Emerging Asia Cup, Sri Lanka, July 2023

[Eshen]

Group A: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Oman
Group B: India, Pakistan, UAE, Nepal

Full members may field their U/23 teams, with each team including four older players. UAE, Oman, and Nepal are likely to field their full strength national teams. The tournament is scheduled to start from July 14, with Bangladesh taking on Sri Lanka in the opening match.

Bangladesh Emerging Squad:
Saif Hassan (Captain), Mohammad Naim, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan (VC, WK), Soumya Sarkar, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Akbar Ali (WK), Sheikh Mahedi, Rakibul Hasan (SLA), Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Musfik Hasan, Ripon Mondol, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim

Ridiculous to see an experienced player like Soumya still playing for Emerging team. I guess Hathuru wants him back by any means. Naim or Mahedi can at least justify that they only got 2-3 ODIs so far. Actual emerging players like Emon or Tamim prolly will be warming bench, with older top order batters with international experience crowding the side.

[Night_wolf]

Soumya who has been playing int cricket for almost 10 years is in emerging side....lmfao

[Eshen]

Hathuru is desperate to bring Soumya back. Assumption is that he's in consideration for #7, as a pace allrounder, as Afif in past expressed his unwillingness to bat so low down.

[godzilla]

^for the love of god, just bring back Riyad in the team. Sharkar is even a worst bet. Also, what is our backup for the middle order? I can't believe they made Hridoy permanent in the team just after the Ireland series. That is not something they should have done ... lol.

[Night_wolf]

Ireland currently is the punching bag of ICC WC qualifiers. Beating them and an awfully disorganized Afg has given haturi some powers in selection process..it's like hitting one self with haturi literally

[Shadow]

Shamim Chowdhury doesn’t remember Sheikh Mahedi. He thinks he is a new comer to the side and he is pronouncing his name as শাক মাহেদী।

[Eshen]

Back to back rapid fire fifty from Tanzid Tamim - 51 (39 ball) against Sri Lanka, and then 68 (49) against Oman. Oman-A actually included a good number of their international players who defeated Ireland last month. Both of their opening pacers, trashed by Tanzid, have played a good number of ODI and T20I matches.

IMO, Tanzid has potential to be a power play game changer for us in post TIK era. From what I have seen of him so far, he looks technically solid and with a good range of shots.

[Eshen]

Our media already hyping up Tanzid for World Cup selection

[BookFinder]

Their best hyping is when they said Hasan Mahmud is the next coming of Glenn McGrath

[Jadukor]

Its premature to compare him to legends but Hasan Mahmud is a kid with a lot of potential. I am very hopeful from what I have seen from him so far. He needs another year under Donald.

[Zeeshan]

When is Bangladesh's next match? Google shows against NZ in September. And this Asia Cup is for U23? Or there is the legit Asia Cup?

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan
When is Bangladesh's next match? Google shows against NZ in September. And this Asia Cup is for U23? Or there is the legit Asia Cup?

Asia Cup will be Men's ODI tournament, to start from Aug 31. The full schedule is yet to be announced.

BAN vs NZ series will take place after Asia Cup. The ODI series will be played on Mirpur Sep 21, 23, and 26.

[Zeeshan]

Originally Posted by Eshen
Asia Cup will be Men's ODI tournament, to start from Aug 31. The full schedule is yet to be announced.

BAN vs NZ series will take place after Asia Cup. The ODI series will be played on Mirpur Sep 21, 23, and 26.

Thanks Eshen. This thread is for different tournament, right?

[Eshen]

Originally Posted by Zeeshan
Thanks Eshen. This thread is for different tournament, right?

Yes, the thread is for Emerging Asia Cup, not the men's Asia Cup.

Bangladesh will have to defeat Afghanistan tomorrow to survive in the tournament:

[Eshen]

This pretty much now has become a competition to make the cut for 25 men practice squad before the main Asia Cup.

In addition to the ODI squad, players from Emerging team that seem likely so far to make the cut:

Naim Sheikh
Tanzid Tamim
Soumya Sarkar
Sheikh Mahedi
Tanzim Sakib

Naim and Tanzid are in competition for the backup opener slot with the ODI team. Soumya, Mahedi, and Tanzim are in competition for an allrounder slot.

[Eshen]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...-cricket-score

BD Emerging won the toss and chose to bat first against AFG. P Sara Oval is a high scoring ground, they will have to post a big total.

BD XI:
Naim Sheikh
Tanzid Tamim
Mahmudul Joy
Saif Hassan (C)
Zakir Hasan
Soumya Sarkar
Sheikh Mahedi
Akbar Ali(WK)
Tanzim Sakib
Rakibul Hasan
Ripon Mondol

[Eshen]

ACC Live Stream:

[Eshen]

BD Captain Saif Hassan is half Sri Lankan, on his mother's side.

[Eshen]

ShamCha thinks it was a good toss to win. The pitch is expected to be batting friendly in the first innings, but may slow down in the second.

[Eshen]

Like the seniors, AFG A-team sucks in fielding. Naim got a life already, point fielder dropped a sitter.

[Eshen]

Tamim Jr's dancing down the wicket against AFG pacer Mohammad Saleem (who got his ODI debut against BD couple of weeks ago) reminded me of Tamim from 2007.

Good start for BD, 23 runs from first two overs.

[Eshen]

Tamim gone early, Zakir comes in.

[Eshen]

both openers gone early, Zakir-Saif now will have to play damage control.

[Eshen]

Zakir and Joy both got their fifties. 102 runs partnership so far.

[godzilla]

Am gonna be really pissed if Sharkar makes it to the national side with all these half-*** 40 + innings.