Asia Cup 2022: Shakib unhappy with his bowlers' performance against SL
Updated On: 02 September, 2022 01:34 PM IST | Dubai | IANS
Defending a competitive total of 183/7, Bangladesh still ended up losing the must-win contest, with Sri Lanka overhauling the target for the loss of eight wickets and four ball remaining at the Dubai International Stadium
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Bangladesh`s captain Shakib Al Hasan (R) and Sri Lanka`s captain Dasun Shanaka pose after the toss before the start of the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanaka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Photo/AFP
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has come down heavily on his bowlers for not being disciplined enough in their line and length and giving away far too many runs in no-ball and wides in their loss to Sri Lanka in the do-or-die Asia Cup Group B clash on Thursday evening. Defending a competitive total of 183/7, Bangladesh still ended up losing the must-win contest, with Sri Lanka overhauling the target for the loss of eight wickets and four ball remaining at the Dubai International Stadium. Afghanistan and Sri Lanka advanced to the Super Four round, while Bangladesh were eliminated. Bangladesh conceded 17 extras, including four no-balls and eight wides.
"No captain wants a no-ball and a spinner bowling a no-ball is a crime," Shakib was quoted as saying by ICC after the match. "We bowled (a) lot of no-balls and wide balls and that is not disciplined bowling. These are pressure games and we need to learn a lot from here and move forward," he added. Sri Lanka`s victory came following the highest successful run chase in the UAE in T20Is. Sri Lanka`s highest run-getter of the match Kusal Mendis, who smashed a 37-ball 60, was given multiple lifelines. He was dropped by wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim when he was on two off Taskin Ahmed, and again when Mahedi Hasan had induced a faint outside edge in the seventh over, but the spinner had overstepped.
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