Bangladesh aim for another upset
Thursday's win over New Zealand would have brought much relief but the pressure will be on Bangladesh to play the 'perfect game' once more in the remaining two ODIs
Match facts
October 11, 2008Start time 9.00am (0300 GMT)
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Big Picture
Thursday's win over New Zealand would have brought much relief but the pressure will be on Bangladesh to play the 'perfect game' once more in the remaining two ODIs. Their only ODI series wins against a Test-playing nation have come against Zimbabwe, and if Mohammad Ashraful and Co. can get it right on Saturday, New Zealand could well join the list.Pitch & conditions
Even if the game will be played on a different pitch, conditions are likely to be similar. Most of New Zealand's batsmen, apart from Jacob Oram, failed because they couldn't adjust to the slowness and low bounce. The overnight rain did aid Mashrafe Mortaza in his first spell (8-3-19-3) on Thursday, and forecasts suggest 20% chance of rains. New Zealand will hope they get the advantage this time around, if it rains that is.Watch out for
Mashrafe Mortaza: After his superb spell that broke the back of the New Zealand top order, expectations will soar from Bangladesh's bowling spearhead. Not that it bothers Mortaza, who has proved in the past he can trouble the batsman no matter what the conditions with his patience and consistency.Team news
It's unlikely Bangladesh will tinker with a winning combination. However, Syed Rasel bowled only two overs in the first game, and he could make way for Mahbubul Alam's debut.Stats & Trivia
Quotes
"They played smarter than us. We didn't bat particularly well and they bowled particularly well as well. It [the loss] was a combination of them playing very well and us playing very poorly, but they deserved the victory."Jamie How, the New Zealand batsman, reflects on the lessons learnt from the defeat in the first ODI.
Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladesh's captain, outlines the formula for his team to achieve victories.
It isn't a crisis, Jacob Oram clarifies