DHAKA: Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto admitted 
that his side failed to deliver in all three departments, particularly with 
the bat but insisted that the play came into the game with right intent.

The hosts suffered batting collapse in both innings-in the first innings, 
they lost the last seven wickets for 59 runs after being nicely placed with 
213-3. In the second innings, they were reduced to 35-5 before being all out 
for just 142.

The batting debacle meant they could set only a 170-run target, which the 
visitng West Indies side overhauled with remarkable ease to seal an eight-
wicket victory.

"I think the intention in the dressing room and during preparation was good. 
The players really wanted to do well for the team, but it was just a bad day. 
As I said, we didn't do well in all three departments, specially in the 
field. These things can happen sometimes, but I believe our intention and 
preparation were quite good," Shanto said.

He praised Shadman Islam for his batting after he scored a century in the 
first innings but regretted the middle order's inability to build substantial 
partnerships, particularly when the wicket offered favourable batting 
conditions in the first innings.

"The way Shadman batted was really good to see, especially with him getting 
back into form. But the middle order, in particular, couldn't build a big 
partnership. The wicket was pretty good in the first innings, and we should 
have added a few more runs to the total," he added.
 
Shanto also lauded Nayeem Hasan for his impressive bowling after returning to 
the side following a lengthy absence, while praising the contributions of 
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud and Taijul Islam.

"Nayeem did a great job, especially coming back after a long time and bowling 
like that. It was really impressive. Mehidy, Shoriful, Hasan and Taijul also 
bowled really well," he remarked. 

The Bangladesh captain acknowledged that poor batting, particularly soft 
dismissals and a lack of runs, had put the team under pressure.

"We didn't bat well. We started really poorly and gave away too many soft 
dismissals. Going forward, we need to look at those areas and work out how we 
can do better in these conditions," he said.

Bangladesh had been poor in slip cordon, missing several chances and also 
dropped some crucial catches at various point of the game.

Shanto stressed the importance of taking difficult catches and making extra 
efforts in the field when the team fails to post a competitive total.

"When you're not putting enough runs on the board, you need to take your 
chances. In the field, too, you need to make that extra effort and take some 
unbelievable catches. Those are the things you need, but unfortunately, we 
didn't get those opportunities today. These things can happen in cricket," he 
concluded.