Series triumph has Miraz hungry for more from Bangladesh
A 2-1 series victory over Pakistan has Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz looking for more from his side.
Triumphant Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz has praised the efforts of his bowlers following their impressive ODI series victory over Pakistan.
Bangladesh wrapped up their three-match ODI series against Pakistan with a thrilling 11-run victory in Mirpur on Sunday, with opener Tanzid Hasan leading the way with a superb century in what was a Player of the Match performance.
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While Tanzid's innings will win much of the praise, Miraz instead singled out the performance from his bowlers as they took wickets at regular intervals and restricted the powerful Pakistan batting line-up to just 279 in their pursuit of 291 for victory in the series decider.
Pace spearhead Taskin Ahmed led the way for Bangladesh with a four-wicket haul, while experienced seamer Mustafizur Rahman (3/54) and up-and-comer Nahid Rana (2/62) also drew praise from Miraz.
“Overall, everyone played very well as a team,” Miraz said after the win.
“It was an excellent match. At times even I was a bit afraid, but the boys handled the pressure really well in the last over when they needed 14 runs.
“Taskin bowled really well. He took two wickets in the first three overs and two more at the end. Throughout the series, Taskin and Nahid Rana bowled really well, and I’m really happy with their performance."
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The series victory boost Bangladesh's chances of earning automatic qualification for next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, with the top eight sides on the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings - plus two of the three tournament co-hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe - winning a place at the 2027 showcase.
Bangladesh sat in 10th place on the rankings prior to the series against Pakistan and Miraz is looking for more consistency from his batters as the side chases an eighth straight appearance at the 50-over World Cup.
“We have some lacking areas; the batters need to take responsibility," Miraz said.
"I think that if we play on true wickets, on good wickets, the batters will gain a lot of confidence. Look, the Pakistan series we played, we played on true wickets, and the batters got runs there. So we are planning in that way."
