"It was a game that we were expected to win. So it was nice to win the match from that point of view," said coach Dav Whatmore.

Whatmore however admitted that his game plan was not entirely executed by the players.

"Batting in the morning was a bit difficult but after losing the first wicket, we batted really well. We got to a point where we relaxed and gave way some wickets cheaply. You can't do that often and get away with it," cautioned Whatmore.

The coach was pleased with the debut of left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak who returned figures of three for 17.

"Razzak did his job. He is expected to do this."

Whatmore acknowledged that the Hong Kong bowlers have surprised many but their batting didn't have any initiative.

"They put the ball in the right areas in the morning on a wicket that was assisting them. But their batsmen were ultra cautious against some accurate bowling from us," added Whatmore who has now led Bangladesh to two one-day international wins since taking charge a year ago.

"Pakistan will be a much stronger game obviously. The players will need a lot more confidence to be able to beat them. But one thing is sure, we are going to play to win. We are almost in the second round and from that aspect, it does not matter whether we lose or win tomorrow. We just want to push them hard to strengthen our confidence level."

Bashar too was not impressed with the team's batting although he thought the conditions were not perfect in the morning.

"I am definitely not happy. There was a scope to improve our individual performances but we missed out on that. We concentrated on singles as we could not go for big shots. That is why there were three run outs in the innings," said the Tigers skipper.

The captain complimented Javed Omar's innings and believed that Alok Kapali, despite failing yet again, will show his potential somewhere along the tournament.

About Razzak, Bashar felt the debutant bowled "brilliantly".

The Tigers captain said the wicket could play a big role in the match against Pakistan.

"Any team can get into trouble on this sort of wicket. There will be moisture in the morning and I would prefer bowling first."

Razzak was naturally excited after a convincing debut and was relishing the task in hand against Pakistan.

"I am not afraid to bowl against the Pakistanis. If I can bowl well, I believe I can restrict any batsman," said the confident 22-year-old.

"There was no extra help for the spinners and batting became easier in the last half of the game," added Razzak who was aware that it will be whole new ball game today.

"I went for wickets in my second spell and not to check runs. But we can't always do that in ODIs."