Mash blasts revised Super Four fixture

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza lashed out at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for their recently-released fixtures for the Super Four leg of the tournament, which saw his side playing back-to-back matches.

Despite two group matches remaining, the ACC released the schedule of the Super Four stage while the teams finishing at the top of Group A and Group B yet to be decided. As per the schedule, it was A1 vs B2 and A2 vs B1 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively.

According to the Super Four's revised schedule, India will now play all their matches in Dubai, regardless of the other teams' positions in their respective groups. The ACC assumed Afghanistan and Bangladesh finishing at B1 and B2 respectively, who are yet to play each other in their group match after both beat Sri Lanka.

The schedule means that India and Pakistan will play Bangladesh and Afghanistan, respectively, on Friday to kick off the Super Four stage, which leaves Bangladesh, who played Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, to travel to Dubai for Friday's clash against India.

"It is very disappointing," Mashrafe told the reporters yesterday. "Basically what has happened is that we were made the second team in Group B even before we played the last game. We came here with a plan. We would play Sri Lanka first and if we won and played well we would be group champions and play the runners-up of Group A. But this morning we heard that we are already Group B runners-up regardless of whether we win or lose tomorrow. So of course it is disappointing.”

"It is an international match where we are representing our nation, so of course it's important. But whether you are talking about group stage matches or Super Four matches, there are certain rules within which they operate. We are getting away from the rules, so it's disappointing," he said.

Mash blasts revised Super Four fixture

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza lashed out at the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for their recently-released fixtures for the Super Four leg of the tournament, which saw his side playing back-to-back matches. Despite two group matches remaining, the ACC released the schedule of the Super Four stage while the teams finishing at the top of Group A and Group B yet to be decided. As per the schedule, it was A1 vs B2 and A2 vs B1 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively. According to the Super Fours revised schedule, India will now play all their matches in Dubai, regardless of the other teams positions in their respective groups. The ACC assumed Afghanistan and Bangladesh finishing at B1 and B2 respectively, who are yet to play each other in their group match after both beat Sri Lanka. The schedule means that India and Pakistan will play Bangladesh and Afghanistan, respectively, on Friday to kick off the Super Four stage, which leaves Bangladesh, who played Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, to travel to Dubai for Fridays clash against India. It is very disappointing, Mashrafe told the reporters yesterday. Basically what has happened is that we were made the second team in Group B even before we played the last game. We came here with a plan. We would play Sri Lanka first and if we won and played well we would be group champions and play the runners-up of Group A. But this morning we heard that we are already Group B runners-up regardless of whether we win or lose tomorrow. So of course it is disappointing. It is an international match where we are representing our nation, so of course its important. But whether you are talking about group stage matches or Super Four matches, there are certain rules within which they operate. We are getting away from the rules, so its disappointing, he said.