Tamim fumes at teammates

In a matter of 20 minutes, the Chittagong Vikings went from dominating the game to being flayed to all corners of the park. The floodgates had been opened after the 13th over of the match and the hosts were drowning.

It therefore wasn't a surprise to see Tamim Iqbal laugh in despair right after the first question was asked at the post-match press conference.

A defeat of this sorts wasn't easy to digest and the left-hander made no effort to conceal his disappointment.

“I can't hold them by their hand and explain to them as to what they need to do in this level. They need to understand what they need to do. I think that is what we are lacking. People need to understand what they need to do.”

 “I can be the captain but I can't tell them where to bowl and what to do. When I bat nobody comes and tells me how I need to bat,” said Tamim acidly while reflecting Elton Chigumbura's erratic 19th over, that produced 22 runs.

 “We knew that Cooper loves to hit over cover and straight. When Elton was bowling I was trying to tell him to bowl in such a way that the batsman is forced to hit towards the square leg or the midwicket area.

 “That way we had a better chance of getting a wicket or giving away a single. But unfortunately, he bowled in the wrong line,” said the disappointed left-hander.

Of all the aspects though, he seemed most disappointed with the way Kamran Akmal got run-out.

“That was a school-boy error,” he lamented, while referring to the Pakistan batsman's decision to not ground his bat while taking the single.

He also seemed a bit perturbed with his side's overseas players.

 “We pay a lot of money to bring foreigners. They are all professionals. If you see the names, they are the best in the world. But of course, performance is something that you can't buy.

 “I have no answers for Akmal's run out or even the way [Tillakaratne] Dilshan was batting. In T20 cricket he is right up there with [Chris] Gayle as the two top batsmen. If he could have continued we would have been in a different position,” said Tamim.

 “I think there is a lack of responsibility. We depend heavily on them. They are world-class cricketers and the best in the world. They need to take this responsibility,” he added.

Player-of-the match Kevon Cooper, who took three wickets and smacked 21 runs, on the other hand, was in high spirits.

 “We don't have the big name players with us as yet but we are playing good cricket. Hopefully when Chris [Gayle] comes for our remaining games the guys embrace him and hopefully we can bat better as a team and go all the way to win the competition,” said Cooper.