After beating the Lankans Shanta says 'Should have won more easily'
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It is true that the match was difficult due to the failure of the top-order in the beginning, but with the tenacity of Tawhid Hriday and Liton Das in the middle of the innings, Bangladesh was heading towards an easy victory against the Lankans. However, if Shakib returns with these two batters settled on the pitch, there is a fear that the match will be lost again. However, in the end Bangladesh won by 2 wickets with the bat of experienced Mahmudullah Riyad and Nazmul Hossain Shanto's team started the World Cup mission with the victory over the shaky preparation before the World Cup.
Was the match going to be so difficult? Had the batters shown a bit more determination in the beginning, the situation might not have been so difficult in the end. Litton's return of runs and Tawheed Hriday's match-winning innings claimed a share of the credit. However, captain Shanto did not forget to give them that credit. He also said that they should have won the match more easily.
Liton scored 36 runs off 38 balls. Despite a slow innings, wicket keeping helped Hriday overcome the Lankan bowlers. Hriday scored 40 runs off 20 balls.
Liton was suffering in the last few matches with the bat. Even though his innings was slow, the return of runs was important. Keeping the wicket under pressure has also been effective for the team. At the prize distribution ceremony at the end of the match Shanto mentioned Liton and said, 'It was an important innings by Liton. He was washing. But he showed his skills today. He batted great.
Shanto had to praise Hridoy. He thought of finishing the match alone. 73 runs on the scoreboard at the end of 11 overs. Hasaranga said. Hridoy welcomed him by hitting three sixes in three balls. Maybe he wanted to hit a couple of sixes. But he returned to the trap of leg before the next ball. Despite losing the wicket, Hridoy made the match much easier. In praise of him, Shanto said, 'Hridoy has batted very bravely. The way he bowled that over really helped us a lot.'
Hriday-Liton made the job much easier. Bangladesh could have won the match earlier. "We should have won more easily on such a wicket."
But the bowlers are skilled in this easy target in front of the batter. Sri Lanka got off to a great start. However, Rishad's leg spin whirlwind after Mustafiz's pace. The power of the Lankans stopped there. And they stopped at just 124 runs.
