Bangladesh were bowled out for 127 runs in the first T20I against India.© BCCI
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto acknowledged Bangladesh's shortcoming with the bat and inability to give bowlers enough runs to defend during their seven-wicket defeat in the T20I series opener against India on Sunday. The aggression shown by the Test team in Kanpur certainly had an impact on India's young T20I team. After being put in to bat, the Bangladesh batters worked hard to put runs on the board while facing a young Indian bowling team. The powerplay proved to be a dry spell with the bat for Bangladesh. The openers failed in their attempt to pile runs on the board. Arshdeep Singh stabbed Bangladesh twice as the visitors crawled their way to 39/2 after the first six overs.
Bangladesh's plan to play 'positive cricket' flopped, with India's bowlers increasing the intensity with every pass. Addressing their struggles in the power game, Shanto felt the need to approach the second T20I with a “good plan”.
“Yes, I think we didn't start well. In T20, the first six overs are important but we didn't do well. The plan was to play positive cricket but we had to manage some of the overs and how we wanted to It seems like we didn't have much plans, but we have to make a good plan in the next match,” Shanto said in the post-match presentation.
“We have to concentrate on rotating the strike. T20 is not just about batting. If we keep wickets in hand, we can get a good score. We have not scored many runs. Rishad bowled well, and Fizz was too good, but we didn't have enough runs,” he added.
Bangladesh's tepid performance with the bat made it challenging for them to post a huge total on the board. Mehidy Hasan Miraz's late cameo of 35* runs took Bangladesh's score to 127.
In reply, India's aggression saw them chasing the target with more than eight overs to spare.
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