Powerplay woes continue for Tigers

Can Bangladesh get over their PowerPlay problem in T20Is? Can their batters adapt while batting in windy conditions? The hosts USA embarrassed Bangladesh in the opening T20I to prevail by five wickets and that has now added to their woes, reports Cricbuzz.
Along the way, Najmul also miscalculated in choosing the ideal end to bowl during the wind as Corey Anderson and Harmeet Singh batted in smart fashion to get their side a famous win.
Bangladesh made just 37-2 in the first six overs against USA despite scoring 34 runs in the first four overs but a lack of urgency to make the most out of the power play was visible once Litton Das departed making a 15-ball 14 as they managed to add only three runs in the following nine deliveries left in the Powerplay while losing Soumya Sarkar (20 from 13 balls), who looked to be in good touch.
There's been more emphasis on holding onto their wicket as opposed to teeing off from the get go and them scoring only four runs in the first over only validates the mindset carried by the openers.
Bangladeshi batters' average strike rate of 98.33 in the Powerplay during the last five editions of the T20 World Cup suggests that their top order batters fail to exploit the fielding restrictions of the first six overs and on Tuesday against USA at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston they hardly showed anything during the first six overs that suggests a change in their batting approach.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain admitted that they are performing badly but insisted they are not ready to lose their sleep over it. "We are doing badly in this area and we hope that we will comeback well in the coming days," Najmul told reporters following their embarrassing loss to USA.
"I don't think there is anything to worry because all the batters are working with their skill and we all know that the top order needs to play well and as a batting unit it is everybody's responsibility and the batsmen are working with it," he said.
"Obviously there is always (room for) improvement and the batters are looking at it (strike rate in the PowerPlay) and so I hope they will comeback in this World Cup," he said adding that they rested inform opener Tanzid Hasan as they wanted to give Soumya Sarkar some more time in the middle considering he was out of cricket for a while with his knee injury and only returned for the last two games in the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe.
"We didn't drop Tanzid Tamim. What I feel is that we had a plan of playing all the three openers by rotating them and so we had given him a break because Soumya didn't play a lot of matches as he was injured and that is the reason we opted for this plan (resting Tanzid)," he said.