Mahmudullah: We are sorry

Bangladesh captain Mahmudllah has admitted the manner of defeat against Zimbabwe in the first Test at Sylhet International Stadium was unacceptable. The Bangladesh stand-in Test captain has apologised to the nation for the side’s humiliating 151-run loss against a lower ranked Zimbabwe in the game triggered by severe batting failures.  

Bangladesh had gone into the Test series against Zimbabwe seeing it as a preparatory ground for the upcoming home series against West Indies. But the start has been horrific for the Tigers, losing the game within three-and-a-half days against a side that has played their first Test in almost a year and bagged an overseas win for the first time in 17 years.

“It is tough and disappointing to accept such a defeat as captain. The supporters had come to the stadium to see us play well which we failed. We are sorry for that. I hope they will keep on supporting us the way it has always been. There have been many occasions when Bangladesh cricket jumped back from bad situations and I hope the same will happen the soon,” said Mahmudullah to the media in Sylhet on Tuesday.

Right-handed all-rounder Mahmudullah said such defeats will start questioning image of the cricketers and they should step up soon. Bangladesh failed with the bat in both innings, scoring 143 and 169 runs respectively and for the eighth consecutive innings got dismissed under 200 runs.

“Image will be a big issue if we keep playing in such a way. Only thing I can say on behalf of the team is that we will not take it easy and make an effort to comeback hard from this point. I think just one innings is enough to give us (batsmen) back our momentum. I hope you will get to see a different Bangladesh team in the next game,” said Mahmudullah.

Bangladesh will lock horns with Zimbabwe in the second Test from November 11 at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

ZIMBABWE 1ST INNINGS R B

Masakadza lbw b Jayed        52    105

Chari b Taijul                 13    31

Taylor c Shanto b Taijul         6    15

Williams c Miraz b Mahmudullah    88    173

Raza b Nazmul             19    52

Moor not out                            63    192

Chakabva c Shanto b Taijul                     28    85

Wellington c Mushfiq b Taijul                 4    28

Mavuta lbw b Nazmul                     3    14

Jarvis c Miraz b Taijul                         4    9

Chatara c Liton b Taijul                     0    1

Extras (b 1, lb 1)                        2 

Total (117.3 Overs)                        282 all out 

Fall Of Wickets

1-35 (Chari), 2-47 (Taylor), 3-85 (Masakadza), 4-129 (Raza), 5-201 (Williams), 6-261 (Chakabva), 7-268 (Wellington), 8-273 (Mavuta), 9-282 (Jarvis), 10-282 (Chatara)

Bowling

Jayed 21-3-68-1, Taijul 39.3-7-108-6, Ariful 4-1-7-0, Miraz 27-8-45-0, Nazmul 23-6-49-2, Mahmudullah 3-0-3-1

BANGLADESH 1ST INNINGS R B

Liton c Chakabva b Jarvis    9    25

Imrul b Chatara        5    13

Mominul c Masakadza b Raza    11    38

Shanto c Chakabva b Chatara    5    5

Mahmudullah b Chatara    0    2

Mushfiq c Chakabva b Jarvis    31    54

Ariful not out            41    96

Miraz c & b Williams        21    33

Taijul c Chakabva b Raza    8    24

Nazmul c Chari b Raza        4    15

Jayed run out (Chatara)    0    1

Extras (b 7, lb 1)        8 

Total (51 Overs)        143 all out 

Fall Of Wickets

1-8 (Imrul), 2-14 (Liton), 3-19 (Shanto), 4-19 (Mahmudullah), 5-49 (Mominul), 6-78 (Mushfiq), 7-108 (Miraz), 8-131 (Taijul), 9-143 (Nazmul), 10-143 (Jayed)

Bowling

Jarvis 11-2-28-2, Chatara 10-4-19-3, Mavuta 6-0-27-0, Raza 12-2-35-3, Wellington 8-2-21-0, Williams 4-0-5-1

ZIMBABWE 2ND INNINGS R    B

Masakadza lbw b Miraz                    48    104

Chari b Miraz                            4    33

Taylor c Imrul b Taijul                         24    25

Williams b Taijul                         20    65

Raza b Taijul Islam                        25    30

Moor c Liton b Taijul                         0    1

Chakabva c Mahmudullah b Nazmul                 20    65

Wellington lbw b Miraz                    17    60

Mavuta c Ariful b Nazmul                     6    4

Jarvis not out                            1    3

Chatara lbw b Taijul                         8    4

Extras (b 4, lb 4)                        8 

Total (65.4 Overs)                        181 all out 

Fall Of Wickets

1-19 (Chari), 2-47 (Taylor), 3-101 (Masakadza), 4-121 (Williams), 5-121 (Moor), 6-130 (Raza), 7-165 (Wellington), 8-172 (Chakabva), 9-173 (Mavuta), 10-181 (Chatara)

Bowling

Taijul 28.4-8-62-5, Nazmul 6-1-27-2, Jayed 7-1-25-0, Miraz 19-7-48-3, Mahmudullah 4-1-7-0, Mominul 1-0-4-0

BANGLADESH 2ND INNINGS OVERNIGHT 26/0 IN 10.1 OVERS    R    B

Liton lbw b Raza                            23    75

Imrul b Raza                                43    103

Mominul b Jarvis                            9    13

Mahmudullah c sub (Ervine) b Raza                    16    45

Shanto c Raza b Mavuta                        13    32

Mushfiq c Wellington b Mavuta                    13    44

Ariful c Chakabva b Wellington                    38    37

Miraz c Chakabva b Mavuta                        7    15

Taijul c Taylor b Wellington                        0    3

Nazmul lbw b Mavuta                            0    1

Jayed not out                                0    11

Extras (b 5, lb 2)                            7 

Total (63.1 Overs)                            169 all out 

Fall Of Wickets

1-56 (Liton), 2-67 (Mominul), 3-83 (Imrul), 4-102 (Mahmudullah), 5-111 (Shanto), 6-132 (Mushfiq), 7-150 (Miraz), 8-151 (Taijul), 9-155 (Nazmul), 10-169 (Ariful)

Bowling

Jarvis 14-5-29-1, Chatara 9-2-25-0, Raza 17-1-41-3, Williams 8-2-13-0, Mavuta 10-2-21-4, Wellington 5.1-0-33-2

Zimbabwe won by 151 runs

MoM: Sean Williams