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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.

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.