Bangladesh whip Canada in warm-up
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan led from the front as World Cup hosts
Bangladesh trounced lowly Canada by nine wickets in a one-sided practice
match on Saturday.
Shakib grabbed three wickets for five runs with his left-arm spin as
Canada were shot out for 112 in 37.3 overs after being sent in to bat at
the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium in Chittagong.
The left-handed opening pair of Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes then put
on 106 by the 17th over to ensure the day-night match finished early.
Tamim smashed seven boundaries and three sixes in his 69 off 50 balls
before he was bowled by Rizwan Cheema when just seven runs remained for
victory.
Kayes remained unbeaten on 39 and Junaid Siddique was on one when the
hosts surpassed the modest target in the 20th over.
Shakib was supported in the field by two wickets apiece from seamers
Shafiul Islam and Rubel Hossain and off-spinner Mohammad Mahmudullah.
Canada were reduced to 22-2 by the seventh over before skipper Ashish
Bagai (30) and Amarbir Hansra (22) added 39 for the fourth wicket. But
the Canadians lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out with
12.3 overs still remaining in their innings.
The warm-up match, which did not have official status, involved all
the 15 players from either side, but batting and fielding was restricted
to 11.
Bangladesh take on co-hosts India in the World Cup opener in Dhaka on
February 19.
Canada's first match is against the third co-host, Sri Lanka, in the
island's southern town of Hambantota on February 20.
CHITTAGONG, AFP |