DHAKA, Jan 13, 2020 (BSS)-Dhaka Platoon captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza blamed the damp wickets used in the Eliminator game and their middle order frailties for their elimination from the race of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier Legaue (BBPL) final.
Mashrafe’s side conceded a seven-wicket defeat to Chattogram Challengers today in the Eliminator game after piling up just 144-8 on the board.
“The wicket was definitely damp. Two matches were held in this wicket and
it was given us. The toss mattered at least till 10/12 overs,” Mashrafe said
after the match.
Mashrafe lost the all important toss and his side was sent to bat first.
Being a damp wicket, it was extremely slower in which batting was utmost
tougher.
Dhaka middle order also couldn’t play to their potential, leaving the side
tittering at 60-7.
“If we didn’t loss so many wickets at the start, we can comeback in the
match. After losing seven wickets for 60 runs, it is good to amass 144 runs,”
Mashrafe pointed out.
“In the whole tournament, we didn’t get a settled team as the overseas
players were in and out. Moreover our middle couldn’t play well in the entire
tournament. If Tamim Iqbal gets out initially, the team feels pressure. Above
all, I think, it was good for us to move into the play-off. If we can win the
last match, we can give a fight for the final but that was not to be.”