[Senior] Announcements

[MOD-wmchamps]

Everyone please welcome Bengaltiger444 to the NAT management team.

[MOD-wmchamps]

Please welcome Gan as the 3rd assistant in the NAT management team.

[Shahzaday11]

@MOD-wmchamps: I lost it because you didn't vote me . Surprised to see you there. Didn't spot you in election.

[MOD-wmchamps]

@MOD-wmchamps: I lost it because you didn't vote me . Surprised to see you there. Didn't spot you in election.

Actually I voted for you

[Shahzaday11]

Then i need to call for recount

[Shahzaday11]

Hopefully Bangal tiger will represent in PSL this season.

[Bengaltiger444]

Thanks guys. Hopefully I can make some impact.

For this next game, I think we give Dhawan Jhadav a go. What do you guys think?

[MOD-wmchamps]

Thanks guys. Hopefully I can make some impact.

For this next game, I think we give Dhawan Jhadav a go. What do you guys think?

It is up to you, just remember that one request I made.

[MOD-wmchamps]

Tour Details
Tour Dates 12 Dec 2022 - 16 Dec 2022
Hosting Rights Won By Netherlands
Hosting Country Netherlands
First Preferred Pitch Uneven
Second Preferred Pitch Sticky
Third Preferred Pitch Hard

The squad has not yet been finalised. The touring party will be announced on Sun 04-Dec 00:00.

We will be holding squad selection discussions in our discord channel.

[MOD-wmchamps]

We head to the Netherlands for the first ODI tour of this season where we will be playing in Division 3 and matches will start at 12:00 FTP time.

The selected 18 players are as follows:

Batters

Zahed Bishwash (11 caps): Hoarders CC
Bipul Dhawan (Debut): Blue & Gold
Rishi Ghambir (9 caps): Hoarders CC
Biplob Hassan (Debut): Armstrong 13's
Fahim Talukhdar (27 caps): Ashburn CC
Ashok Dhoni (10 caps): Sitakunda Leopards
Tamim Mashud (15 caps): Cover point

Keepers

Sahil Dhawan (11 caps): Hoarders CC
Peter Parker (4 caps): Justice League Avengers

All-Rounders

Jaydev Gavaskar RFS (Debut): Caradon CC
Saiful Bishwash LM (9 caps): Brew Boys

Bowlers

Shamsul Haider LWS (Debut): Blue & Gold
Polash Sarkar RFM (13 caps): Caradon CC
Rajesh Kapoor RFM (16 caps): One Man Rock Band
Liton Aziz RF (5 caps): Blue & Gold
Aftab Shazada RF (20 caps): Crni Zmajevi Cricket Club
Dhawal Jadhav LF (Debut): Hopeless
Mashrafe Mortaza LF (6 caps): Boundary Boys

Pitches

12 Dec vs Pakistan: Sticky
13 Dec vs Bermuda: Sticky
14 Dec vs USA: Sticky
15 Dec vs England: Uneven
16 Dec vs Netherlands: Hard

[MOD-wmchamps]

Everyone please welcome sahel to the NAT management team.

[MOD-wmchamps]

First match of the ODI Division 3 was played against Pakistan in Sticky/Windy conditions.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.

We got the openers out cheaply and then consolidation kicked in for Pakistan. They were comfortable at 104/2 but then we made a comeback after the drinks break with 3 quick wickets. Our bowlers also managed to make short work of their lower order and tail to dismiss them for 169.
Pick of the bowlers was Jaydev Gavaskar with 4 wickets and Rajesh Kapoor got 3 wickets.

Our chase got off to a great start with Zahed Bishwash in particular making full use of his Boundary Hitter talent in scoring an aggressive 50 to take the RR pressure out of the equation for the rest of the team. Keeper Sahil Dhawan scored an unbeaten 48 to guide us home to a 6 wicket win.

