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Plan for Roussouw, Mushfiqur worked well: Hasan Mahmud
SYLHET, Jan 3, 2020 (BSS)- Dhaka Platoon’s young fast bowler Hasan Mahmud
said that he devised a specific plan to Khulna Tigers’ key batsmen- Mushfiqur
Rahim and Rilee Roussouw, which worked well and eventually led them to a 12-
run victory in the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sylhet
International Cricket Stadium here today.
After his side piled up 172-4, Mahmud kept Dhaka aloft over Khulna,
dismissing Rossouw and then when Mushfiqur Rahim was in marauding mood, he
snapped him up also to script the victory. Finally he finished with 4-32,
which was his career-best bowling.
Terming the delivery with which he got the prized scalp of Roussouw, he
said, “The plan for Rossouw was to bowl wicket-to-wicket as he played the
ball that has slight width. That’s why the plan was devised that way.”
He also credited Anamul Haque Bijoy for his advice to hone the backhand
slower with which he got Rossouw.
“I have been practicing with the backhand slower from the Emerging Asia
Cup. Bijoy advised to do a change-up. Even though I delivered it my own, I
followed Bijoy’s advice also. It hit the length perfectly.”
“To bowl Mushfiqur Rahim is very tough because he is a 360 degree player
who could play all shots around the wicket. The plan for him was to bowl wide
Yorker, keeping three fielders in the offside. But, he kept thriving. So, I
tired different things and delivered slow full toss and he top-edged it.”
In his first two overs, Hasan Mahmud conceded just 5 runs to claim two
wickets but in last two overs, Mushfiqur Rahim ruined his economy rate before
he laughed the last.
The former Under-19 pacer said he got the momentum from the first over.
“If you can bowl well from the first ball, you certainly will get the
momentum. If you can beat the batsman, you can do well,” he said.
“There were senior players like Mashrafe, Tamim, Mominul who helped me lot
and told me repeatedly not to be nervous,” he remarked.
Hasan Mahmud dubbed BPL as the big stage for him and said his target is to
prove him here.
“Ahead of the tournament, I set a target to do well here. It’s a big
platform. Hopefully I can utilize the platform well.”
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