Bangladesh performance has been just as hopeless as Pakistan's has been dominant. The depth in the pace attack that gave Pakistan that extra benefit against Sri Lanka in the Test series has been complemented superbly by their spinners in the limited-overs formats. Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez have outshone their Bangladesh counterparts, whose over-reliance on Shakib Al Hasan's all-round abilities can only take them so far.
The slow and low tracks in Mirpur may have muffled Pakistan's batting, but it's done worse for the hosts. Their captain Mushfiqur Rahim said: "I have not experienced what home advantage is in the last two series, to be honest with you. When you talk about home advantage, you expect to be playing on pitches you are known with, so you know what a good total would be, be it 240 or 150." But he was also prompt to point out that his batsmen "lacked application".
The pitches so far may not have been to their liking, but they've still played to Bangladesh's strength - spin. They've just been up against opponents who, apart from being significantly superior, have exploited those circumstances better. Not many expected Bangladesh to cause an upset against an opponent that is on a high, but not many would have thought they'd surrender this badly at home. With four games still left over on the tour, their batsmen, particularly, need to step up as no one's exposed the difference between the teams as glaringly as they have.
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The slow and low tracks in Mirpur may have muffled Pakistan's batting, but it's done worse for the hosts. Their captain Mushfiqur Rahim said: "I have not experienced what home advantage is in the last two series, to be honest with you. When you talk about home advantage, you expect to be playing on pitches you are known with, so you know what a good total would be, be it 240 or 150." But he was also prompt to point out that his batsmen "lacked application".
The pitches so far may not have been to their liking, but they've still played to Bangladesh's strength - spin. They've just been up against opponents who, apart from being significantly superior, have exploited those circumstances better. Not many expected Bangladesh to cause an upset against an opponent that is on a high, but not many would have thought they'd surrender this badly at home. With four games still left over on the tour, their batsmen, particularly, need to step up as no one's exposed the difference between the teams as glaringly as they have.
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