The 21-year-old match-winner Rishad Hossain of Bangladesh was given a pat on the back by skipper Najmul Hossain, who described him as a “white-ball package.” Leg spinner Rishad demonstrated his batting prowess in the series decider, smashing an 18-ball 48 to lead his team across the finish line.
With 13.5 overs remaining and Bangladesh needing 58 runs to win, Rishad took the wicket. After hitting a six off Wanindu Hasaranga to start his innings, the tall right-hander added a four and a six in the same over. In the 40th over, which Hasaranga bowled, Rishad amassed 24 runs off of three successive fours and two sixes, helping Bangladesh to win the match.
At the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday, Najmul responded to reporters, “Yes, he looks like a white-ball package.” “In my opinion, he is an excellent fielder. His bowling is crucial, and he is steadily getting better at batting. It’s fantastic for the team that he took a wicket today,” he remarked.
“He is bowling brilliantly, and as you can see from the New Zealand series, we don’t have too many leg spinners in our nation. Though there is still room for improvement, his batting has significantly improved from the New Zealand series.
“He is working on it (his batting) and when there is a player of that caliber in the team it certainly makes thing easier for the captain,” he stated.
Tanzid Tamim’s immediate success after replacing him due to a concussion, according to Najmul, was expected given the state of the game today. Sarkar hurt himself trying to take a dive close to the boundary line, forcing Tanzid to start the batting in the chase. Sarkar complained of a headache, blurred vision, and stiffness in his neck. After all, in the second innings, Tanzid came in to replace him. He scored an impressive 84 off of 81 balls. Bangladesh’s coaching staff trained with Tanzid in the nets for a considerable amount of time prior to the series, and they reaped the benefits in the series’ pivotal match.
Under the concussion rule, any athlete may participate at any moment. Everyone is instructed to get ready appropriately. That’s why he never appeared ill-prepared during his innings,” Najmul said.
Tanzid performed admirably, but he ought to have played through to the very end. It doesn’t matter if someone scores 80 or 100 runs until the team is winning, therefore I wasn’t satisfied with how he was out,” he continued.
Unhappy with the concussion substitute, Sri Lanka
As this was going on, Naveed Nawaz, the assistant coach for Sri Lanka, conveyed his disapproval of the way Bangladesh brought Tanzid into the chase.
“We weren’t expecting the sub. since he was shown diving for the ball in the video. He didn’t appear to have struck anything during that particular episode. But we have to honor the officials’ decisions, which are based on the match referee’s ruling and the ICC code of conduct,” Nawaz stated.
