Tamim’s return holds great significance not only for his individual form but also for team cohesion. The former Bangladesh ODI captain’s presence in the dressing room after withdrawing his retirement will be pivotal for team morale.

Shanto’s Rehabilitation

In Najmul Hossain Shanto’s case, the team management must exercise caution regarding his return for the New Zealand series. A hamstring injury forced Shanto to exit the Asia Cup, where he had scored 193 runs in two matches. His absence was strongly felt during Bangladesh’s two Super Four matches.

Debashis cautioned that a recurring hamstring injury could be detrimental to Shanto’s fitness and might require a more extended recovery period. Despite playing through the injury during the Asia Cup, Shanto is now on the right path to full fitness.

In this challenging phase, Bangladesh remains hopeful that the return of these key players will bolster their prospects in the upcoming World Cup.

Shanto, on the cusp of representing the national team in the upcoming Asia Cup, chose to take a break from training to be with his wife during this significant moment in their lives.

Liton Das is not usually dropped to open in Test matches. But since the target was 138, he might have been sent initially to attack. Liton did the same. Attacked the Irish bowlers right from the start. He got off to a good start by batting in an ODI mood. But that didn’t last long. The last ball of the fifth over of the Bangladesh innings. Liton could not bat and ball while pulling the ball from Irish pacer Mark Adair. The ball hits his helmet. From there the ball hits the stumps. Liton had to make 23 runs off 19 balls. Nazmul Hossain Shanto returned within three overs of Liton’s return. Irish spinner McBrien returns with a catch at slip.

After zero runs in the first innings, only 4 runs came from his bat in the second innings. Till writing this report, Bangladesh’s collection is 59 runs for 2 wickets. The Tigers still need 79 runs to win, with 8 wickets in hand. The previous innings centurion Mushfiqur Rahim is on the wicket with ODI captain Tamim Iqbal. Earlier, Bangladesh took the last two wickets of the Irish at the beginning of the fourth day. After the third day’s great batting, the Irish managed to add only 6 runs today. Andy McBrien scored 72 runs before being bowled by Ebadat Hossain. After 214 runs in the first innings, the visitors’ innings stopped at 292 runs in the second innings. Taijul Islam took a maximum of four wickets in the second innings for Bangladesh. Abadat got three wickets, two of which went to Shakib.

Nazmul Hossain Shanto has played the biggest role in whitewashing England in the T20 series. This top-order batsman became the best in the series by playing 400 innings in all three matches. His excellent performance is reflected in the ranking. As a result, he has made a big jump in the list of batsmen. But Liton Kumar Das did not stop. The International Cricket Council (ICC), the apex body of world cricket, has recently released its weekly update on men’s rankings.

Both Shanto and Liton are well-placed with career-best positions. 68 steps up and now calm at number 16. Which is currently the best position among Bangladeshi batsmen in T20. Lytton moved up 9 places to his previous best of 22nd. Shanto won the man of the match award after playing an inning of 51 runs in the first T20 against the English. He remained unbeaten in the next two matches, scoring 46 and 47 runs respectively. His highest run of the series is 144. Litton was ineffective in the first two matches, scoring only 12 and 9 runs. This opener was on fire in the third and last match. He played a devastating inning of 73 runs and won the man of the match award. In the last match of the series, David Malan of England moved up to number 7 by fifty. Most of the English batsmen have slipped down the list.

India’s Suryakumar Yadav tops the rankings of T20 batsmen as before. Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam are in the next two places. Mostafizur Rahman has come up a lot in the ranking of bowlers of this edition. This pacer, who took only 1 wicket in the series, has improved by 16 places and is in the 20th position. Shakib Al Hasan advanced 9 steps with the joint second highest 6 wickets. The position of the Bangladesh captain is number 24. Taskin Ahmed, who took 4 wickets with excellent bowling in the entire series, also advanced.