Pakistan v Bangladesh >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
Pakistan Bangladesh
Batting - Top Order 15,162 15,474
Batting - Middle Order 14,099 13,303
Batting - Tail 5,700 6,485
Bowling - Seam 16,105 (30) 15,334 (30)
Bowling - Spin 15,241 (20) 15,083 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 17,690 17,892
Overall 266,010 264,415

Player of the Day is shared between Jaydev Gavaskar and Zahed Bishwash.
Gavasker for his figures of 10-0-34-4 and Bishwash for his aggressive start which allowed the rest of the team to take their time in the chase.

[MOD-wmchamps]

2nd match was against Bermuda in Sticky/Sunny conditions.

Bermuda won the toss and elected to bowl first which turned out great for them as kept things really tight and got regular wickets, at one point we were even 67/7 until Bipul Dhawan scored 47 and Dhawal Jadhav scored an unbeaten 42 to get us to 155/8 from the 50 overs.

Our bowlers tried hard but could not find much success and we only managed to pick up 4 wickets (1 of which was a runout) and ended up with a 6 wicket loss.

Bangladesh v Bermuda >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
Bangladesh Bermuda
Batting - Top Order 14,796 14,488
Batting - Middle Order 11,860 10,797
Batting - Tail 6,281 5,089
Bowling - Seam 15,020 (30) 14,966 (20)
Bowling - Spin 14,329 (20) 15,280 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 17,332 18,671
Overall 251,189 248,194

Player of the Day is Dhawal Jadhav for his unbeaten 42 and bowling figures of 8-0-23-1.

This loss is a minor setback for our promotion hopes but we still have 3 more matches to go so will be putting in our maximum effort to aim for promotion.

[MOD-wmchamps]

3rd match was against the USA in Sticky/Humid conditions.

USA won the toss and batted first.

Our bowlers put in an outstanding performance as we were able to dismiss them for just 90 runs in 26 overs and all bowlers were among the wickets except for Saiful Bishwash who only bowled 3 overs.
Aftab Shahzada and Polash Sarkar picked up 3 wickets each and Rajesh Kapoor and Mashrafe Mortaza got 2 each.

We lost 3 wickets inside the first 10 overs during the chase after which Biplob Hassan and Saiful Bishwash got together to slowly drag us over the line for a 6 wicket win in these tough conditions.

USA v Bangladesh >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
USA Bangladesh
Batting - Top Order 14,509 14,814
Batting - Middle Order 13,210 12,729
Batting - Tail 4,531 5,827
Bowling - Seam 14,189 (40) 14,853 (50)
Bowling - Spin 14,604 (10) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 17,299 17,421
Overall 247,731 254,183

I cannot award the Player of the Day to a single player as all 4 of our wicket takers made an impact, but what I can do is grant an Impact Player award to Polash Sarkar whose 3 wickets were of their middle order players which prevented them from mounting a recovery.

We are currently in 2nd place with 8 points and are up against England next which will be a tough game.

[MOD-wmchamps]

4th match of the tour was against England in Uneven/Humid conditions.

England won the toss and batted first.

Once again our bowlers shined today by dismissing them for 124 with Aftab Shazada leading the way with his best ever bowling performance and maiden 5-wickets haul, and his bowling figures of 9-1-31-6 makes him our Player of the Day.

We lost a couple of early wickets again but Zahed Bishwash and Peter Parker put in a 90 run partnership for the 3rd wicket and guided us home to a 7 wicket win. Zahed Bishwash top scored with 77*.

England v Bangladesh >> Match Ratings
Match Ratings
England Bangladesh
Batting - Top Order 14,512 14,310
Batting - Middle Order 12,233 12,324
Batting - Tail 5,772 5,715
Bowling - Seam 14,876 (40) 14,599 (40)
Bowling - Spin 15,119 (10) 14,531 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 17,884 16,789
Overall 252,570 246,983

Final match is against the Netherlands which is a must-win game for promotion.