Tigers seek singles solution

Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar has said that Bangladesh's batsmen will try to address the issues that they have been facing with regards to the lack of singles in the remaining matches of the T20I series.

In the last match, Bangladesh's batsmen had batted out 27 dot balls in the first 10 overs and over 40 in the entire game, which ended up affecting the final score. Despite a series of boundaries, the hosts managed just 167.

“It's something that we will look into. It's always good to take as many singles as possible. Because in an over if we hit a boundary and then take a single, it just makes things a lot more smooth.

“In the last match I didn't take as many singles as I would have wanted. The total number of dot balls was also a bit too much and we had to cover up with boundaries,” Soumya told reporters in Khulna yesterday ahead of today's third T20I.

Despite getting a good start, the left-hander was sent back for 43. It was a crucial blow for the hosts considering the amount of damage that he could have done had he stayed on. Soumya regretted giving away his wicket at that point of time.

“There's always a sense of regret when you fall at such a stage. This feeling may worsen in the future. For instance, if years from now I look back in my career I won't see many half-centuries because of this reason. So the next time I get a chance, I will try my best to utilise it,” said Soumya.

With a victory away from taking the series, the team management decided to include three new players in the squad for the last two T20Is. Soumya reckons that the changes will not affect the rhythm of the team.

At the other end, the convener of Zimbabwe's selection committee Kenyon Ziehl told reporters that he firmly believes that the visitors can still come back in this series.

“We were 2-0 down in Sharjah [versus Afghanistan] recently and we came back. Somehow we show our best attributes when we are 2-0 down. We are in the same situation and we have to bounce back.

“With that in mind, we still have combinations we want to try towards finalising our squad. We are still testing combinations with a win in mind,” he said.