojit made just 2 appearances as our 4th choice spinner, and had 2 very different results. Against Bermuda on a Flat pitch, he really struggled and his 4 overs disappeared for 53. His only other game was the grand final and he performed quite strongly, taking 2/28. He also took a catch in each of his appearances, but was not required with the bat.
Rohan Chawla - Indian Tigers (9 Caps) - Rohan had a solid tour, entering as one of our best bowlers. He took 6/150 from his 20 overs, averaging 25 and with an economy of 7.50. Rohan's bowling was competent without ever being devastating, though it's worth adding that 6 wickets left him the 10th highest wicket taker (with the 5-9th highest wicket takers also picking up 6 wickets). The one time he was called upon to bat, he didn't face a ball.
Hannan Khadim - Bancroft (3 Caps, T20 Debut) - Hannan had a tough tour, taking 2 wickets @ 63 from his 4 appearances. His ER of 7.88 was on the high side, with the high point being his 1/21 in the group stage against Australia. Aside from that, he managed 1 other wicket and was not always able to control the scoring as well as we'd hoped. That said, he still hasn't turned 20, so he has plenty of time to improve even further.
Vinay Khanolkar - North Cunnett CC (6 Caps) - Vinay had an excellent tournament, taking 6/100 @ 16.67 from his 4 games, with a miserly ER of 6.25. He was superb in his 3 group stage appearances, but unfortunately saved his worst game for last, taking 1/40 in the semi v NZ (admittedly in unhelpful conditions). Overall, Vinay still had an excellent tour as one of the best bowlers of the WC.
Shaun Warne - The Toronto Cougars (10 Caps) - And we have saved the best of the bowlers for last. Shaun Warne had a tour to remember - while his ER was 7.92, he made up for it by being a massive threat, taking 8/157 from his 5 games @ 19.62. A SR of 14.88 underlined his ability to be a considerable threat in all conditions, and he ended the WC as the 2nd highest wicket taker.
Tour Details
Hosting Rights Won By India
Fixtures
Game 1 v Kenya - Won by 7 wickets
We started our tournament very strongly, with a 7 wicket win over Kenya in Hot/Even conditions. We restricted them to 7/152, with the star bowlers being the two RFSs - Vinay Khanolkar took 2/20 to stop the tail from wagging, and Rohan Chawla picked up 3/24 to ensure none of their top order players could kick on from their starts. Debutant opener Saurav Raina immediately looked the goods with a free-flowing 85* off 52, with opening partner Shaun Johnson scoring 54 off 43 as we ran down the target with 2.2 overs to spare.
Game 2 v UAE - Won by 6 wickets
Our good form continued, with an ultimately comfortable 6 wicket win against UAE in Hot/Hard conditions. UAE made 7/176 batting first and it looked set to be many more at one stage, with opener Badri Malik scoring a brilliant 109 off 64 - falling with only 8 balls left in the innings. What hurt the UAE was that the only batter to offer him any support was no. 3 Faisal Fawzi with 31 off 20, as once again our spinners did the bulk of the damage. Vinay Khanolkar backed up and took 2/21 dismissing Malik and keeper Rakin Mansur for 2, and RWS Shaun Warne took 2/33 as well. Our chase started strong with a 73 run opening partnership off 48 balls before Shaun Johnson fell for 47 off 25. Mahendra Sarkar was promoted to opener and top scored with 80 off 52, and debutant no.4 Aqib Bishwash closed the innings out with 32* off 23.
Game 3 v Australia - Lost by 5 wickets
We then came to game 3 against the reigning champions, Australia. In Humid/Sticky conditions, we were asked to bat first and found going a lot more difficult than the first 2 games. We struggled our way to 7/113 - our only batters to go above a run a ball were Anil JIlani (27* off 18) and Atif Shuvo (10 off 5). 114 did not feel like a substantial target, but Australia made heavy weather of the chase - winning with 5 wickets, but only 3 balls to spare. Express quick Vinay Shashtri was superb, taking 2/15 and was well assisted by the two RFMs, Anil Jilani (1/26) and Hannan Khadim (1/21), but ultimately we didn't have enough runs on the board.
Game 4 v USA - Won by 85 runs
After that narrow defeat we rolled on to game 4 against USA, in Sunny/Dry conditions. As with my match report at the time, I will be brief, as USA didn't set their orders in time. As a result, they had 4 non-bowlers and an RM in difficult conditions for any quick, and we cruised to 3/217. Shaun Johnson (83 off 42) and Shakib Ahmed (81* off 40) both took full toll of the pedestrian bowling , with a useful knock from Aqib Bishwash (40 off 28). USA were never at the races in the chase, making 6/132 - spinners Rohan Chawla (2/24), Vinay Khanolkar (1/19) and Shaun Warne (3/28) sharing all the wickets between themselves.
