Shakib Al Hasan reflects on England defeat: "We were expecting a better bowling performance"

Bangladesh felt a target of around 330 might have been achievable but the monstrous 386 put on by England proved to be far too much, and they ended up 106 runs short

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Bangladesh centurion Shakib Al Hasan felt his side lost their game against England in the field after shipping a mammoth 386 runs from 50 overs in their World Cup clash in Cardiff.

Shakib’s 10 overs cost 71, and none of his teammates fared much better, as Jason Roy made 153 and Jos Buttler hit a brisk half-century to help England to the highest ODI total ever made at Sophia Gardens.

Bangladesh felt a target of around 330 might have been achievable but the monstrous score put on by England proved to be far too much, and they ended up 106 runs short.

“(I was) disappointed with the manner we bowled. I thought we bowled really well against South Africa and New Zealand. We were expecting a better bowling performance in this match,” Shakib said.

“England were excellent. Credit goes to their batsmen.

^{Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow were in good form for England}

“They are not changing in this World Cup the way their approach was going in the last two or three years. We knew we had to take wickets at regular intervals to keep their momentum down, which we couldn’t do. I think that’s why we lost the match.

“I thought anything between 320 and 330 was something we could feel much more comfortable about; 380 was always against our favour in the chase.”

Shakib is enjoying an excellent tournament, and his 121 in Cardiff followed successive half-centuries in Bangladesh’s first two games of the tournament, against South Africa and New Zealand.

Elevation to No.3 seems to have paid dividends, then, though the allrounder is wary that he must continue making runs if he is to keep the doubters at bay.

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“If I don’t score runs in a single match they think he should be batting at No.5. (They will say) he’s better at five. I had to convince a lot of people to bat at No.3,” he said.

“It is different. You need to face some different challenges but I’m enjoying it at this moment. I need to contribute as much as I can with both bat and ball.”

Jofra Archer and Mark Wood gave Shakib a trial by speed, with both England pacemen tipping 95mph at points during the Bangladesh innings.

Shakib thrived under the pressure, however.

“They are quick. It was a difficult challenge but I enjoyed it,” he said.

“They are the two quickest bowlers in this World Cup. I knew it was going to be tough but I felt very happy with the way I played them.”

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