BSP-25 It’s crime to get out for 20-30 runs in T20 cricket: Tamim Iqbal

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It’s crime to get out for 20-30 runs in T20 cricket: Tamim Iqbal

DHAKA, Nov 30, 2020 (BSS)—Fortune Barishal captain Tamim Iqbal lamented for his team’s poor batting against Gazi Group Chattogram, saying that they couldn’t value their wicket.

Most of the Barishal batsmen including Tamim Iqbal got dismissed after being nicely set in the crease, which caused their 10-run defeat to Chattogram. It was Barishal’s second defeat in three games, leaving them in precarious position in the point table.

Tamim made run-a-ball-32 while Afif scored 24, but both of them got out in the crucial period of the game, giving Chattogram the control again.

“It’s crime to get out for 20-30 runs in T20 cricket because to make such runs, we play much ball and can judge the wicket,” he said here today after the match.

“Me and Afif were in the crease for a long time, so, one should stay in the crease till the last moment between us but we couldn’t do that.”

He also rued for giving 15 runs in excess in the game, which proved to be decisive at the end.

“I felt that they started very well and we came back well after that. The wicket wasn’t great for batting and at the end of the day we gave away 15 runs in excess. The dropped catches became important too and then the three sixes in an over. We had to pay for those,” Tamim said.

“We are playing a game and the players can’t be blamed as its part of the game. We lost wickets regularly after a good start with the bat. The wickets of Ridoy and Afif in particular were important since at that time the game was in our hands,” he said.

“The thing is that we have to enjoy the game without bothering about the results. We had a difficult first game and we came back well after that but today we lost again. I’m certain we learned something from this since the game was never too far away from us. The two wickets were crucial when Mustafizur got Irfan out and after two good deliveries Ridoy got out to. I think we needed to bat smarter at that time,” Tamim explained.

BSS/SMP/RY/21:06 hrs