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Captain defends decision to drop his deputy

Sports Reporter from Chittagong
Although the Bangladesh think-tank had not announced the playing
eleven on the eve of yesterday's first one-day match against South Africa, it was hinted that Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was going to be dumped.
The Bangladesh vice-captain, who had been an inseparable part of the team only a few days back, was not considered for his lack of form. The pace spearhead had taken just one wicket in the three one-dayers in New Zealand and also failed to deliver the goods in the two Tests against South Africa.
Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful, however, denied the facts.
“Mashrafe did not fit into our plans today (Sunday)," Ashraful told at the post match briefing at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium after Bangladesh crashed to a nine-wicket loss.
“He was not chosen to have
balance in die team. We needed three spinners. (Syed) Rasel has been very economic these days and Shahadat (Hossain) was in good form. We just could not accommodate him," said Ashraful, whose own failure with the bat continued.
He added that opening the bowling with Rasel and Razzak was planned beforehand. “There was nothing wrong in our plan."
When asked whether it was a warping, the captain said everyone has to perform to get into the team.
“Tamim was excellent and the debutants also did well. The rest of the batsmen failed to cope with good bowling by the South Africans, especially Paul Harris. In the middle overs (20-40) we needed to keep wickets intact but we lost four. I think we were 50 runs short."
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard of the first one-day international between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium on Sunday.
BANGLADESH
Iqbal c Morkel b Harris 82
Zunaed c Harris b Langeveldt 6
Nalecsc De Villiers b Nel 12
Ashraful lbw b Morkel 8
Shakibc Gibbs b Harris 6
Raqibulc Botha b Langeveldt 15
Dhiman not out 15
Mosharraf lbw b Botha 8
Razzak c Smith b Nel 15
Shahadat lbw b Nel 0
Rasel c De Villiers b Morkel 0
Extras: (b-l,lb-5, nb-3, w-2) 11
Total: (All out in48.2 overs) 178
Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-53, 3-79, 4-89, 5-131, 6-138, 7-154, 8-175, 9-176,10-178.
Bowler O M R W
Nel 10 2 24 3
Langeveldt 9 1 32 2
Morkel 8.2 1 30 2
Botha 10 0 43 1
Harris 10 1 30 2
Duminy 1 0 13 0
SOUTH AFRICA
Gibbs lbw bShakib 57
Smith not out 103
Amlanotout 9
Extras: (b-l,w-10) 11
Total: (For one wkt in 36.5 overs) 180 Did not bat: De Villiers, Duminy, Morkel, Nel, Botha, Petersen, Harris, Langeveldt.
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