The 2 semi-finalists for the Champions Trophy 2025 after New Zealand thrashed Bangladesh by six wickets ultimately. This implies the match for Bangladesh and Pakistan. However, New Zealand and India have sealed their spot within the final 4 and stay unbeaten within the match.
The sport between the Bangla Tigers and the Blackcaps was speculated to be a must-win sport nonetheless, the efficiency from the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led facet was underwhelming on the day. The efficiency from Bangladesh was criticised by the specialists. One of many specialists who has just lately shared his views on their efficiency was former India batter and home legend Wasim Jaffer who criticised the shot choice by the senior Bangladesh gamers Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah. He additionally talked about that the senior gamers fail to carry out underneath stress throughout ICC occasions as nicely.
“We have solely seen most likely Shakib [Al Hasan] with that 2019 [ODI] World Cup the place he was a standout participant however I do not know if it is the stress that will get to them or they put an excessive amount of stress on themselves, they simply do not flip up,” stated Jaffer as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.
“Even the shot choice we have seen at present was very disappointing,” Jaffer stated. “Mushfiq [Mushfiqur] enjoying that shot, Mahmudullah enjoying that wild shot. And it is a must-win sport. You need them to step up in these sorts of video games and make themselves depend. In order that’s been the story within the ICC occasions, sadly,” Jaffer added.
If they’d taken these possibilities, this sport might have been fully totally different: Shane Bond
The opposite professional who spoke on the sport is former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond who introduced out the the failings within the batting and the fielding of the group however nonetheless praised the bowling assault. Bond who has been teaching plenty of franchises and worldwide groups had talked about that Bangladesh needed to take their possibilities to make a comeback through the match.
“I just like the look of their bowling assault, They’ve the warmth, they’ve the left-armer [Mustafizur Rahman] which New Zealand and a group like England would not have. The spinners are good,” The 49-year-old former cricketer stated.
“Additionally the high-quality margins… they missed possibilities. If you happen to miss these run-out possibilities or these dropped catches, they’re the distinction between profitable or shedding a sport. If they’d taken these possibilities, this sport might have been fully totally different. There’s a lot to work with with their bowling assault. I feel their batting ultimately was the issue,” Bond added.
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