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Bangladesh v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Mirpur
Mills checks Bangladesh's reply
Cricinfo staff
October 11, 2008
25 overs Bangladesh 67 for 2 (Siddique 31*, Ashraful 22*, Mills 2-9) require another 146 runs to beat New Zealand 212 for 9 (Oram 75*, Rasel 3 -23)
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
An over-cautious start by Bangladesh, chasing 213 to win the series, handed the advantage back New Zealand's way by the 25-over mark of their reply. The hosts still needed 146 with eight wickets in hand. If Bangladesh were still hopeful it was because of the presence of the in-form pair of Junaid Siddique and Mohammad Ashraful, who batted with grim determination. It was their 109-run third-wicket partnership in the first ODI that sealed the game.
Unlike on Thursday, where they kept the scorecard moving constantly, both batsmen were more circumspect and reluctant to take free runs or create opportunities. But it was not entirely their own fault, because Kyle Mills led New Zealand's resurgence with some incisive bowling. His opening over was a wicket-maiden; Tamil Iqbal once again failed to create any impression as he was caught plumb in front to a delivery that hit that seamed into his pads after pitching. With boundaries coming hard - only five so far - Bangladesh needed to act fast if they wanted to wrap up the series today.
50 overs New Zealand 212 for 9 (Oram 75*, Rasel 3-23) v Bangladesh
Bangladesh stand on the brink of a significant series victory if they manage to cross the modest target of 213 set by New Zealand. If they succeed, this will be the first instance of successive ODI wins against a Test-playing nation other than Zimbabwe. Nothing seemed to change for New Zealand, as they struggled to recover after Syed Rasel got rid of the top order with his accuracy. Thanks to Jacob Oram's brilliance once again the visitors managed to retain some hopes of a fightback.
Oram arrived when New Zealand were in danger of losing the plot completely at the halfway mark. Having spent the maximum time in the middle, Oram grasped the conditions well. Despite the absence of any specialist batsman at the other end, Oram single-handedly wrenched the momentum from an opponent high on confidence. His patient 57 in the first game had kept New Zealand from falling and he repeated the act.
Pinching singles and hitting the odd boundary, Oram was happy as long as he could stretch the innings. At the 25-over mark, New Zealand were stuttering at 72 for 4. When Oram took guard the score read 86; by the end of the third Powerplay, which New Zealand smartly decided to take from the 44th over, they were 182 with one wicket in hand. In the final over, Oram finally broke the shackles and launched Abdur Razzak's left-arm spin for 25 valuable runs which included three sixes and one four. If not for Oram, New Zealand would have had to settle for a paltry score.
Yesterday, Daniel Vettori had stressed on learning quickly from the mistakes committed on Thursday but there was hardly any change in the batsmens' approach on a pitch that was sticky in nature. The conditions were gloomy to begin with and both Rasel and Mashrafe Mortaza, the hero in the first ODI, took advantage of the early morning breeze.
In the first game, Rasel was erratic and failed to maintain the accuracy Mortaza had achieved at the other end. Today he improvised soon and bowled stump-to-stump to get rid of the tentative batsmen. In the process, he accounted for three wickets in his unbroken 10-over spell.
Though circumspect at the beginning, Brendon McCullum opened up with a four and a six off consecutive short balls from Mortaza. Unfortunately, his attempt to hit an angled delivery from Rasel failed to clear Junaid Siddique at slip. That triggered a downfall and in the second Powerplay, New Zealand could manage just three runs as three quick wickets fell.
Much was expected of Ross Taylor, who tried to hold the innings together for a while but lost patience midway.
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Cricinfo - Oram helps New Zealand level series
Mills checks Bangladesh's reply
Cricinfo staff
October 11, 2008
25 overs Bangladesh 67 for 2 (Siddique 31*, Ashraful 22*, Mills 2-9) require another 146 runs to beat New Zealand 212 for 9 (Oram 75*, Rasel 3 -23)
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
An over-cautious start by Bangladesh, chasing 213 to win the series, handed the advantage back New Zealand's way by the 25-over mark of their reply. The hosts still needed 146 with eight wickets in hand. If Bangladesh were still hopeful it was because of the presence of the in-form pair of Junaid Siddique and Mohammad Ashraful, who batted with grim determination. It was their 109-run third-wicket partnership in the first ODI that sealed the game.
Unlike on Thursday, where they kept the scorecard moving constantly, both batsmen were more circumspect and reluctant to take free runs or create opportunities. But it was not entirely their own fault, because Kyle Mills led New Zealand's resurgence with some incisive bowling. His opening over was a wicket-maiden; Tamil Iqbal once again failed to create any impression as he was caught plumb in front to a delivery that hit that seamed into his pads after pitching. With boundaries coming hard - only five so far - Bangladesh needed to act fast if they wanted to wrap up the series today.
50 overs New Zealand 212 for 9 (Oram 75*, Rasel 3-23) v Bangladesh
Bangladesh stand on the brink of a significant series victory if they manage to cross the modest target of 213 set by New Zealand. If they succeed, this will be the first instance of successive ODI wins against a Test-playing nation other than Zimbabwe. Nothing seemed to change for New Zealand, as they struggled to recover after Syed Rasel got rid of the top order with his accuracy. Thanks to Jacob Oram's brilliance once again the visitors managed to retain some hopes of a fightback.
Oram arrived when New Zealand were in danger of losing the plot completely at the halfway mark. Having spent the maximum time in the middle, Oram grasped the conditions well. Despite the absence of any specialist batsman at the other end, Oram single-handedly wrenched the momentum from an opponent high on confidence. His patient 57 in the first game had kept New Zealand from falling and he repeated the act.
Pinching singles and hitting the odd boundary, Oram was happy as long as he could stretch the innings. At the 25-over mark, New Zealand were stuttering at 72 for 4. When Oram took guard the score read 86; by the end of the third Powerplay, which New Zealand smartly decided to take from the 44th over, they were 182 with one wicket in hand. In the final over, Oram finally broke the shackles and launched Abdur Razzak's left-arm spin for 25 valuable runs which included three sixes and one four. If not for Oram, New Zealand would have had to settle for a paltry score.
Yesterday, Daniel Vettori had stressed on learning quickly from the mistakes committed on Thursday but there was hardly any change in the batsmens' approach on a pitch that was sticky in nature. The conditions were gloomy to begin with and both Rasel and Mashrafe Mortaza, the hero in the first ODI, took advantage of the early morning breeze.
In the first game, Rasel was erratic and failed to maintain the accuracy Mortaza had achieved at the other end. Today he improvised soon and bowled stump-to-stump to get rid of the tentative batsmen. In the process, he accounted for three wickets in his unbroken 10-over spell.
Though circumspect at the beginning, Brendon McCullum opened up with a four and a six off consecutive short balls from Mortaza. Unfortunately, his attempt to hit an angled delivery from Rasel failed to clear Junaid Siddique at slip. That triggered a downfall and in the second Powerplay, New Zealand could manage just three runs as three quick wickets fell.
Much was expected of Ross Taylor, who tried to hold the innings together for a while but lost patience midway.
© Cricinfo
Cricinfo - Oram helps New Zealand level series
