Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza believes they can win the lone Twenty20 international against Pakistan today at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium if they are able to maintain the dominance that they had exhibited in the just-concluded three-match ODI series.
The Narail Express, however, informed that the Tigers have some limitations and lackings in the shortest format of the game due to their lack of experience.
“Obviously, we are hoping to win after the way we batted and bowled recently and if we can continue that, we can win the game. But, honestly, if we really want to look for a perfect T20 line-up then I must say we still have some limitations. We need a power hitter at the lower middle-order while we need a few more bowlers who can support Shakib [al Hasan],” Mashrafe told the media yesterday in Mirpur.
“If the bowlers can do well then obviously we can win against them. And as the World T20 is just around the corner, I think it will be a great preparation for us. Overall, I can say the style of ODI and T20 is different. The batters need to play shots right from the start in a T20 and the bowlers also have to restrict the batsmen from scoring runs,” he said.
Mashrafe stated that they would be looking to improve on their record of 11 wins from 41 T20Is and expressed his belief that more domestic T20 competitions should be introduced in order to prepare the young cricketers for the future.
