1996-97 Wills Cup
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The Wills cup is the premiere domestic One Day competition of Pakistan. During, 1996-97 season, in a bid to make the tournament more interesting, the organizers invited a team from Bangladesh to take part. With the Bangladesh national team preparing for the ICC Trophy
in Malaysia, the Bangladesh 'A' side, led by Harunur Rashid
took part in the competition. The tourists were eliminated in the 1st round after losing all their 4 group games. Apart from their games in the Wills cup, the tourists also took part in a number of practice games.
1997 ICC Trophy
The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March/April 1997. It was the qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Kenya and for the first time Bangladesh and Scotland all Qualified.-First round:...
in Malaysia, the Bangladesh 'A' side, led by Harunur Rashid
Harunur Rashid
Harun Ur Rashid is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1988.Later that year, he played in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, for the opener, his experience in full ODIs wasn't very happy...
took part in the competition. The tourists were eliminated in the 1st round after losing all their 4 group games. Apart from their games in the Wills cup, the tourists also took part in a number of practice games.
Scores in Brief
Date | Match | Result | |||
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Feb. 22 | Bangladesh 'A' Vs v United Bank | United Bank 246 (Mansoor Akhtar Mansoor Akhtar Mansoor Akhtar is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 19 Tests and 41 ODIs from 1980 to 1990.... 77, Mafizur Rahman Mafizur Rahman Mafizur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 4 ODIs in 1997.... 3/54) |
Bangladesh 'A' 146 (habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... 35, Halim Shah 34, Waqar Younis Waqar Younis Waqar Younis Maitla is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time... 5/32) |
United Banks wins by 100 runs | |
Feb. 26 | Bangladesh 'A' Vs National Bank | Bangladesh 'A' 186 (Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... 71, Mohammad Javed 4/24) |
National Bank 189/2 (Tahir Shah 77, Saeed Azad 56*, Saifullah 2/32) | National Bank wins by 8 wickets | |
Feb. 28 | Bangladesh 'A' Vs PIA | PIA 267/6 ( Mahmmod Hamid 72, Sohail Jaffar 64*, Moin Khan Moin Khan Mohammad Moin Khan , popularly known as Moin Khan , is a former Pakistani cricketer, primarily a wicketkeeper-batsman, who remained a member of the Pakistani national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He has also captained the Pakistani side. He made his international debut against the West Indies at... 52, Zahid Fazal Zahid Fazal Zahid Fazal is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 19 ODIs from 1990 to 1995.He was first spotted by selectors while playing for Pakistan International Airlines. His highest one-day score was 98 not out at Sharjah against India, in which he collapsed in the end... 51, Mafizur Rahman Mafizur Rahman Mafizur Rahman is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 4 ODIs in 1997.... 3/62, Zakir Hasan Zakir Hasan Mohammad Zakir Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs from 1997 to 1998.... 2/24 ) |
Bangladesh 'A' 159 (Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... 42*, Saqlain Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq is a Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest off spin bowlers of all time.He is best known for pioneering the "doosra", which he employed to great effect during his career... 2/19) |
PIA wins by 108 runs | |
March 2 | Bangladesh 'A' Vs ADB(Pakistan)* | Bangladesh 'A' 213/6 (Shahriar Hossain Shahriar Hossain Shahriar Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 2000 to 2004.He was also one of the members of the inaugural Test for Bangladesh the member of the 1999 World Cup Team.-In Test Matches:... 76, Harunur Rashid Harunur Rashid Harun Ur Rashid is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1988.Later that year, he played in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, for the opener, his experience in full ODIs wasn't very happy... 43, Habibul Bashar Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and the former captain of the Bangladeshi cricket team. Under the managership of Davenell Frederick 'Dav' Whatmore, he has been found to be the most successful captain to lead the Bangladesh team to overcome several milestones. The first test... 26*, Mohammad Asif 4/44) |
ADB(Pakistan) 214/2( Zahoor Elahi Zahoor Elahi Zahoor Elahi is a Pakistani cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 14 ODIs from 1996 to 1997. His debut was against Zimbabwe... 133*, Mansoor Rana Mansoor Rana Mansoor Rana is a former Pakistani cricketer who played two ODIs in 1990. A batsman, he struggled, scoring only 15 runs in two innings, and was thereafter dropped.... 49*, Salahuddin Ahmed Salahuddin Ahmed Sheikh Salahuddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 6 ODIs in 1997. He continues to play first-class cricket for Khulna Division.... 2/50 ) |
ADB(Pakistan) wins by 8 wickets | |
- ADB stands for Agricultural Development Bank.