Tigers all out for 220 in 1st innings against England Lions
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Touring Bangladesh National Cricket team were all out for 220 in 57.1 overs in the first innings against England Lions on the first day of the four-day match Wednesday at the Derby County ground ahead of the two-match Test series against England, reports UNB.
The Bengal Tigers will play the first Test against England at the Lords in London on May 27-31 while they will play the second and last Test from June 4-8 at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Sent in to bat first in the day's first class match, Bangladesh team, led by stand-in captain Mushfiqur Rahim, made a good start scoring 109 runs for two wickets in 27.5 overs, but they lost five quick wickets adding only 49 runs in 16 overs.
Opener Imrul Kayes scored team highest 42 runs off 88 balls with seven fours, lower order batsman Mahmudullah Riyad hammered 50-ball 40 runs with five fours and two sixes while injury-plagued opening batsman Tamim Iqbal made 36 off 49 balls with six fours.
One down Junaed Siddique scored 30 runs off 56 balls with four fours, two down Jahurul Islam made 21 off 31 balls with three fours and lower order Shafiul Islam made 16 off 33 balls with three fours.
Former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful returned to the pavilion scoring only one run playing 16 balls while stand-in-captain Mushfiqur Rahim also scored one run off four balls.
RS Bopara bowled devastatingly to grab three wickets for just 9 runs in 3.2 overs while SP Kirby also claimed three wickets for 49 runs.
The Bengal Tigers will play the first Test against England at the Lords in London on May 27-31 while they will play the second and last Test from June 4-8 at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Sent in to bat first in the day's first class match, Bangladesh team, led by stand-in captain Mushfiqur Rahim, made a good start scoring 109 runs for two wickets in 27.5 overs, but they lost five quick wickets adding only 49 runs in 16 overs.
Opener Imrul Kayes scored team highest 42 runs off 88 balls with seven fours, lower order batsman Mahmudullah Riyad hammered 50-ball 40 runs with five fours and two sixes while injury-plagued opening batsman Tamim Iqbal made 36 off 49 balls with six fours.
One down Junaed Siddique scored 30 runs off 56 balls with four fours, two down Jahurul Islam made 21 off 31 balls with three fours and lower order Shafiul Islam made 16 off 33 balls with three fours.
Former national skipper Mohammad Ashraful returned to the pavilion scoring only one run playing 16 balls while stand-in-captain Mushfiqur Rahim also scored one run off four balls.
RS Bopara bowled devastatingly to grab three wickets for just 9 runs in 3.2 overs while SP Kirby also claimed three wickets for 49 runs.