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| October 13, 2006 | Friday | Ramazan 19, 1427 |
Minnows see life in dead match
JAIPUR, Oct 12: Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar said on Thursday his team had pride at stake against Zimbabwe in an insignificant Champions Trophy qualifying match here.
“We need to win this game and get our pride back,” Bashar said ahead of Friday's match.
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe both have been knocked out of the main tournament after suffering two defeats in as many games against Sri Lanka and defending champions West Indies.
“We came into this tournament to do a lot better and we want to win at least one game,” said the Bangladesh captain, whose team lost by 37 runs against Sri Lanka and by 10 wickets against the West Indies.
Zimbabwean coach Kevin Curran said his side held an edge going into their last league match against bottom-placed Bangladesh.
“We need to be on top when we play Bangladesh tomorrow. We beat them 3-2 recently and we have that advantage,” Curran said, referring to his team's victory in a home one-day series.
Zimbabwe lost to the West Indies by nine wickets in their opening game and then to Sri Lanka by 144 runs.
Meanwhile, Gary Brent has been given the official go-ahead by the ICC to replace Terry Duffin in the Zimbabwe squad for their final match on Friday.
All-rounder Brent replaces batsman and former captain Duffin, who has been unwell for much of the past week.
Duffin did not play in either of Zimbabwe's two matches in the tournament, the defeats against the West Indies and Sri Lanka.—AFP
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