This pacer is 7 steps ahead, jointly with Mitchell Starc at number 41. Hasan Mahmud is far ahead now in 47th place. Sri Lanka’s Vanindu Hasaranga, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, and Australia’s Josh Hazlewood are in the top three in the T20 bowler rankings as usual. Shakib holds the top spot in the list of all-rounders in this edition.

Shakib’s Banglawashed the English. The Tigers have regained their confidence with this much-desired victory on home soil. Which is revealed in their words. We have done well in this series. The fielding in particular has been outstanding, which is a remarkable change. T20 World Cup next year. This victory can be the beginning of a new path. We batted very well on an unbelievable wicket. We didn’t know how good a score could be here. Liton and Ronnie made a good start. The end is calm.

Later, when England’s two set batters returned to two balls in a row, the turn of the match turned completely. Mostafiz was outstanding in bowling. Another challenge against Ireland this time. Ireland is an excellent team in T20. – Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh captain
“This win will take us further” Thank God. It’s great to win a series like this. Special thanks to the coaching staff and players. This win will push us further as a team. Good fielding helps the bowlers. Another big series ahead. Hopefully, we can keep this rhythm.
– Nazmul Hossain Shanto is the best of the series

‘Very happy indeed I am very happy. Batting with the new ball was challenging. Took some time to settle on the wicket. The way Shant and Ronnie batted took the pressure off me and allowed me to play big innings.
– Liton Das Man of the Match

‘They blew us away Disappointed to lose the series like this. Congratulations to Bangladesh. They blew us away. I turned around at the end of the bowling. I wasted some chances in the disappointing fielding. It seemed possible to chase the run we tied them on. But we couldn’t. Losing two consecutive wickets was the turning point of the match. Feeling annoyed with myself for not diving to avoid the runout.
-Jos Buttler is England’s captain

From the age group, there was no shortage of hope for Bangladesh cricketers regarding Nazmul Hossain Shanto. Many people say that the biggest investment in Bangladesh cricket is Shant. That lull in the national team has been followed by a string of disappointing performances. However, the team management trusted him and gave him time. The left-handed batsman has finally blossomed.

Nazmul Hossain Shanti may be the biggest achievement in the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League. A poor performance on the national team had dented my confidence. His place in the team was also questioned as he failed to get one opportunity after another. Flying ever since becoming the highest run scorer of the season for that quiet Sylhet Strikers. The impression of BPL’s performance is seen in the national team as well. Confident and calm Tigers are leaving the field after winning the match.

His performance also impressed the opponent former England captain Nasser Hussain. Former England captain Nasser Hussain, who works as a pundit for Sky Sports, believes the 24-year-old is becoming a quiet star. Shanto scored half-centuries in both matches in the three-match ODI series against England. And in the T20 series, he contributed to the victory in both matches with the bat. Just as his 27-ball half-century to chase down the target set by the English in the first match, he finished the match with responsible batting in the second match. Bangladesh won the first match by 6 wickets and won the second match by 4 wickets. The Tigers tasted a series win against England for the first time in any edition.

Nasser Hussain’s voice was full of admiration for Nazmul while appreciating the performance of the Tigers. He said that Bangladesh secured the series by 2-0 by playing brilliantly against the world champions. Bangladesh played great cricket. They deserve the win. Nazmul Hossain is going to be the star of Bangladesh cricket. Bangladesh now needs to produce more great cricketers. Winning this series is great for them.’Mehedi Hasan Miraj became the hero of the victory after getting a chance in the second match despite not getting a chance in the first T20. Man of the match after taking 4 wickets with the ball scored 20 runs with the bat. The former England captain also praised the performance of the 25-year-old all-rounder, ‘Mehdi Hasan Miraj bowled brilliantly. He brought a variety of paces while bowling and the wicket were also great for spin bowling. Having him on the team today has helped a lot. Miraj Dareon is a cricketer. He has some great memories against England.’

