[U20] Announcements

[MuslimDave]

Hello to all,

As I start to settle in my role I will be communicating via the discord app (contact to get added). Majority of the squad discussions will be taking place there. This Forum will be mainly used for tour details/summaries and squad announcements.

Outlined below is a few requirements/guidelines that we, the community should try our best to reach to maximise our progression.

Batsmen/Bowlers
Batting/Bowling: Expert/Outstanding
Technique: Expert/Outstanding
Fielding: Reliable +

Wicket Keepers
Batting: Expert +
Technique: Expert +
Keeping: Expert/Outstanding
Fielding: Reliable +

All Rounders
Batting: Reasonable/Capable +
Bowling: Expert +
Technique: Expert +
Fielding: Reliable +

Experience
Minimum: Reasonable
Ideally: Capable/Reliable

Please note that these are guidelines only, the closer the player is to the requirements, the greater chance they have of touring. In some instances a player might be selected irrespective of the guidelines.

Any questions on player progression/training or general queries contact the management team directly.

Thank you very much for your time

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager (M.Dave)

[MuslimDave]

Hi,

There are assistant manager roles available in the U20 set up for anyone that is interested?

The role will include scouting/monitoring players, engaging with the community in regards to tour details/summaries, feedback on selection/matchdays & finally setting up orders for friendlies (rare occasion tour line ups if I’m unavailable for any reason)

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager (M.Dave)

[MuslimDave]

Season 56

First ODI Tour of the season..

Tour Details:
Tour Dates 30 Oct 2023 - 03 Nov 2023
Hosting Rights Won By South Africa
Hosting Country South Africa
First Preferred Pitch Crumbling
Second Preferred Pitch Slow
Third Preferred Pitch Flat

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager (M.Dave)

[MuslimDave]

Hi Everyone,

Squads are now locked in for the first tour of the season, congratulations to the players that have been selected, commiserations for the ones that missed out. Without further ado..

Batsmen:
Arun Dravid - The Razorbacks (9 Caps)
Raja Manjrekar - Blue & Gold (U20 Debut)
Manish Modi - Xanadoosra (3 Caps)
Bishnu Mokammel - Sitakunda Leopards (3 Caps)
Miraz Samad - Carnwath Lions (4 Caps)
Gautham Uniyal - Vegas Venoms (U20 Debut)
Shiv Dev - Caradon CC (U20 Debut)

Wicket Keepers:
Atif Gani - Blue & Gold (U20 Debut)
Jay Badhani - Army Of Salvation (U20 Debut)

All Rounders:
Sanjay Kulkarni RWS - Pink Flag (2 Caps)
Rana Saleh RM - Go Nigel Go (U20 Debut)
Milon Shazada RFM - Brew Boys (U20 Debut)

Bowlers:
Rajagopal Sen LM - Singham (1 Cap)
Mahendra Pal RFM - Carnwath Lions (ODI Debut)
Ifaz Azad RFS - Washington Generals (U20 Debut)
Satish Jilani RFS - Mighty Tigers CC (U20 Debut)
Ravi Binny LFM - Caradon CC (3 Caps)
Elias Zia RWS - OnNut Hookers (3 Caps)

Pitches:
30 Oct vs Canada (Slow)
31 Oct vs Kenya (Flat)
1 Nov vs South Africa (Slow)
2 Nov vs Pakistan (Slow)
3 Nov vs Scotland (Slow)

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager (M.Dave)

[MuslimDave]

ODI - Division 3 Tour

First game vs Canada on a Slow pitch with Humid conditions.

Canada won the toss and elected to bowl.

None of Bangladesh’s top order got going with majority of them falling after reaching double figures, A.Dravid 31 (27) leading the early charge. J.Badhani 33 (58) & S.Kulkarni 24 (35) tried in vain to stabilise the innings as we were eventually bundled out for 187 off 44.1 overs. L.Ackerman 10-3-34-3

Chasing 188 to win, the pressure was on our bowlers. R.Gross 53 (67) was supported well by his counterparts & despite a late wobble, Canada held on to a 4 wicket victory finishing on 188/6 off 40.4 overs. I.Azad & M.Pal grabbing 2 wickets a piece.

Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 Canada U20
Batting - Top Order 10,236 10,049
Batting - Middle Order 9,379 9,002
Batting - Tail 4,763 4,779
Bowling - Seam 9,596 (30) 9,580 (30)
Bowling - Spin 9,963 (20) 9,909 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 10,412 10,796
Overall 172,705 171,491

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager

[MuslimDave]

2nd game vs Kenya on a flat pitch with Humid conditions.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl.

