Pakistan has slipped one place to eighth in the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings after Bangladesh won the three-match series 3-0 in Mirpur on Wednesday. Pakistan had entered the series on 95 ratings points but has now dropped to join the West Indies on 92 ratings points. And when the ratings are calculated beyond the
Taijul Islam’s hat-trick, the first by an ODI debutant, spun Zimbabwe out for 128 and spurred Bangladesh to their second 5-0 series win. The home side won with 25.3 overs and five wickets to spare, with Mahmudullah and Sabbir Rahman unbeaten on 51 and 13 respectively. Bangladesh’s spin attack was the story of the match.
Bangladesh were kept under pressure by Zimbabwe for short periods in both innings, but the hosts were always only a partnership or a wicket away from taking command, and duly went up 4-0 in the five-match series with the 21-run win in Mirpur. Zimbabwe did however record their best bowling figures, highest opening partnership,
Alagappan Muthu (ESPNcricinfo) Bowl straight, enlist the assistance the pitch was eager to provide, prey on the batsman’s uncertainty. Repeat. Taijul Islam’s strategy was simple and his execution was ruthless enough to give him the best bowling figures in Bangladesh history. His 8 for 39 should have heralded a dominant victory, but familiar failings were
Sulieman Benn snuffed out Bangladesh’s resistance with his sixth five-for to ensure West Indies won their 500th Test emphatically and complete a 2-0 series whitewash on September 16, 2014 at Gros Islet stadium inSt. Lucia. The visitors conceded their last eight wickets for 34 runs, emblematic of their fortunes in 2014, to reduce fighting half-centuries