‘Need to improve power cricket’
Bangladesh captain Salma Khatun emphasised upon the importance of improving their power cricket and fitness levels after her side ended their ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign with four straight losses.
Bangladesh lost their last group match against Sri Lanka by nine wickets following a dismal batting performance as Sri Lanka spinner Shashikala Siriwardena bowed out of international cricket with four wickets for 16, the best figures of this edition to date, during an easy victory over the Tigresses at the Junction Oval in Melbourne yesterday.
Shashikala helped Sri Lanka restrict Bangladesh to 91 for eight in their last Group A match. Sri Lanka reached the target in 15.3 overs with nine wickets in hand.
"This experience will help us move forward. The most important things we need to improve on are our power cricket and level of fitness. Our fitness is the main thing that will help us improve our skills and performance," Salma said during the post-match conference.
"We need to keep playing the top-ranked teams regularly in order to improve. The more we play them, the more we'll improve. That's the key for us. In one match we batted well, in another we bowled well but our fielding has been a constant concern," she added.
Meanwhile, the semifinal line-up has been completed after Australia overcame New Zealand with a four-run win to join India, South Africa and England in the last four.
SCORES IN BRIEF
BANGLADESH: 91-8 in 20 overs (Nigar Sultana Joty 39; Shashikala Siriwardena 4-16, Achini Kulasuriya 2-19)
SRI LANKA: 92-1 in 15.3 overs (Hasini Perera 39 not out, Chamari Athapaththu 30; Nahida Akter 1-18)
Result: Sri Lanka won by nine wickets.
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