Many Congratulations to Bangladesh on their first ever ODI series victory. To come back from 2-0 down is a grand effort especially since it has only ever been done once before in a 5-match ODI series. Moreover, the manner of this last win was particularly impressive. 198 is an easy target for most teams but not for Bangladesh. Prior to this they had only ever won 1 match chasing a bigger target - that against Kenya in 1998 at Hyderabad - so to get there with just 2 wickets down and a whopping 17 overs to spare is amazing !!
I am impressed by the strokeplay of young Aftab Ahmed. And Whatmore did the right thing by sending in Rafique to open because Bangladesh need an impetus to their batting while chasing targets. Question: Why was Rajin Saleh not playing today ???
More - Bangladesh have a 3-prong (actually 4-prong if they so desire) left-arm spin attack which could prove potent against many teams on the slow low subcontinental surfaces. Of the 4, Rafique is a veteran, Enamul a prodigy and Manjural has turned in a few useful performances - it augurs well for the future - at a time when Ashley Giles, Daniel Vettori and Nicky Boje need to be considered the top left-arm spinners in World Cricket.
Mission Accomplished - Victories in both Test and ODI series over Zimbabwe
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