Shanto admits lack of 'intent' cost them heavy lose against India
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Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto acknowledged that his team lacked sufficient batting intent following their 50-run defeat against India in North Sound during their second Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Bangladesh's cautious batting approach drew criticism as they reached 66-1 by the 10th over, scoring at only around six and a half runs per over despite having wickets in hand.
The team played too many dot balls and didn't take enough attacking shots, leading to a significant shortfall in the required run rate and ultimately falling well short of the target.
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While Bangladesh had some promising moments with the ball, the strength of the Indian team proved too much to overcome.
"We were thinking about 160-170 when we put them into bat, but they batted well so credit to them," Shanto told Harsha Bhogle in his post-match interview.
Bangladesh were 42-1 at the end of the powerplay, well behind the required rate, and never quite made a comeback.
"We did not show as much intent as we needed with the bat, when we are chasing 190, we needed to show more intent especially in the first six," he added.