After dismissing the opening set of batsmen, J.Ali 145 (132) & C.’Ole Saitoti 56 (51) combined really well to set a base for Kenya to prosper towards the latter part of the innings as they posted a score of 323/7 off 50 overs with J.Ali leading the onslaught. M.Shazada finished with figures of 10-0-68-3.

In response, Bangladesh came out fighting and despite being pegged back on numerous occasions with 2 batsmen falling cheaply, fought to get a grip on this game. G.Uniyal’s resilient knock of 97 (97) came to a end in the 42nd over and with that went our chance at victory as Bangladesh perished to 287 all out off 48.1 overs. O. arap Kibet finishing things off with figures of 9.1-0-44-3

Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 Kenya U20
Batting - Top Order 9,982 9,170
Batting - Middle Order 8,312 8,102
Batting - Tail 4,987 4,214
Bowling - Seam 9,372 (30) 8,618 (40)
Bowling - Spin 9,739 (20) 10,138 (10)
Fielding/Keeping 11,017 10,124
Overall 168,786 156,714

Huge upset rating wise, we go again tomorrow.. hopefully we can bounce back!!

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager

[MuslimDave]

3rd game vs South Africa on a slow pitch with sunny conditions.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

Bangladesh got off to a reasonable start with decent contributions coming from the top 3 batsmen. The wheels started to fall off before drinks, as a few wickets fell cheaply including captain J.Badhani for a golden duck to leave Bangladesh fighting on 93/4 off 25 overs. We managed to lead a recovery courtesy of R.Manjrekar 79 (82) along with decent knocks of S.Kulkarni 25 (29) & R.Saleh 23 (19) in support as Bangladesh posted a total of 247/9 off 50 overs with 79 runs coming from the last 10 overs. There FS W.Homburg finished with figures of 10-0-61-6.

After dismissing the top three batsmen cheaply, South Africa’s middle order managed to fight themselves back into contention by reaching drinks break at 93/3, needing a further 155 runs for victory. K.Wyness 50 (65) & F.Esterhuizen 82 (102) continued the charge by reaching there 100 run partnership putting pressure on the bowlers before R.Sen got the big breakthrough. With 6 wickets in hand and 77 runs required from the remaining 10 overs, the stage was set for a nervy finish. Bangladesh managed to grab crucial wickets derailing South Africa’s progression by restricting them to 222/8 off 50 overs. R.Saleh finding form at the end with the ball with figures of 10-1-36-3.

Bangladesh won by 25 runs!

Match Ratings
South Africa U20 Bangladesh U20
Batting - Top Order 9,689 9,691
Batting - Middle Order 7,225 9,322
Batting - Tail 4,026 5,357
Bowling - Seam 8,796 (30) 9,209 (30)
Bowling - Spin 9,999 (20) 9,859 (20)
Fielding/Keeping 10,222 10,183
Overall 156,789 170,019

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager

[MuslimDave]

4th game vs Pakistan on a slow pitch with hot conditions.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Pakistan openers, N.Bakht/F.Kardar 89 (116) got off to a great start and made Bangladesh pay for a early dropped chance as they cautiously navigated the first 10 overs before accelerating. It took until the 20th over for the first wicket to fall.. 2 balls later I.Azad strikes again. Pakistan continued to build on the foundations of the openers averaging 4/4.5 runs per over as Bangladesh chirped away grabbing wickets in key moments including opener F.Kardar 88 (127) in the 43rd, the last 10 overs went for 64 as Pakistan posted a score of 238/7 off 50 overs. I.Azad ending with figures of 10-0-43-4.

Chasing 239, our top order finally clicked and despite the early set back M.Modi/A.Dravid 83 (87) built a strong foundation for the batsmen to flourish with the latter being dismissed just before drinks as Bangladesh reached 125/2 off 25 overs. M.Modi/R.Manjrekar 104 (105) were in no mood to let off as they continued charging towards the target, unfortunately R.Manjrekar 50 (46) was dismissed just before Bangladesh could wrap up the victory posting a score of 239/3 off 43.3 overs. Opener M.Modi 127* (143) dropped on 98 & 105 brilliantly guiding Bangladesh from start to finish on way to a 7 wicket victory.

Match Ratings
Bangladesh U20 Pakistan U20
Batting - Top Order 9,810 9,558
Batting - Middle Order 9,056 8,117
Batting - Tail 5,567 5,207
Bowling - Seam 9,475 (20) 8,985 (20)
Bowling - Spin 9,764 (30) 9,237 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 10,732 9,031
Overall 172,602 159,098

Last game of the Tour tomorrow against Scotland, outside chance of gaining promotion. Will need to win and results to go in our favour.

