NEW DELHI: Bangladesh 's batsmen struggled mightily to chase 125 runs against Sri Lanka , but captain Najmul Hossain Shanto isn't too concerned because his team got off to a strong start in the T20 World Cup . Towhid Hridoy (40) and Litton Das (36) had Bangladesh coasting along at 91 for 3, but they lost five wickets for 21 runs. It was Mahmudullah Riyad who hit Dasun Shanaka for a six, giving Shanto's team a two-wicket victory.
"I don't think there are many reasons to worry. I'm saying this because it was a very intense match. We wanted to win at the end of the day.
So if you think about the result, we got two points," Shanto said at the post-match press conference in Dallas. "All the batsmen know that we didn't bat well. But not everyone plays well every day.
Like Hridoy played a very good innings, Riyad finished the game, Litton gave a beautiful start after a long time. So, we are good in some areas. "So, I hope that whoever gets set on any day should make the match win.
I don't expect that all the seven batsmen in the team will play well." Tanzid Hassan and Soumya Sarkar, the two openers, faltered, but the captain saved the team. "As I said earlier, the game is not for the openers only.
We have seven batsmen batting at the top. It's everyone's responsibility. "As a captain, I want that whoever gets set and gets a good start, should finish the game.
I hope that the openers will give a good start and finish the game. So, I hope and I am optimistic that everyone will do well.
