Left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal hoped that his side will play good cricket in the final ODI against New Zealand scheduled to be held on Wednesday in Dunedin.
Bangladesh in the first two ODIs, lost their openers — Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das — within the first 10 overs, which pushed them in back foot as the visitors were unable to post a competitive total. Each time, New Zealand, led by Martin Guptill’s stellar form at the top, chased down the targets comfortably, reports BSS.
Tamim Iqbal talking to the press men said whoever comes in, needs to bat for long and to be honest he would hope that his team would not give away the game in the opening 10 overs, because losing wickets early will make it difficult for the team to make a comeback.
The southpaw opener said the same thing happened with them in the last two matches. He hopes to overcome those mistakes in the final match.
Tamim said though the blame was on the batsmen but the pitches were very good especially in the first match.
The wicket was good in the second match as well but they faced some problems due to the inclement weather following a heavy downpour, he added.
Thereafter, Bangladesh had a fine 2018. They won all the ODI series they contested in – two against the Windies and one against Zimbabwe. However, that form hasn’t been carried on to 2019, and with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 just around the corner, Iqbal urged his side to “play good cricket” and to do it “quickly”.
Tamim said last year we played some good cricket but this year we have not been able to play good cricket,” Iqbal said. “Last time we put up a fight but this year there was no contest.
The left handed opener however don’t find any reason why they are failing to beat them here despite coming to New Zealand on three to four occasions.
Because Bangladesh has beaten them in Ireland and England, there is no reason why his side cannot beat them here.
First of all, he emphasized to play good cricket it need to do it quickly as the World Cup is not very far ahead, he concluded.