Shakib rues Bangladesh’s ‘very poor batting show’
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan lamented his facet’s poor powerplay with the bat as they suffered a seven-wicket loss against Pakistan within the Asia Cup Super Four opener. After profitable the toss and batting first, Bangladesh slipped to 47 for 4 within the tenth over, permitting the house facet to dictate phrases from an early stage.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who made his second ODI century towards Afghanistan within the earlier sport, fell for a first-ball duck within the second over, earlier than Shaheen Shah Afridi received one to rear on the returning Litton Das within the fifth to have him caught behind. Mohammad Naim skied a pull off Haris Rauf, who took the return catch earlier than bursting one by means of Towhid Hridoy within the tenth over.
Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim put collectively a 100-run fifth-wicket stand that helped them recuperate considerably, however that work was undone as they misplaced their final 4 wickets in 9 balls, beginning with the autumn of Mushfiqur within the thirty eighth over.
Shakib stated that the fifth-wicket stand ought to have lasted a bit longer however saved an eye fixed on the broader image as he mirrored on their “hot-and-cold” batting unit.
“We lost early wickets in the start, and we played some ordinary shots,” Shakib stated after the match. “On a wicket like this, we shouldn’t lose four wickets in the first ten overs but it happens. Our partnership [for the fifth wicket] was good, [I] thought we needed to bat seven or eight more overs. Very poor batting display on a surface like this, but we have to move on to the next one.
“They are the No. 1 group and these are the explanations. They have three world-class bowlers who’re making issues simpler for them. We have been doing nicely within the bowling division, however batting is a bit cold and warm. We must be extra constant.”
Bangladesh’s assistant coach Nic Pothas later said that the batters had to make better decisions in their shot selection. “As a batting unit, we did not make the best selections on the proper time in these circumstances,” Pothas said. “It was all the time going to be a problem for a group in transition. You need to attempt to put a rating on the board while you win the toss and bat first. You are additionally speaking about an elite bowling assault. I believe the choices we took made life simple for that seam assault.
“Ideally, we would have liked to bat a lot deeper than that and get a score on the board. But that’s the nature of playing against top-seam attacks. We need to improve but if it was that easy, everybody would be doing it.”
Pothas stated it was good that Bangladesh’s batters confronted Pakistan’s bowlers not less than as soon as earlier than the World Cup. The two groups have hardly performed any ODI cricket towards one another lately. Their final bilateral ODI sequence was in 2015, when Bangladesh received 3-0 at house.
“We haven’t played a lot against Pakistan,” Pothas stated. “They are high on confidence at the moment. They are No. 1 in the world. They played like the best team in the world. But they played in their home conditions. They know how to play at this ground better than anybody. But this added experience makes our batters better.”
Shakib, in the meantime, praised the Bangladesh quick bowlers for his or her continued good displaying on the highest stage. Since the 2019 ODI World Cup, Bangladesh’s quick bowlers had been second solely to Pakistan’s in terms of average and strike rate among the many Full Member nations.
“I thought our three seamers bowled brilliantly,” Shakib stated. “Like Pakistan, our seamers have been bowling very well in the last couple of years. But, unfortunately, on a pitch like this, you can’t get wickets unless batters make mistakes.”