#4 Not capitalising on the Tamim-Rahim stand
Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim put on a record 166-stand for the third wicket, the highest by Bangladesh away from home, that took them to a dominating position going into the death overs. All Bangladesh needed was for one of the batsmen to carry on till the end and finish the innings well.
It didn’t happen as Liam Plunkett dismissed both the settled batsmen off consecutive balls. Bangladesh were 261/4 when the duo were dismissed with five overs to go.
Plunkett, Wood and Ball bowled disciplined lines to restrict them to 305 from there. Only 44 runs came in the last five overs on a belter of a wicket, which eventually proved to be Bangladesh’s undoing.
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