'Trying to fight fire with fire' caused Bangladesh collapse – Neil McKenzie

One of the star performers for the visitors was Sheldon Cottrell, who claimed career-best figures of 4/28 to reduce Bangladesh to 129 after Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat first.

Oshane Thomas too started well upfront, claiming the scalp of Liton Das in his second over of the game.

Neil McKenzie, the Bangladesh batting consultant, said that the counter-aggressive approach adopted by his batsmen against the pacers led to the hosts' downfall.

"I don't think we learned quick enough," McKenzie said after the game. "There was extra pace with Cottrell and Thomas opening the innings. We knew they were going to hit the deck hard. Shakib showed that we could have used the pace a little bit more. I think we just tried to be too aggressive, trying to hit the ball in front of square when we could have used the pace.

Bangladesh lost their first four wickets within the six overs of the batting Powerplay, losing Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim for single-digit scores.

"If you look at those three dismissals, you have Liton Das coming down the track at a guy bowling 140kph," McKenzie pointed out. "It takes a lot of guts, heart and belief in yourself. Tamim has been in great form. He is trying to hit it way in front of square.

"Soumya also tried to do the same thing. I just think that it is just the nature of the game that you try to match aggression with aggression. I am not worried about the way they played the short ball. I think it was overconfidence, trying to fight fire with fire. Sometimes you have to deflect more than attack."

McKenzie added that Bangladesh should have batted smartly in the innings by using the pace of the bowlers to clear the ropes instead of trying to muscle their deliveries down the ground.

"Looking to stay on top of the ball, trying to hit it to the square-leg umpire and behind, using the pace, was a better shot on that surface. There was extra bounce in that wicket," he insisted.

"It wasn't our day. We have to come up with solid individual game plans. We have to ensure that the individual guy makes that huge contribution. Shakib batted well for his 60-odd. We pride on our top three getting a 60 or 70. It would have taken us a reasonable score to defend."