Game 5 v Bermuda - Won by 5 wickets
We then came to our final game of the group stages - Bermuda, in Sunny/Flat conditions. Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat, and after some early difficulties made 3/178. Their openers managed just 16 runs between them, but keeper Alphonse Kirvan (84* off 50) and Lennox Benjamin (57* off 36) put on a 115 run partnership for the 4th wicket to give them something to bowl at. Our innings went a bit differently - only one batter made it past 18. Saurav Raina, back at the top of the order, made light work of a decent total with a masterful 96* off 51, ensuring we got home with 10 balls to spare.
Semi Final v New Zealand - Won by 5 runs
That left us having won 4 of 5 games in the group stages, and top of the group (ahead of Australia on NRR). As a result, we played against New Zealand in the semi-finals, on a Sunny/Hard pitch. We won the toss and elected to bat, and despite a few wobbles we finished on 6/189 - Mahendra Sarkar was back at opener, and top scored with 87 off 55, and keeper Tanvir Sarkar had his first innings of consequence of the tournament, making 44 off 29. NZ got off to a flying start, driven by opener Fergus Heke (35 off 17), and their run rate did not dip below 10 until Heke and fellow opener Kelly Barstow (10 off 12) both fell. No.3 and form batsman of the tournament Kane Williamson then marshalled the chase with an unbeaten 71 off 47, but ultimately we had just enough runs on the board and managed to squeak home. With our win here we moved on to the final, against...
Final v Austalia - Lost by 3 wickets
The reigning premiers, Australia, in Humid/Dry conditions. We lost the toss and were asked to bat first, and managed a 79 run opening partnership before Saurav Raina fell for 41. Unfortunately, that would be the top score of the innings as we struggled to up the ante and ended on 5/133. Shaun Johnson made 36 off 38, and Shakib Ahmed made 23* off 18 but that was as good as it got. That said, Australia did not find the conditions much to their liking when it was their turn to bat either. They slipped to 2/23 after 5 overs and were still behind the rate when top scorer Anthony Bos fell for 30 off 29, leaving them 4/76 after 13.3 overs. Unfortunately, Australia were able to accelerate in a way that we couldn't - scoring 68 off the following 6.2 overs, securing the win - and the World Cup - with 3 wickets and 1 ball to spare. As much as I'm happy we made the final, it was particularly painful to get so close and not be able to close it out.
T20 World Cup - Touring Squad
Batters
Shakib Ahmed - Kaiapoi Bogans (U20 Debut) - Shakib had a strong tour, scoring 133 runs from 5 innings (3 not-outs) @ 66.50, with a SR 168.35. Shakib was mostly deployed in the middle order and was consistently able to provide acceleration at the death, often staying through to the close of the innings.
Aqib Bishwash - Kaiapoi Bogans (U20 Debut) - Aqib was solid in his 3 appearances, tallying 82 runs in 3 innings @ 41 with 1 not-out and striking at 143.86. He also picked up a run-out and was a useful bit-part player.
Shaun Johnson - Ohoka Swamphens (11 Caps) - SJ finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 272 runs @ 45.33 in 6 innings, with a SR of 137.37. He was able to both be the aggressive opener to put pressure on the opening bowlers, and look to bat for longer periods of time as well. A very strong tour from SJ.
Syed Nousher - Washington Generals (3 Caps) - Syed had a difficult tournament, managing just 30 runs @ 7.5 from his innings, made worse by his SR of 107.14. Syed was predominantly deployed as a pseudo-finisher, batting at either 5 or 7 and as you can see, he met with little success. It must be said that a contributing factor in his struggles was that he only ever came in very late in the innings, and had to start hitting from ball 1.
Mahendra Sarkar - The Elite (10 Caps) - Mahendra Sarkar had an up and down tour - on one hand, he ended as the 5th highest run-scorer, with 195 runs @ 32.50 (striking at 141.30), but the bulk of his runs came from his pair of 80s. That said, his two innings of consequence were both match-winning, so it can't be said that he wasn't contributing to our run.
Raihan Haque - The Dutch Overs (U20 Debut) - Raihan had a very weird tour. He predominantly got picked on the strength of his captaincy, and his lack of relevant talent meant he was deployed between 5-7 when batting like Syed Nousher, and as a result he only ever came in very late in the innings with no time to get settled. Except, he had even less time than Syed did - Raihan played 5 games, but only made it to the crease on 3 occasions, managing just 11 runs with 2 not-outs, striking at just 84.62. While his Expert captaincy was useful, that and his catch and run-out was the only value we got out of him.
Saurav Raina - Silly Mid Oorfs (U20 Debut) - Saurav Raina came in to the squad having not been selected in any prior tour this season (one of four batters who did so), and took to U20 internationals like a duck to water. Saurav ended the tournament with 222 runs in 4 innings @ 111 (2 not-outs), striking at 158.57. His only failure all tournament was his goose egg in the group stages against Australia - in his other 3 innings, he either single-handedly carried our batting, or top-scored in the grand final. A fantastic performance from the specialist opener.
