Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim thought they were 20 runs short plus they failed to get the things right inside the first 10 overs which cost them the opening ODI against India yesterday.
“We were short by 20 runs. When we bowled, our first ten overs didn’t go to plan. If they were 70-75 at the rain break, they would have needed a lot afterwards which could have made a difference,” said Mushfiqur during the post-match conference.
“The set batsmen should have stayed, and that would have got us to another 20 runs. We were 30-odd in the first ten overs so we had to play catch up with the run-rate. We needed 285-290 in this good wicket, but unfortunately when the set batsmen got out, runs were less,” the wicketkeeper- batsman added.
Meanwhile man of the match, India’s Ajinkya Rahane said, “We’ve got that momentum now and we just want to continue with it. We just want to play this series and later on think about the other series,” said Ajinkya.
The India squad for the three-match series in Dhaka was termed as an under-strength side but Rahane said, “Many players in our side did well in the IPL and everyone is really talented. It’s a good platform for each and every young player to just express yourself, enjoy yourself and become a better cricketer.”