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Mehedi Hasan Miraz openly expressed his disappointment with Bangladesh's dismal batting performance on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Sylhet today.

He suggested that the team's inadequate preparation leading up to the red-ball series might have contributed to the abysmal display.

With Bangladesh crumbling to 37 runs for the loss of half their side in the final session of Day 3, the situation appeared dire, especially after Sri Lanka had posted a commanding 418 runs in their second innings. This left the Tigers facing a daunting target of 511 runs to chase.

"We couldn't prepare a lot [for the Tests]. We had T20s and ODIs [against Sri Lanka]. We had to play Tests just two [three] days after that. This might've been a reason," Miraz said at the press conference after the day's play.

"The batters themselves can say what was going through their minds at that moment. It's tough to bat late in the day, but we needed to take that challenge as we are professional cricketers. Personally speaking, our dismissals were very disappointing," he added.

However, Miraz hoped that the remaining batters would at least show some fight on Day 4. "Still, we will try. Mominul [Islam] bhai is still there, I'm there, if we can score some runs it would be good for us."