'Our batting is a priority,' admits Mahmudullah after Bangladesh undergo Scotland slip-up

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Captain says Mushfiqur Rahim dismissal used to be “turning level” as small chase were given out of hand

Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah, pissed off with their surprise six-run defeat by the hands of Scotland, mentioned that they did not bat aggressively all the way through the 141-run chase. On the other hand, he nonetheless believed that Bangladesh may just flip round from this messy get started, specifically in the event that they reviewed the place they went mistaken.

“I’m very a lot pissed off,” Mahmudullah mentioned. “Our batting is a priority. We need to bat higher. We need to play competitive cricket, without reference to the location. We now have a deep batting line-up, with Mohammad Saifuddin at No. 9. We would possibly wish to assume over some adjustments the next day.

“We did not intentionally bat slowly. We could not hit the ones limitations. We need to bat higher subsequent time. Numerous issues will arise since we misplaced the sport. I feel we did not play smartly nowadays, however we’re a just right T20 group. We now have the potential. Once we play our best possible cricket, we will win video games.”

Mahmudullah mentioned that the chase by no means took off, and when wickets fell at the most important issues, it stored elevating the asking run price although they have been chasing a average overall on a flat pitch.

“We could not make runs within the Powerplay. You wish to have to begin smartly chasing 140. I feel Mushfiqur [Rahim] and Shakib [Al Hasan] made some restoration however within the heart [overs], we did not bat smartly although it used to be on a just right wicket. We made extra errors.

“I feel some giant overs off the spinners would have raised our run price, however most certainly shedding wickets within the heart overs averted us from getting the ones giant overs. The asking run-rate, consequently, went up.”

Mahmudullah mentioned that he, Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan, tasked with offering fast runs in the second one part of the innings, could not slightly get going, but additionally identified how Mushfiqur’s dismissal after making 38 off 36 balls grew to become the sport in Scotland’s favour.

“I feel Tender’s wicket used to be the turning level,” he mentioned. “He used to be batting smartly nowadays. A suite batter has to stick. Possibly I did not bat consistent with the location. We will have to assume higher as a batting unit.

“If Afif and I, or Sohan [Nurul] and I will have carried just a little longer, it will have introduced us nearer. However credit score is going to their bowlers. They carried out smartly. We made foolish errors, and paid for it.”

However Mahmudullah did not blame his bowlers who leaked 85 runs within the ultimate 8 overs, moderately praising them for purchasing the six early wickets.

“I feel the bowlers have been on course. We had them at 53 for six, however then that they had a just right partnership. They performed higher cricket than us. We have been simply no longer just right sufficient this night. Mahedi [Hasan] and Shakib bowled really well. Possibly we will have bowled higher within the demise overs, however our batting used to be truly dangerous. If we do not take inventory of it, it would possibly not get us anything else just right.”

Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84

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