After losing the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Shere
Bangla stadium in Mirpur, Mahmudullah Riyad stated his sadness over the carnage
that the Bangladeshis had to endure. Despite getting a great start to the Test,
with Abdur Razzak and Taijul Islam spearheading the bowling, the batsmen of the
Tigers let them down.
And stand-in captain Mahmudullah Riyad also stated just
that. He bemoaned the lack of intent in the team and was particularly
disgruntled at how the team let their feet of the gas at certain times.
However, he had words or praise both for Mominul Haque and the Lankan bowlers.
‘Feeling really disappointed, it was a result oriented pitch
and our batsmen let us down. We should have been more careful with the choice
of shots, on this wicket, first innings becomes crucial.
‘Their bowlers were very good, always kept us under
pressure. We let them off the hook at times. There are some positives though.
Mominul was excellent, he played spin very well. We have to take this in our
stride moving forward.
‘On these type of wickets, batting last is difficult. There
was some pressure, but we needed to show intent, else, we would have had no
chance of chasing down 339.’
This is not the end of Sri Lanka’s tour in the nation as
Bangladesh are set to lock horns with them in the upcoming T20I series that
begins from the 15th of February.