On Day 2 of the Hagley Oval Test against New Zealand, Bangladesh was reduced to 126 all out, 395 runs behind.
"From New Zealand, we learned that they leave a lot more balls outside the off-stump." For the New Zealand batsmen, it comes a little more naturally. They love bouncing surfaces to play on. Our team has a lot more balls to play with. After the game, Prince stated, "I think we came pretty well and played good off the back foot at the Mount."
"Hopefully, we can get off to a good start tomorrow." We can probably leave a few more balls outside the off-stump to get them to bowl better at us. Naturally, we are unhappy. Last week's effort was great. "We batted for 173 overs against a good bowling attack," he said.
"When you compare the two games, you can see how difficult it is to come back from a loss, even if you are the No. 1 squad." We were able to gain a jump start on the competition last week. So far, they've played well in this game, starting well yesterday and continuing well this morning. They got off to a good start with the ball as well. They made it difficult for us to re-enter the game. We must fight another day if we are to survive.
"Today was a difficult day for our batting lineup." New Zealand got off to a great start. They were able to get the ball rolling. Yesterday, the pitch was a little soft. It became more hectic today. However, yesterday's softness left a few small holes on the surface. He went on to say, 'They bowled pretty well today.'
Prince, on the other hand, was impressed with the performance of Yasir Ali and Nurul Hasan.
"Sohan (Nurul) moved forward nicely at the bowlers and played positively. He moved out to the pitch of the ball with his front foot. He was able to get his weight on top of the ball. Yasir, who was only in his third Test, was unlucky at the Mount, being caught down the leg-side. He put in a lot of effort in that game, and he continues to do so today. In defense, he was a rock. In attack, he was powerful," he added.