Shakib admits Bangladesh were always behind in the game
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Bangladesh Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan confessed that the Tigers were always behind in their pursuit of a lofty total against New Zealand in Wednesday's tri-nation series match in Christchurch.
Despite a fifty from skipper Shakib, Bangladesh were reduced to 160 for seven in pursuit of a massive 209-run goal.
"New Zealand put on a very good total and we were always behind in the game. But we should have scored maybe 15-20 more runs to close down the gap more as that would have been ideal," Shakib said at the post-match presentation following their 48-run loss to New Zealand that saw the Tigers crash out of the Tri-nation series.
Shakib pointed out the area the Tigers have been struggling in recently.
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"We kept on losing wickets in the middle and that cost us the game. If you look at our last three games, it has been the same pattern. After 10 overs, we have been losing wickets consistently. We lose wickets every two overs and that is not helping us in getting the momentum and we are left forcing to build innings," Shakib added.
Bangladesh has one more game in the series against Pakistan tomorrow. Shakib intended to end the series on a high note ahead of the T20 World Cup later this month in Australia.
"We are not that far [from forming a settled playing eleven], we have a few areas we need to fix. Actually, we do not have many options to be honest. We know what exactly the World Cup team is, we were just trying to give some guys a game to understand the best combination for the World Cup. We'll approach tomorrow to try and win the game. That's why it is an important game tomorrow," Shakib said.
