Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh, criticized his team’s subpar batting performance in the Super 4 match against Pakistan on September 6, which they lost by seven wickets. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Bangladesh got off to the worst possible start.
With a four-wicket loss in the tenth over, Bangladesh fell to 47 runs, which allowed the Men in Green to take control of the match from the outset. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who had previously defeated Afghanistan with a magnificent century, was out for a golden duck in the second over. Meanwhile, Litton Das was bowled by Shaheen Shah Afridi in the fifth over, and Towhid Hridoy was bowled back to the pavilion by Haris Rauf in the tenth over.
Despite scoring a disappointing 193 runs, Shakib Al Hasan and keeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim put up a 100-run stand for the fifth wicket that allowed Bangladesh to recover slightly. The Bangladeshi captain claimed that although the fifth-wicket stand was strong, his team’s subpar batting performance cost them the match.
“We played some mediocre shots at the beginning and lost early wickets. We shouldn’t lose four wickets in the first ten overs on a track like this, yet it does. Although I felt we needed to bat for seven or eight more overs, our partnership [for the fifth wicket] was strong. Very terrible batting performance on this type of surface, but we must go on to the next one, Shakib stated following the game.
The 36-year-old went on to laud Pakistan and say that they had elite bowlers on their team. Bangladesh‘s bowlers also did a fantastic job, he continued, although their batting was erratic.
These are the explanations on why they are the best team. They are having things made easier for them by three elite bowlers. While our bowling performance has been strong, our batting performance has been hit and miss. We must be more reliable, he continued.
Shakib Al Hasan continued by praising Bangladesh’s fast bowlers for their outstanding performances over the past several years.
“Our three seamers bowled superbly, in my opinion,” Our seamers have been bowling exceptionally well over the past few years, much like Pakistan’s. But regrettably, you can’t get wickets on a field like this unless hitters commit errors,” he said.
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