Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who made his second ODI century in opposition to Afghanistan within the earlier sport, fell for a first-ball duck within the second over, earlier than Shaheen Shah Afridi bought 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 Towhid Hridoy within the tenth over.
Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim put collectively a 100-run fifth-wicket stand that helped them get better 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 a watch on the broader image as he mirrored on their “hot-and-cold” batting unit.
“We misplaced early wickets within the begin, and we performed some abnormal pictures,” Shakib stated after the match. “On a wicket like this, we should not lose 4 wickets within the first ten overs but it surely occurs. Our partnership [for the fifth wicket] was good, [I] thought we wanted to bat seven or eight extra overs. Very poor batting show on a floor like this, however we’ve to maneuver on to the following one.
“They’re the No. 1 staff and these are the explanations. They’ve three world-class bowlers who’re making issues simpler for them. We’ve got been doing properly within the bowling division, however batting is a bit cold and hot. We must be extra constant.”
“Ideally, we might have appreciated to bat quite a bit deeper than that and get a rating on the board. However that is the character of enjoying in opposition to top-seam assaults. We have to enhance but when it was that simple, all people could be doing it.”
“We have not performed quite a bit in opposition to Pakistan,” Pothas stated. “They’re excessive on confidence for the time being. They’re No. 1 on the planet. They performed like the very best staff on the planet. However they performed of their house circumstances. They know learn how to play at this floor higher than anyone. However this added expertise makes our batters higher.”
“I believed our three seamers bowled brilliantly,” Shakib stated. “Like Pakistan, our seamers have been bowling very properly within the final couple of years. However, sadly, on a pitch like this, you may’t get wickets except batters make errors.”
