Bangladesh Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza insists the grass on the Eden Gardens wicket led them to believe it will assist bowlers against Pakistan in the World Twenty20 Super 10s.
The Tigers were prepared to chase down a target of around 160-170 on Wednesday.
But opting to bat first, Pakistan piled up a massive 201-5 before limiting Bangladesh to 146-6 at Kolkata's iconic venue that had shades of green on it."The wicket looked a bit grassy when we first saw it. We felt the surface would grip the ball. But our judgement was totally wrong. But Pakistan started really well," Mashrafe said after the match.
Bangladesh played with three pacers on what is considered to be a batting paradise.
Although Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez and Shahid Afridi played imperious knocks, young Taskin Ahmed, who has recently undergone bowling assessment after being reported for suspect action, bowled beautifully.
He returned 2 for 32 in 4 overs that included 10 dot balls.
But Mashrafe himself and Al-Amin Hossain went wicketless, bleeding 84 runs in 6 overs, between them. They bowled just five dot balls.
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