Mike Hesson said that the surface at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur for the first T20I of the three-match series was unacceptable and didn't meet international cricket standards.
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first in the match. The bowlers did a fantastic job and picked up wickets at regular intervals to reduce Pakistan to 46/5.
Chasing the target, Bangladesh batters played brilliantly and completed the run-chase in 15.3 overs, thanks to Parvez Hossain Emom (56*) and Towhid Hridoy (36), to bag a 7-wicket win.
"I think (the pitch) is not ideal for anybody. Teams are trying to prepare for the Asia Cup or the T20 World Cup. It is not acceptable. It is still no excuse for some of the decisions we made with the bat. But this pitch is not up to international standards."
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Continuing his brutal criticism of the Mirpur pitch, Mike Hesson said that good pitches are needed to develop cricketers, and Bangladesh will suffer in the matches away from home if they continue to produce such 'poor' tracks.
"I don't think it helps them when they leave Bangladesh. But I think also batting first in these situations is challenging. When you aren't quite sure whether 100 or 130 or 150 is good enough. I don't think (the pitch) is good for anybody. It still doesn't take away the fact that you have to perform better in any surface. We will look at it as a team," Mike Hesson added.
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"We didn't feel (it was a bad pitch) as we chased it down in less than 16 overs. We could have scored 150-160 runs if we batted the full 20 overs. It may be so that they couldn't adjust to the pitch.
"We adjusted better than them. The Dhaka pitch usually benefits the bowlers. We tried to assess the wicket quickly. It was our first plan."
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