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager

[MuslimDave]

Final game vs Scotland on a slow pitch with hot conditions.

Scotland won the toss and elected to bowl.

LFM K.Coupar started off brightly taking 2 early wickets including the big scalp of M.Modi, the rest of the bowlers kept it tight as Bangladesh cautiously navigated a recovery through the opening period of the match, S.Dev/B.Mokammel 50 (91) combining together before being dismissed in the same over to leave Bangladesh with there backs against the wall come drinks at 105/4 off 25 overs. After a refreshing drink of some sort (looked like Prime) our batsmen decided to attack J.Badhani/S.Kulkarni 54 (45) whatever the cost adding runs at a faster rate whilst losing wickets in the process as Bangladesh were bundled out for 204/10 off 44 overs. AR S.Kulkarni 53 (59) getting us some valuable runs towards the end of our innings. K.Coupar & C.Dundas with 3 wickets a piece.

With a outside chance of promotion on the line for both teams, Scotland got off to a flyer making light work of our bowlers as they breezed to 65/1 off 13 overs before R.Sen got a vital breakthrough to slow things down. Sensing an opportunity, joint leading wicket taker I.Azad announced his arrival with a wicket maiden as Bangladesh turned the heat up pegging Scotland back to 91/4 off 25 overs. K.Dickson/M.Mackay-Steven 59 (89) led a fight back as a few heads started to drop from the Bangladesh side. In the 34th over disaster struck for Scotland, the partnership was broken sparking a chain reaction of wickets falling leading to there eventual collapse from 137/4 to 167/10 off 41.4 overs. E.Zia & I.Azad finishing with 3 wickets each with the latter being awarded the leading wicket taker award for his 11 wickets across 4 matches, this award was presented to him by MOTM S.Kularni 53 (59) & 8-1-23-1.

Attentions turned to Pakistan vs Kenya with every player scrambling to grab there phone and illegally stream the ending of the game. Suddenly loud cheers start to ring out from the Bangladeshi supporters (Pakistan Win) the management team don’t know it but they have clinched 2nd spot in the table and gained promotion to Division 2 courtesy of a 2 min lag on the stream. Jubilation, ecstasy, as the players run around spraying each other with non-alcoholic fizz. What a turn around!

Match Ratings
Scotland U20 Bangladesh U20
Batting - Top Order 9,093 9,892
Batting - Middle Order 7,409 8,686
Batting - Tail 4,455 5,136
Bowling - Seam 7,915 (30) 9,044 (20)
Bowling - Spin 8,921 (20) 9,392 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 10,497 10,262
Overall 152,452 166,772

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager

[MuslimDave]

Hi,

Tour Review & Appearance Stats

Batsmen:
Arun Dravid x5
Raja Manjrekar x3
Manish Modi x4
Bishnu Mokammel x3
Miraz Samad x3
Gautham Uniyal x3
Shiv Dev x4

Wicket Keepers:
Atif Gani x2
Jay Badhani x3

All Rounders:
Sanjay Kulkarni RWS x4
Rana Saleh RM x3
Milon Shazada RFM x1

Bowlers:
Rajagopal Sen LM x3
Mahendra Pal RFM x3
Ifaz Azad RFS x4
Satish Jilani RFS x1
Ravi Binny LFM x3
Elias Zia RWS x3

Post Tour Review/Summary:
Well how do I start off, with the good or bad? Most people tend to go for good news first but I’m afraid things started badly for us with 2 back to back defeats in the opening fixtures against Canada & Kenya leaving us with a mounting to climb to salvage anything from the tour, promotion seemed dead and buried 2 games in. It was more like damage control. Up next was hosts, South Africa.. both teams looking for there first victory, it was a nervy encounter which Bangladesh eventually won. A sigh of relief from the players/coaching staff, first points on the board. Can we build on it was the questions asked from the media? M.Modi answered that question superbly the next day against Pakistan with a brilliant knock of 127* (143) seeing Bangladesh through from start to finish as we chased down a target of 238 making it back to back wins. Bangladesh fought themselves back into contention with question marks being raised on the possibilities of promoting and the stipulations required for that to happen after a few upsets throughout the league. Canada lead the pack with a high NRR making Kenya the target on the final day. Both Scotland & Bangladesh have a chance of snatching 2nd spot as long as Kenya loses. The stage was set vs Scotland, it seemed like Bangladesh got stage freight as they capitulated to 204 all out but against all odds they ended the game victorious making it 3 wins in a row. Now all that was left was for Pakistan to seal victory against Kenya which came 15mins later and the parties began. Bangladesh clinching promotion on the final day!!

