Tamim calls on Bangladesh to get their act together ahead of final ODI v New Zealand

Waseem Ahmed 14:25 19/02/2019
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  • Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal (l).

    Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal has called on his team-mates to step up their game ahead of the third and final ODI against New Zealand at Dunedin on Wednesday.

    Bangladesh have already squandered the three-match series after comprehensive defeats in the first and second ODIs and will be playing for pride in the dead rubber.

    Tamim’s own form with the bat has been under the scrutiny with the left-hander being dismissed for identical scores of five in both the games. The Bangladesh stalwart believes a failure at the top of the batting has been the biggest cause of his side’s downfall against the Kiwis.

    “To be honest I will only hope that we don’t give away the game in the opening 10 overs, because if you lose a couple of wickets it gets difficult to make a comeback,” told the media on Monday.

    “I think we did that in the opening two games and paid the price, and we hope not to make those mistakes in the next game.”

    Tamim has failed to fire in the two matches so far.

    Tamim has failed to fire in the two matches so far.

    With the ICC World Cup coming up in England in just over three months, Tamim has urged Bangladesh to get their act together as quickly as possible.

    “Last year we played some good cricket but this year we have not been able to play good cricket. Last time we put up a fight but this year there was no contest,” he said.

    “I don’t know why we are failing to beat them here despite coming to New Zealand on three to four occasions. Because we have beaten them in Ireland and England, there is no reason why we cannot beat them here. First of all, we need to play good cricket, and we need to do it quickly as the World Cup is not very far ahead,” added Tamim.

    Following the completion of the third ODI on Wednesday, New Zealand and Bangladesh will battle it out in a three-match Test series beginning on February 28.

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