It was a press briefing meant for Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s thoughts on the next game against New Zealand but it was invariably dominated by a discussion centering that heart-breaking one-run defeat against India in Bangalore.
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From out-spinning India with a dose of their own medicine, to outmanoeuvring their trans-Tasman rivals Australia, New Zealand were the first to seize their place in semis with a clinical win over Pakistan en route to securing a third victory on the trot.
“I can not explain the loss in words”.
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“At the moment, everyone is having fun playing cricket, and we are playing some good cricket together, putting in some good performances”.
The thrilling win allowed India to stay alive in the World T20. Bangladesh’s bowling, apart from the match against Pakistan, has been on the mark despite the absence of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny (both suspended due to illegal bowling actions). We need to play hard in the last game”, he said.
Despite not being a 100% fit, Mustafizur Rahman was included in the eleven for the last two matches while Tamim Iqbal also returned to the eleven after a bout of illness. “If we can get one run, the fielder would have been up, then we can take the shot on”, said Mortaza attempting a fearless face.
But the Bangladesh captain looked a bit uncomfortable when asked if they should be a little less emotional on the field as a team.
Martin Guptill, who top scored with 80 in Tuesday’s win over Pakistan, said New Zealand would not necessarily stick to the same lineup but would wait to see what the Eden Gardens pitch had in store.
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– Since 2010, Bangladesh have defeated New Zealand seven times in nine limited overs internationals in Asia. He now has 292 runs in five matches.