England lost the T20 series despite being favorites. Nasser thinks that the batting has set England back. He said, ‘Today England has scored 20 runs less. Well done by the bowlers and fielders. England lost the match mainly because of batting.’

Avoiding disaster, Nazmul Hossain Shanto returned the team to the fight. Mushfiqur Rahim was accompanying him. But suddenly Shanto left the field after being run out due to a misunderstanding between the two batters.

He picked up his second career fifty before leaving the crease. He got out after playing innings of 53 runs off 71 balls with 5 fours. His impeccable partnership of 98 runs with Mushfiqur was broken. As of writing the report on Monday (March 6), Bangladesh lost 3 wickets in 27 overs and collected 127 runs.

After the departure of two openers Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal, the Shanto and Mushfiq duo guided the team. Bangladesh was dominating with the bat of both. But in the third ball of the 25th over of the innings, Shanto had to leave the field after being run out due to a misunderstanding between the two batters. Shanto stopped the ball made by Rehan Ahmed and stood on strike.

But Mushfiq came out of the non-strike position to take the run without looking at him. Shanto also came out of his position when he crossed more than half of the crease. By then it was too late. Fielder Jos Buttler hands the ball to Rehan. When he broke the wicket, Shanto had to leave the field with his head down

Shanto was batting comfortably till he got out. He was in form in the remaining two matches except for the second match of the series. 58 runs came from his bat in the first match. Meanwhile, Mushfiqur got his fifty after two balls of Shanto running out. This is his 43rd fifty in ODIs. Shakib Al Hasan is on the wicket with Mushfiq. Having lost the series in the previous two ODIs, Bangladesh aims to avoid a whitewash by winning the third ODI.

In the beginning, Bangladesh was under pressure after losing the wickets of two openers Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal. Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim took the lead of the team on the third wicket. The Tigers completed their century by batting first in the third ODI of the series against England.

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat in the match to avoid a whitewash on Monday (March 6). As of writing this report, the collection of the representatives of Red Green in 22 overs is 101 runs with the loss of 2 wickets. 87 runs came from the bat of Shanto and Mushfiqur in the third wicket partnership. Both batsmen are on their way to fifty. Earlier, Leets Das left the field for the second consecutive innings. Tamim Iqbal departed with 11 runs off 6 balls. Sam Karan increased the pressure on the Tiger camp by bringing both of them back to the dressing room. Liton has shown failure with the bat in all the matches of the current ODI series against England. The batsman failed to open an account of runs in the last two matches and scored only 7 runs in the first match. Bat did not speak to Tamim either. The skipper, who was dismissed for 11 runs in the third ODI, scored 23 and 35 runs in the previous two matches respectively.

Having lost the series in the previous two ODIs, the Tigers’ mission is to avoid a whitewash for now. Bangladesh last experienced a bitter whitewash against Sri Lanka at home nine years ago. In 2016, Bangladesh’s last series loss at home was against England. Since then, the Tigers have been unstoppable in ODIs. Under their influence, mighty India was also swept in the ODI series at the end of last year. Meanwhile, Bangladesh entered the field with a change. Pacer Ebadat Hossain got a place in the XI in place of Taskin Ahmed. There have been changes in the England team as well.

Bangladesh XI: Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Ebadat Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman.

England XI: Jason Roy, Philip Salt, David Malan, James Vince, Jos Buttler (captain), Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, and Zafra Archer.

Nazmul Hossain became the series best by scoring the maximum number of runs in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He brought his great form to international cricket as well. He scored a fifty in the first ODI against England. Shanta scored 67 balls with 5 fours. The left-hander is the most positive aspect of Bangladesh’s batting so far. His first three scoring shots were four, but then he hit two more.

Shanto made his ODI debut in 2018 but could not settle into the team. Formlessness is between coming and going. Finally, in the 16th match, the left-handed batsman reached his first fifty. His previous best in this edition was 38.