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Lucky to still be in contention in the series – Mashrafe
- Updated: September 28, 2016
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said his side were lucky to still have a chance at winning the three-match ODI series, after two close matches against Afghanistan. Bangladesh won the first ODI by seven runs, and lost the second match on Wednesday by two wickets as Afghanistan aced a tense chase of 209.
“We simply played very bad cricket in the two matches,” Mashrafe said, in a flat response when asked what had gone wrong with the side. “We luckily won the first match or else we would have lost the series by now. We are very lucky that we still have a chance to win this series. Maybe if we can learn from our mistakes, we can win the series.”
The home side have faced a few problems in their first ODI series since November 2015. In the second match, their top four batsmen all got starts but none of them scored more than 38. The middle order imploded against Afghanistan’s spinners and the bowlers faded when the opposition batsmen applied themselves. Mashrafe was disappointed Bangladesh had not managed to get a score of around 230-240.
“Our top four scored more than 20 but got out before they …
