Taskin Ahmed, a pacer for Bangladesh, said on October 17 that their batting unit missed some chances against Zimbabwe in the first ODI of the three-nation series. He insisted that 270 was a score that could have been beaten on the wicket in Abu Dhabi, which was good for batting.
They lost by 99 runs to Zimbabwe after being bowled out for 172 in 33.4 overs while chasing 272 at the Sheik Zayed Cricket Stadium. This showed how weak Bangladesh’s hitting was. A good start with the ball was ruined by the fall.
If Bangladesh bats second, they have failed to reach a score of 240 or more in eight of their last ten attempts. In addition to the loss, it was Towhid Hridoy‘s first game as full-time ODI captain. The batting unit had already taken a big hit when Litton Das got hurt and couldn’t play in the event.
Litton wasn’t there, but Taskin, who took three wickets, wasn’t going to use that as an excuse.
“It was possible to get 270, at least against Zimbabwe,” Taskin told media after the game.
“We didn’t play well, which means we should have gone after it, and we couldn’t make a single partnership.” He said, “Just one partnership would have won the game, but mistakes are made over and over again when batting.”
“At least that they are more consistent with their bowling, but when it comes to batting, I think our batters should have won this game but unfortunately couldn’t.” He said, “But there’s still one game left, and we hope to fight back well so we can play the final.”
“The problem is consistency, and it’s been seen that we need to work on both that and our awareness of the game.”Each of us is a little less aware of the game because everyone has the skills. For those of you who watch cricket, each batsman has shown that they can bat well.
So sometimes, as a team, you’ll see that we fall apart very quickly when things get tough. This is exactly what we need to work on. We have to get past this if we want to be a big team. He said, “I’m sure we’re all working together to figure this out quickly.”
“I pray that we can win the next game and fight back, because it’s still possible.” He said, “Because if we can’t play in the final of this three-nation tournament, we’ll feel a little down, but we’ll try to come back strong in the next game.”
Bangladesh has not won a two-match series away from home since 2023, when they beat Ireland in Chelmsford. When asked if that record was a cause for worry, Taskin said that the team needed to do better in all areas.
“No, this has been a wake-up call that has shown us where we need to improve as a team, both in terms of batting and bowling.” That’s because this isn’t a game for one person, so a few wins don’t really matter if we can’t win the match. We need to get better as a team since it’s a team game.
And bowlers and batters both have to do the same things because it’s a game with two teams. I’m sure our batsmen are working hard, and I hope they’ll learn from their mistakes and come back because we still have another game to play. But these problems need to be fixed right away. I’m sure these will be fixed soon, God willing, the fast bowler said.
