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A team lose final match

Rafiqul happy with performances in England

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh A cricket team completed their England trip with a two-wicket defeat against Durham in a low-scoring affair at the Riverside ground in Chester-Ie-Street on Sunday.
A three-wicket burst from pacer Rubel Hossain momentarily revived the hopes of the touring side after a pathetic batting display, but Gordon Muchall saw Durham home as the home side made 121 for 8 in 31 overs in reply to 117 runs.
Number four Muchall was not out on 54 off 85 balls that featured ten boundaries.
During the month-long England tour, the strong second string Bangladesh side, where 13 players out of 15 already played for the senior team, played five three-day matches including one against South Africans and three one-day games.
Bangladesh A secured an excit-
ing one-wicket victory against Derbyshire and the remaining longer-version matches ended in draws as Graeme Smith-led South Africans opted for batting practice in the last game.
On the other hand, the visitors lost two limited-overs matches and won one against Marylebone Cricket Club by 80 run.
The team return home today morning and the national selectors are likely to announce the Australia-bound team within a week. The Rafiqul /Mam-led selection panel is waiting for full fitness report on Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Alok Kapali.
It was told before the A team's tour that the main focus would be how a batsman or bowler improved his individual performance on the tour, especially ahead of the tough one-day series in Australia.
"I think it was a long and tough tour. It’s always a challenge to perform well in English conditions. I am not unhappy with the overall performance of the boys. Some of
our guys played very well." said the chief selector yesterday.
"It was nice to see that our two wicketkeepers Mushfiqur Rahim and Dhiman Ghosh played well on the trip and we hope that their healthy competition will continue. On the other hand, Nazmul Hossain bowled brilliantly although he missed the last two games due to illness while Dollar Mahmud also got back his rhythm there," he observed.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who returned to action after four months’ gap due to HSC examinations, failed to get back his rhythm as the lefthander scored 90 runs in three first-class matches and made 53 runs in as many limited- overs games.
On the other hand, it was a challenging lour for captain Zunaed Siddiqui to impress the selectors for a national recall, but the left-handed opener made only 141 runs in four 3-dayers with an average of 20.14 while scored five runs in two limited-overs matches.
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