Bangladesh cricket is not going to stop here: Mortaza

Bangladesh needed two runs from the last three balls with four wickets in hand, but still they didn’t manage to cross the line and Mortaza was understandably upset.  Mortaza spoke on the loss, the future of Bangladesh cricket and more in a press conference after the match

Obviously, it is disappointing. Especially because it was just two runs from three balls with four wickets in hand and two set batsmen (at the crease). It is always disappointing. Everything was alright till the last three balls when we lost three wickets. We just needed two runs. If we can get one run, the fielder would have been up, then we can take the shot on.

It is very difficult losing a match like this. It is difficult to take something back from here to another match. But being a professional player, you have to take it. We have to play hard cricket in the last match. Obviously, if we can do something there, then we can take something from here (this tournament) back home. It is disappointing, but again we can still fight it out in the last match. We have to come back. Bangladesh cricket is not going to stop here. We have to move on.

On whether Bangladesh missed a trick:  

Not really, when you need 11 runs from six balls, you have to hit but when you hit two fours and need only two runs, you have to be a little calculative.

That was a huge disappointment. Easily, the match could have gone our way because two set well-settled batsmen were there. I don’t know how to describe, if it is luck or what. I think obviously there could be some luck. A full toss ball could have been sent out of the park. But we couldn’t. It could also be looked at the other way. The players could have taken the single and reduced it to two balls, one run - It would have been much easier.