Timely boost for Tigers ahead of World Cup
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza Murtaza said that their maiden win in tri-nation will help them take the confidence of chasing down big total in the World Cup.
Bangladesh clinched their maiden major trophy in some style as they secured a five-wicket victory over West Indies in emphatic fashion the tri-series final at the Malahide in Dublin on Friday.
Set a revised target of 210 in 24 overs by D/L method in rain-curtailed final, they reached the target by making 213-5 in 22.5 overs
Two youngsters Soumya Sarkar and Mosaddek Hossain Saikat were the key in bringing up the watershed moment in the country’s history. While Soumya Sarkar set the platform upfront with 41 ball-66 while Mosaddek gave the finishing touch in even more gorgeous fashion, smashing 24 ball-52 not out.
Winning a major trophy remained elusive for Bangladesh for quite sometimes as they failed to clinch any trophy despite being on the final in six occasions.
Bangladesh had their first major heart break when they failed to cross the last hurdle during their appearance in the first tri-nation final in 2009 involving Sri-Lanka and Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh’s second heartbreak was against Pakistan in the 2012 Asia Cup while four years later Bangladesh lost to India in Asia Cup Twenty20 final.
2018 seemed to be the most disappointing year for them as they lost final on three occasions.
First, they lost the tri-nation series final against Sri-Lanka in January, Zimbabwe and followed that by losing against India in the Nidahas Trophy final. Bangladesh lost the Asia Cup final in 2018 that forced them to earn the choker tag.
While they removed chokers tag in style it also helped them complete their last preparation for the World Cup with huge amount of confidence under their belt.
The way Bangladesh batsman played throughout the tournament indicated that they won’t shy away from trying to score heavily when they reach England for the upcoming ICC World Cup despite it was raised as the major concerning area for them considering they are not used to score at a pace unlike some of the other cricketing nation.
‘’Yes obviously it is a great feeling,’’ said Mashrafee.
‘’ Hopefully it is just the start and we will continue [ in this manner in the future,’’ he said.
‘’ it's been a long time we didn't win but the seventh time we won. it's totally team work,’’ he said.
‘’The wicket was really good and when we bowled understood it's favoring the batsman. Tamim and Soumya gave us a really good start,’’ the build the wining stage. Mushy batted really well in the middle. and Mosaddek and Riyadh finished it really well,’’ he said
‘’The world cup will be really challenging for us and the real challenge is waiting for everyone. This tough this win will really give us a big boost and confident chasing big totals,’’ he said.
