Shakib disappoints for ‘Poor’ batting on Lahore's flat surface
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Bangladesh captain Shakib al Hasan is not happy with his team’s batting display on a such good wicket in Lahore, where they thumped by seven wickets against Pakistan in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup.
Pakistan's pace duo of Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah derailed Bangladesh who won the toss and batted on a flat Gaddafi Stadium pitch.
The senior duo of Mushfiqur Rahim scored 64 for his 46th half-century while skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who hit 53, anchored the innings but once their stand of 100 for the fifth wicket was broken, Bangladesh's innings faltered.
"We lost early wickets in the start and we played some ordinary shots. On a wicket like this we shouldn't lose four wickets in the first ten overs, but it happens. Our partnership was good, thought we needed to bat 7-8 more overs. Very poor batting display on a surface like this but we have to move on to the next one,”
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However, Shakib praised his seamers and said Like Pakistan, Tiger seamers have been bowling very well but unfortunately on a pitch like this they can't get wickets unless batters make mistakes
“They are the no.1 team and these are the reasons. They have three world class bowlers who are making things easier for them. We have been doing well in the bowling department but batting is a bit hot and cold. We need to be more consistently. I thought our three seamers bowled brilliantly. Like Pakistan, our seamers have been bowling very well in the last couple of years. But unfortunately on a pitch like this you can't get wickets unless batters make mistakes,”
Defending champions Sri Lanka meet Bangladesh in Colombo on Saturday.
“[On playing in SL] When I played in LPL, pitches were a bit slow, wickets were a little up and down and that should help us. So hopefully we will do well in Colombo." he added.
The win gives Pakistan an ideal start ahead of their highly charged match against India in Colombo on Sunday after the first game between the arch-rivals was abandoned due to rain last week.
