Mehidy unfazed by defeat to Afghanistan: ‘One collection can go unhealthy’
Bangladesh are writing off this ODI collection defeat to Afghanistan as “two bad days”, based on Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The hosts have been crushed by 142 runs as their latest ODI kind abandoned them, and Afghanistan went on to amass 331 by breaking a couple of information and seal their first collection in opposition to the hosts. Mehidy mentioned Bangladesh have been “not worried” concerning the collection loss and can plan higher for the 2 huge tournaments later within the 12 months, the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup.
“I think we had two bad days. We are not worried about it,” he mentioned. “We can plan better for the Asia Cup and World Cup. We play to win every game. We will find out where we lack. I said in a press conference a little while ago that losing against Afghanistan won’t make us a bad side. One series can go bad.
“We have file within the final three-four years. We completed within the high 4 within the ICC ODI Super League. I feel we are able to overcome these errors from the previous two video games, and play a lot better within the Asia Cup and World Cup.”
Mehidy rejected the concept Tamim Iqbal’s retirement after which the U-turn performed any half within the defeat within the second ODI on Saturday.
“Everyone was shocked with Tamim bhai‘s determination. Nobody anticipated it,” Mehidy said after the loss Chattogram. “It was a break that day and we had coaching yesterday. We ready for this sport. But that unhealthy feeling was non permanent.”
Mehidy said that Bangladesh had fallen well behind in the match when they couldn’t stop the Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, who scored 145 and 100 respectively, from adding a massive 256 in 36 overs.
“We gave away 30-40 runs extra [than we should have],” he said. “We weren’t organised sufficient as a bowling unit. If our high order additionally made runs and had a partnership going, we may have taken this sport deep. It grew to become arduous when the highest order fell [quickly]”.
However, Bangladesh’s bowlers brought them into the contest despite the visitors being well on track to post even 400. They grabbed nine wickets in the last 14 overs, thus restricting Afghanistan to only 75 runs in the period. That was a significant slowdown, particularly when they were going at above ten runs an over in the six overs before Gurbaz’s dismissal in the 37th over. Mehidy said that Bangladesh’s decision to bowl was to give their batters the best batting conditions under lights at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
“We anticipated the wicket to play higher at evening,” he said. “We batted first in the first game [after losing the toss]. The wicket was gradual. It stored low. It improved within the night, so the captain and coach thought that if [on winning the toss in the second ODI] we bowled nicely up entrance after which batted within the second innings, issues can be simple for us.”
Bangladesh have been a bit gradual of their chase and stumbled to twenty-eight for 3 within the powerplay. The remaining six wickets – Ebadot Hossain did not bat on account of an harm – fell in clusters of three every, too. And as soon as they have been 72 for six within the nineteenth over, the sport was all however finished.