DHAKA, June 17, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh bowling coach Talha Jubair admitted 
that the batters were overly aggressive and fell into Australia's plans as 
the hosts suffered a five-wicket defeat in the opening T20 International 
today at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium.

Bangladesh posted 131 all out in 19 overs despite a flying start that saw 
them score 52 runs in the powerplay. However, regular wickets prevented them 
from capitalizing on the platform.

"I think we were a little hasty," Talha said after the match. "The powerplay 
was very good, but from there we couldn't carry on. We kept losing wickets 
every one or two overs. If we had built one partnership of 30-40 runs, the 
scenario could have been different."

He said Bangladesh's batters became too focused on clearing the boundary 
after the strong start.

"Looking at the wicket, we understood it wasn't a 200-run wicket. But after 
the powerplay, the batters perhaps felt they only needed to keep hitting. We 
depended too much on boundaries instead of building partnerships."

Talha also credited Australia's spinners for executing their plans 
effectively, with the visiting spinners claiming nine of the 10 wickets to 
fall.

"The way they trapped us, we fell into their trap," he said. "They wanted us 
to play big shots and make mistakes. We went for extra boundaries and paid 
the price."

 
Despite the dominance of Australia's spin attack, Talha insisted the pitch 
was not difficult to bat on.

"The wicket was good. There was nothing uneven. Since it was a day game, the 
ball was perhaps a little slower on the surface than under lights, but it was 
not a bad wicket at all," he said.

The former pacer also expressed disappointment at Bangladesh's repeated 
struggles against Australian allrounder Matt Renshaw, who again picked up key 
wickets.

"I don't think Renshaw is the kind of bowler who should be taking our wickets 
continuously. Hopefully our batters will overcome that in the next match," he 
said.

Talha confirmed Bangladesh missed injured captain Liton Das, whose 
availability for the second match remains uncertain.

"We definitely missed Liton. The physio is working with him and hopefully 
we'll know more before the next game," he said.

Looking ahead, Talha said the entire team had accepted responsibility for the 
defeat and was determined to bounce back.

"It was a bad day. We all take responsibility for it. But we will try to make 
a very strong comeback in the next match," he added.

The coach also praised the rapid development of Bangladesh's pace-bowling 
unit, saying improved pitches, fitness management and coaching structures 
have helped transform fast bowling in the country.

"Now our fast bowlers are being maintained at international standards. The 
local coaches deserve a lot of credit for the improvements we are seeing in 
pace bowling, batting and fielding," he said.