Tamim focused on upcoming encounter – Cricket News Update
Despite outplaying the inform http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640, says that the team is looking forward to emulate a similar sort of success when they take field for the second game, played tomorrow at Khulna.
Following the disappointments of the past couple of weeks, where his side were beaten in the two-match Test series, Tamim and co made easy work of the tourists, and earned a convincing win yesterday.
Their victory was built on all-round performances, where bowlers bowled with precision to hunt down the tourists on a lowly 199, before the batters showed conviction while chasing the target.
Again it was the spinners, who did the major damage, with Sohag Gazi remaining the pick. The debutant dismissed key players in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzak-c41688, who claimed three scalps.
Tamim and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naeem-Islam-c2053 anchoring the remaining innings with an unbeaten half-century.
The Bengali opener, who again missed out on a century, said that he was simply thrilled to contribute to the eventual victory. "I know I should be disappointed for not getting a hundred and I am, but I did what I had to do for the team," Tamim said. "We were chasing 200 runs so if we had gone slow, it would have been a different story.
"I went after the bowling, kept up the run-rate and it was useful for the team in the end.”
Despite a sense of satisfaction, Tamin said that the players are fully focused on the task ahead.
"We don't have the time to celebrate. We have training tomorrow ahead of a very important game on Sunday. I think the people in the country are happy, they are dancing and enjoying in this city. That's all the celebration we like to see."
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