Bowlers’ lack of experience cost Bangladesh: Guptill

Bangladesh could not bounce back from their defeat in the opener of the three-match ODI series as they were comprehensively beaten by eight wickets in the second match of the series by the hosts New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch today. New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, who struck a brilliant 88-ball 118 to see his side through comfortably, said that Bangladesh bowlers' lack of experience had cost them the game. 

On a pitch where ball came nicely on to the bat, Bangladesh batsmen have yet again failed to put on a challenging total as the Tigers were bundled out for 226 runs in 49.4 overs. The bowlers also took a beating on the day as New Zealand, chased down the total easily in just 36.1 overs with eight wickets to spare -- courtesy of a magnificent century from opener Martin Guptill.

Bangladesh yet again chose to take the field today without one of the side's experienced pacer -- Rubel Hossain -- and The Kiwi opener spoke during the post-match press conference and according to him it is the lack of experience in Tigers' bowling unit that cost them the game.

"I think they [Bangladesh] have got some really good bowlers. Obviously [Mashrafe Bin] Mortaza is a very experienced bowler and he can be quite difficult to get away. But I think if you can put them under pressure, they just have not got that experience to be able to just hold in there for a long period of time." 

Bangladesh batsman Sabbir Rahman, however, pointed out that the Tigers' inability to execute the plan properly was the reason behind their poor showing.

"It is not that we are not able to adjust to the condition here. Everything is alright but we are not able to execute our plan properly. Hopefully, if we can execute our plan properly than we can play good cricket and in the next match we will try to avoid being whitewashed and end the series 2-1"

Sabbir also thought that to stage a fight back in these conditions, Bangladesh need to see through the first ten overs and then build on afterwards.

"It is not that the wicket is very tough. The first ten overs are difficult for any team, be it at home or away. We are trying that if we can recover in the first ten overs and our batsmen can play the last 40 overs and if we can play the last 10 overs nicely then we can fight back."