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RUBEL MAGIC SEALS it for Bangladesh

BISHWAJIT ROY
After a brilliant partnership A V SAHARA- between Mushfiqur Rahim and V-f' £UF^2013 Naeem Islam took the Tigers from the dangers of 25 for three to 265, a sudden and surprising heavy shower with New Zealand on 82 for three in 20 overs seemed to have sealed the first ODI for the Tigers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday. The bigger surprise however came from Rubel Hossain, whose six-wicket return including a magical hattrick delivered the 43-run win which looked a distant reality when play resumed - with New Zealand needing a further 124 runs from 78 balls - and Corey Anderson and Grant Elliott slogged 38 runs off only three overs. Just as everyone was cursing the rain and the shortened target, Rubel, in three successive balls, ended all hopes forNew Zealand.
Anderson was bowled by a slower off-cutter in the third ball of the 24th over. Skipper Brendon McCullum came into a situation tailor-made for him - 85 runs required off 57 deliveries - but an effort ball from Rubel bounced off the shoulder of the bat and lobbed to a delighted substitute fielder Shamsur Rahman at point. The next ball may be seen as a bad one as it was down the leg side, but the extra pace from Rubel forced an edge from James Neesham and Mushfiqur took a stunning diving catch to give Rubel a hattrick, only the third by a Bangladeshi bowler in GDIs after Shahadat Hossain and Abdur Razzak achieved it in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
When rain stopped play for more than 90 minutes, the Kiwis were far behind the Duckworth-Lewis par score of 107. Anderson and Elliott however made up for lost time by laying into Mahmudullah Riyad and Shohag Gazi and taking 32 runs off the two overs bowled by the spin duo.
But Rubel, with the all-important wicket of Ross Taylor already under his belt, produced magic for the crowd who had braved the deluge, and earlier the hartal, to see their beloved Tigers pull off something special. Rubel's blitz quickly transformed the mood on the field and off it as all were shouting their support for the bowler who seemed to reserve his best for the Kiwis. Unlike in the Dhaka Premier League game for Gazi Tank against Brothers Union in September when his hattrick was split between overs, there was no scope for the feat to go unnoticed by Rubel, and he along with his mates celebrated the feat with gusto.
The job was not done yet - Rubel then took two more wickets to take his first five or more, including the final wicket of Elliott (Kane Williamson, injured during fielding, was unable to bat), caught beautifully at mid on by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, whose bowling record Rubel equalled as the best ODI returns by a Bangladeshi. Interestingly his earlier best of 4-25 was also against the same opponents which helped the Tigers complete the 4-0 whitewash in 2010. Here his analysis of 5.5-0-26-6 gave the Tigers an emphatic win, although at one stage the match seemed to be going down to the wire.
Rubel achieved the feat when all talk centred on the slow bowlers. His pace partner Mashrafe might not have gotten a wicket on his return to international cricket but his quality and heart came through for the Tigers who benefited from a tight opening spell from the Narail Express. Gazi opened with Mashrafe and reaped the rewards of his partner's discipline when he bowled Hamish Rutherford in the fourth over. The asking run rate played on Anton Devcich as well as he tried to slog across the line to Mahmudullah Riyad but only succeeded in having his stumps disturbed.
The day deservedly belonged to Rubel, but credit should also go to Bangladesh's batting which showed their burgeoning maturity through a 154-run fourthwicket stand between Naeem, who replaced Shakib Al Hasan in the line-up, and Mushfiqur. The odds were stacked against the Tigers as they lost a crucial toss -the dew factor is always important at Mirpur - and were playing without the talismanic Shakib. That they still pulled off a clinical win consolidates their strength at home and raises hopes of another whitewash over the Kiwis.
BD-NZSCOREBOARD
BANGLADESH R B 4s6s
TamimlbwbSouthee 5 8 10
AnamulcN McCullum bSouthee 13 22 2 0 Mominulrunout 0 0 0 0
MushfiqurcBMcCullumbNeesham90 98 8 2 NaeemcBMcCullumbSouthee 84 115 12 0
NasirbNeesham 1 2 0 0
MahmudullahcTaylorbNeesham 29 30 2 1
GazicBMcCullumbAnderson 6 10 0 0
MashrafecN McCullum bNeesham 6 4 10 RazzakcB McCullum bAnderson 12 8 2 0
Rubel notout 3 3 0 0
Extras:(lb-2,w-13,nb-1) 16
Total:(Alloutin49.5overs) 26S
Fall of wickets: 1-13,2-17,3-25,4-179,5-181,6-232,7-241,8-249,9-250.
Bowler 0 M R W
Southee 10 2 34 3
McClenaghan 8 0 51 0
Neesham 9 0 42 4
Anderson 8.5 1 46 2
N McCullum 4 0 28 0
Devcich 5 0 32 0
Williamson 4 0 20 0
Elliot 1 0 10 0
NEWZEALAND R B 4s 6s
Rutherford b Gazi 1 9 0 0
Devcich bMahmudullah 22 29 4 0
ElliottcMashrafebRubel 71 77 6 2
TaylorcMushfiqurbRubel 8 14 2 0
Anderson b Rubel 46 31 3 4
BMcCullumcsub(5hamsur)bRubelO 1 0 0 NeeshamcMushfiqurbRubel 0 10 0
NMcCullumcMashrafebRubel 10 15 1 0 Southeecsub(Shamsur)bRazzak 0 10 0
McClenaghan notout 1 10 0
Williamsonabsenthurt
Extras:(lb-2,w-1) 3
Total:(Alloutin29.5overs) 162
Fall ofwickets: 1-9,2-43,3-60,4-121,5-121,6-121, 7-143,8-149,9-162.
Bowler 0 M R W
Mashrafe 6 1 20 0
Gazi 6 0 36 1
Razzak 7 1 45 1
Mahmudullah 4 0 27 1
Rubel 5.5 0 26 6
Nasir 10 6 0
Result: Bangladesh won by 43 runs (D/L Method)