This man Ashraf...

This man Ashraf...

Post by Dipak Bas » Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:44:58

...took a liking to Steve Harmison:

10.1 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, goes for a big drive and
        misses
  10.2 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, no run
  10.3 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, SIX, short and he hooks it over the
        square leg boundary
  10.4 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, (noball) FOUR, pulls and it goes to
        fine leg
  10.4 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, two runs, drives and slices over
        extra cover
  10.5 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, covers up and defends
  10.6 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, SIX, short and its way over the
        midwicket rope, thats 19 off Harmison!

End of over 11 (19 runs) Bangladesh 52/2 (RR: 4.73 RRR: 340/39 = 8.72)
SJ Harmison 1-0-19-0 (1nb)
Javed Omar 14* (31b 2x4) Mohammad Ashraful 21* (9b 1x4 2x6)

14.1 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, short and pulled to deep
        midwicket
  14.2 Harmison to Javed Omar, (noball) no run
  14.2 Harmison to Javed Omar, one run, turned to fine leg
  14.3 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, FOUR, outside off, slashes and its
        over the top to third man
  14.4 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, FOUR, full an attempted yorker and
        its an inside edge to fine leg
  14.5 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, FOUR, crashed through the covers
  14.6 Harmison to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, moves across and paddles
        but too square and its collected by the long leg fielder

End of over 15 (16 runs) Bangladesh 92/2 (RR: 6.13 RRR: 300/35 = 8.57)
SJ Harmison 3-0-36-0 (1w 2nb)
Mohammad Ashraful 44* (20b 6x4 2x6) Javed Omar 28* (46b 5x4)

  15.1 Flintoff to Mohammad Ashraful, SIX, Maximum! Into the midwicket
        stand it goes for a 21-run fifty
       The fastest fifty by a Bangladesh batsman