I’d also like to apologise to Brew Boys (M.Shazada) & Mighty Tigers CC (Satish Jilani). My intention is always to play each player at least twice but due to the bad start to the tour and having to scrutinise each line up more thereafter i found no spot for them in the starting XI as we had stronger players available. Batting wise we had more depth allowing us to rotate more easily which is evident in the appearance statistics.. Which brings me onto the importance of training players to minimum Expert overall with Expert+/Expert+ primaries & fielding above reliable to give your player and the team the best chance of competing. We lose 5 batmen before next tour.. A.Dravid, R.Manjrekar, S.Dev, M.Modi & G.Uniyal. Next few friendlies will show if we can fill the void for the next T20 tour. Batting was our strong point this tour with bowlers being just above average. We need to keep working hard.

Thank you all for training players and supporting the Bangladesh set up.

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager

[MOD-wmchamps]

Absolutely fantastic work and a well-deserved promotion

[MuslimDave]

Absolutely fantastic work and a well-deserved promotion

Thanks!!!

[MuslimDave]

T20 Tour - Division 3

Tour Details:
Tour Dates 20 Nov 2023 - 24 Nov 2023
Hosting Rights Won By Sri Lanka
Hosting Country Sri Lanka
First Preferred Pitch Green
Second Preferred Pitch Slow
Third Preferred Pitch Uneven

Regards
Bangladesh U20 Manager

[MuslimDave]

Hi Guys,

Wanted to start off by introducing Brunel37 as our newest addition to the team. He will be taking up the role of assistant. There are 2 more positions available for anyone else that is interested in helping the U20’s… moving on…

T20 - Division 3 Tour Selection as follows…

Batsmen:
Bishnu Mokammel - Sitakunda Leopards (9 Caps)
Miraz Samad - Carnwath Lions (7 Caps, T20 Debut)
Ishant Argal - South Hill Slammers (U20 Debut)
Nafees Kabir - Alive (U20 Debut)
Golam Rahman - Draconian Pigs (U20 Debut)
Kabir Reza - Samakay Tribe-Mali (U20 Debut)

Wicket Keepers:
Jay Badhani - Army Of Salvation (3 Caps, T20 Debut)
Madan Laxman - Carnwath Lions (U20 Debut)

All Rounders:
Sanjay Kulkarni RWS - Pink Flag (6 Caps, T20 Debut)
Rana Saleh RM - Go Nigel Go (3 Caps, T20 Debut)
Milon Shazada RFM - Brew Boys (1 Cap, T20 Debut)

Bowlers:
Rajagopal Sen LM - Singham (4 Caps, T20 Debut)
Mahendra Pal RFM - Carnwath Lions (8 Caps)
Ifaz Azad RFS - Washington Generals (4 Caps, T20 Debut)
Bharath Sachdev LM - Draconian Pigs (U20 Debut)
Ravi Binny LFM - Caradon CC (6 Caps, T20 Debut)
Elias Zia RWS - OnNut Hookers (6 Caps, T20 Debut)
Sajid Ashraf LF - Caradon CC (U20 Debut)

Pitches:
20 Nov vs Scotland (Green)
21 Nov vs South Africa (Green)
22 Nov vs New Zealand (Green)
23 Nov vs Zimbabwe (Slow)
24 Nov vs Sri Lanka (Slow)

Games to be played at 05.30am

Regards
U20 Management Team

[MuslimDave]

T20 - Division 3 Tour

1st game vs Scotland on a green pitch with cloudy conditions.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl.

Scotland openers started off well reaching 50 without loss, P.Fraser/B.Gray 54 (51). M.Pal got the breakthrough, removing both openers in the same over as a few wickets tumbled leaving Scotland on 75/5. B.Bannerman/ E.Hastle 47 (40) led a recovery with Scotland posting a total of 122/6 off 20 overs. MOTM M.Pal 4-0-17-4 the pick of the bowlers.

In response, Bangladesh slipped to 4/2 with K.Reza out for a golden duck before B.Mokammel/J.Badhani 50 (41) steadied the ship. Despite 1 or 2 further setbacks Bangladesh managed to ease past the target finishing on 123/4 off 19 overs, winning by 6 wickets. I.Argal on Debut finishing unbeaten on 46* (35).

Match Ratings
Scotland U20 Bangladesh U20
Batting - Top Order 8,822 10,076
Batting - Middle Order 8,439 8,522
Batting - Tail 4,130 4,574
Bowling - Seam 8,493 (16) 9,791 (20)
Bowling - Spin 10,985 (4) 0 (0)
Fielding/Keeping 10,758 10,784
Overall 158,668 169,421

Regards
U20 Management Team