“Our total fielding effort hurt us [in the first ODI]. We have given away too many easy runs,” Tamim stated. “We could have created a little more pressure through dot balls, instead we conceded easy singles. You can point out a lot of things when we lose. But when we win, I always give the reminder what mistakes we have made. We got away with dropping catches and not fielding well, but today it got back to hurt us.”
“I have been saying that we have been dropping a lot of catches so it had to cost us at some point,” Tamim stated. “This was probably the day. Previously, we have got away with it. We won despite dropping a couple of catches. On these types of wickets [which are good for batting], when you drop four catches, you are not going to win the game.
“We should take the possibilities. When there’s assist in the wicket [for bowlers], there are all the time possibilities coming even when you have got dropped a catch. But on such wicket, it turns into very troublesome. We could not maintain on to any of the 4 possibilities. It is the most important distinction [between winning and losing].”
“As a gaggle, we must always have gotten these 15-20 runs. Those within the center actually tried laborious. They have carried out it plenty of instances, so I’m not one to level fingers at my gamers”
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“I will not name it [not playing a left-arm spinner] a unsuitable determination,” Tamim said. “The story would have been totally different had we bowled first. But now we have to consider the mix for the subsequent sport.
“At the same time, though, we have had our opportunities, which we didn’t grab. I am not someone who blames a defeat on other things. We must have made mistakes. We take full responsibility.”
“We should have scored 15-20 runs more when you consider the circumstances,” Tamim stated. “We were 250 for 1, so in that kind of situation you can push a little harder to get those 15-20 runs. We had to tackle the first 10-15 overs, which I thought we handled very well with a good partnership [between Tamim and Litton Das]. We didn’t finish well.
“It will likely be very unfair to level out one or two people. As a gaggle, we must always have gotten these 15-20 runs. Those within the center actually tried laborious. They have carried out it plenty of instances, so I’m not one to level fingers at my gamers.”