Wicketkeepers
Tanvir Sarkar - Xanadoosra (15 Caps) - Tanvir entered this tournament as our superstar wicketkeeper, and though he was fine behind the sticks (8 catches and a stumping in his 6 appearances), he really struggled in front of them - managing 92 runs in 6 innings at 15.33, striking at just 104.55. A bit of a disappointment from the man we expected to be the bulwark of our top order, as he had been all season previously.
Raja Sarkar - Bancroft (U20 Debut) - Raja was deployed as both our backup keeper and captain, and while his leadership was valuable, he was a fairly peripheral figure, scoring 20 runs @ 10 in his 2 innings (SR 133.33), and managing a lone stumping.
Allrounders
Anil Jilani - Washington Generals (14 Caps) - Anil had a relatively quiet tour, which was surprising as he was considered our premier quick (to say nothing of his batting) pre-tournament. Anil made 5 appearances, and took 4 wickets @ 36.5, though with a good economy rate of 7.30 (and a SR of 30). With the bat, he had 56 runs @ 28 from 4 innings (2 not-outs), striking at 151.35. Anil was solely deployed in the middle order, and did a competent job of providing impetus at the end of an innings. With the ball, he was steady if a little unthreatening.
Bipul Pal - Glen Fruin (10 Caps) - Bipul's batting was scarcely utilised, given our batters performed strongly all tournament (we never lost more than 7 wickets), and with the ball he performed similarly to Anil Jilani - in his 4 games, Bipul took 2/111 from 23.3 overs, averaging 55.50 with an economy rate of 7.16. While he wasn't much of a threat, he did a sound job of keeping it tidy with the new ball.
Atif Shuvo - Aqrabiyah Antlers (U20 Debut) - Atif was selected primarily as a depth player, and this was reflected in him only making 2 appearances. He made 10 off 5 in his only appearance at the crease, and took 2/69 from his 8 overs. His wickets were useful, but he was a bit too expensive in both of his appearances.
Bowlers
Vinay Shashtri - Hoarders CC (6 Caps) - Vinay was our best performing quick, taking 5 wickets @ 23.20 from his 4 appearances, with an economy rate of 7.25 & a SR of 19.20. Vinay was a consistent threat with the ball, and broadly did a good job of keeping things tidy in the process. A solid effort, overall. Given the ARs were rarely required to bat, it will come as no surprise that Vinay never made it to the crease.
Debojit Gavaskar - Pedagogs (U20 Debut) - Debojit made just 2 appearances as our 4th choice spinner, and had 2 very different results. Against Bermuda on a Flat pitch, he really struggled and his 4 overs disappeared for 53. His only other game was the grand final and he performed quite strongly, taking 2/28. He also took a catch in each of his appearances, but was not required with the bat.
Rohan Chawla - Indian Tigers (9 Caps) - Rohan had a solid tour, entering as one of our best bowlers. He took 6/150 from his 20 overs, averaging 25 and with an economy of 7.50. Rohan's bowling was competent without ever being devastating, though it's worth adding that 6 wickets left him the 10th highest wicket taker (with the 5-9th highest wicket takers also picking up 6 wickets). The one time he was called upon to bat, he didn't face a ball.
Hannan Khadim - Bancroft (3 Caps, T20 Debut) - Hannan had a tough tour, taking 2 wickets @ 63 from his 4 appearances. His ER of 7.88 was on the high side, with the high point being his 1/21 in the group stage against Australia. Aside from that, he managed 1 other wicket and was not always able to control the scoring as well as we'd hoped. That said, he still hasn't turned 20, so he has plenty of time to improve even further.
Vinay Khanolkar - North Cunnett CC (6 Caps) - Vinay had an excellent tournament, taking 6/100 @ 16.67 from his 4 games, with a miserly ER of 6.25. He was superb in his 3 group stage appearances, but unfortunately saved his worst game for last, taking 1/40 in the semi v NZ (admittedly in unhelpful conditions). Overall, Vinay still had an excellent tour as one of the best bowlers of the WC.
Shaun Warne - The Toronto Cougars (10 Caps) - And we have saved the best of the bowlers for last. Shaun Warne had a tour to remember - while his ER was 7.92, he made up for it by being a massive threat, taking 8/157 from his 5 games @ 19.62. A SR of 14.88 underlined his ability to be a considerable threat in all conditions, and he ended the WC as the 2nd highest wicket taker.
Season 59 - Bangladesh U20 Assistant Manager
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UtopiaRay
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Re: [U20] Announcements
I've got some bad news today - one of our assistant managers, grizzlybackere, has unfortnately had to stand down from his role as assistant manager due to illness. We wish grizzly the best for the future, and hope that he recovers soon.
That said, if you are interested in becoming an assistant manager and have been playing the game for 3 months or more, send me a message and we can look at adding you to the management team.
That said, if you are interested in becoming an assistant manager and have been playing the game for 3 months or more, send me a message and we can look at adding you to the management team.
Season 59 - Bangladesh U20 Assistant Manager
Season 60 - Bangladesh U20 Manager
Season 60 - Bangladesh U20 Manager