Bangladesh Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza heaped praise on Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mithun after Bangladesh made a winning start to their Asia Cup 2018 campaign on Saturday, stating that their ability to bat well despite being under pressure helped the team immensely.
Bangladesh began their Asia Cup campaign with a 137-run victory against Sri Lanka in Dubai, a win that was possible largely due to Mushfiqur and Mithun aiding the side in putting up a defendable total.
“I should thank Mushfiqur and Mithun, they batted well under pressure. Losing two wickets early is always pressure, also Tamim couldn’t bat so it was nice to see how they batted,” Mortaza said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“The way our seniors are performing set up the team really well. Now, the juniors should step up. Hopefully they will come back strongly.”
“There are lots of things we can improve. We could have scored 280, 290 easily. We have to improve our bowling and fielding obviously. You have to be prepared for the conditions.”
