Bangladesh eyeing to keep the momentum
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Bangladesh is looking to keep the winning momentum going after clinching a memorable victory in the first T20 win against India, said Mushfiqur Rahim after engineering their historic win over their Asian rivals.
Bangladesh reached Rajkot with the mission to seal off the series as they are leading by 1-0 margin and it came during a time when the country’s cricket was at the lowest ebb.
The players called an unprecedented strike against the home board and though it was resolved misery did not leave the visitors dressing room considering they lost their ace all-rounder Shakib al Hasan as he was banned by the ICC for failing to report corrupt charges.
When the visitors were gearing up for the tour in India, which is always considered as toughest for any country in the world these off-the-field scuffles grabbed them coupled by the absence of some key members like Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Saifuddin.
However, Bangladesh is now looking for series victory as they are confident on the back of such commanding win in the three-match series opener.
It was the magnitude of their seven-wicket victory, their first against India in this format in ninth attempt that 7.
“First match is important in any series. We always want to start the series with a winning note. We tried our best to start off the series well so that we can gain the momentum early and keep it. That happened what we wanted. Now our target is to keep it going,” Mushfiqur Rahim told reporters ahead of their second T20 against India, scheduled in Rajkot on November 7.
“We came here, to compete in each and every game. But as long as you are playing consistent cricket and improving day by day, that’s our main goal,” he said.
At the same time, Mushfiqur added that they still need to improve in some areas if they want to clinch the series.
“But personally I think we can improve in couple of areas. Because in last two overs we gave way some easy boundaries. We need to improve there in last portion of bowling. So if we improve in those areas and play better from what we did today then there is nothing which is impossible. We will try our level best to compete against India.”
He also stressed upon the requirements of keeping the consistency in batting too.
“It is very important. In T20, a top four needs to be there to finish the innings, whether you are setting a target or chasing. That was our plan. And we did that. And it is important to carry on the good form in the next games. Because you never know in T20. So it’s very difficult to predict but I will try best to put a good show in the next games,’’ he said.
