The India-Bangladesh game in Colombo had all of the tell-tale indicators of a typical tour-ending affair for an eradicated group. Bangladesh are recognized for poor performances within the final video games on tour. They made 5 adjustments on this inconsequential recreation. One was a pressured change, however the remaining gave the impression to be the group administration testing their bench energy.

With the ball, the trio accounted for 4 wickets from their mixed 26.5 overs, conceding runs at 4.91 per over. Nasum and Tanzim aren't recognised allrounders however their cameos got here in helpful as Bangladesh snatched a comfort win on Friday.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib eliminated Tilak Varma with a piercing in-dipper after sending Rohit Sharma packing for a second-ball duck•Associated Press

Hathurusinghe had particular reward for Mahedi who was dropped after Bangladesh's first recreation within the group stage towards Sri Lanka. Long thought-about a real allrounder, Mahedi nevertheless hasn't been in a position to nail down a spot within the XI.

"Overall as a cricketer, I was very impressed with his attitude and demeanour on the field. I didn't see him much before, but he is so confident when he is bowling. He bowled some big overs in this game. He got us back into the game with Shubman Gill's wicket," Hathurusinghe mentioned.

Tanzim's efficiency shocked everybody together with Hathurusinghe who felt the newcomer did his World Cup probabilities a world of fine. "I don't think he did his chances any harm. He actually put his hands up for the World Cup selection. Until now, we were thinking of trying to proceed without any injuries to our four fast bowlers.

"As you realize Ebadot [Hossain] is not there for the World Cup. I feel (Tanzim) confirmed us what he's able to. I'm fairly assured that if I needed to depend on him, he has performed nicely for his probabilities," he said.

Though Bangladesh finished above Pakistan in the Asia Cup, not making the final will still rankle within the team. Hathurusinghe said that there are concerns in the batting department and although Hridoy continues to bat well, he has to take his innings deep.

"(Hridoy) could be very clear about his function in addition to his recreation in the mean time," he said. "He has been scoring runs since he made his ODI and T20I debut. Actually, I'm a bit dissatisfied with him immediately. He acquired fifty and threw it away. He might have gone on to place in a extra respectable rating. Overall, he understands his function and his recreation."