‘Conditions can suit us’

With the aim to display an all-round improvement from the performances of the qualifying stage, Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo is confident ahead of the Tigers' opening Super 12 game against Sri Lanka in the ICC T20 World Cup in Sharjah today.

There have been a lot of talks over the batting department, especially the opening pair which is yet to click in the world cup campaign. According to the South African, it will be crucial for Bangladesh to come up with a better show with the bat.

"We haven't quite clicked with the bat to our 100 percent yet and we know there is a lot of improvement that can take place. We are looking for a general all-round improvement in the batting department.

"Pretty happy with the way things have gone so far with the ball and we have been pretty good on the field. Obviously, we need to assess the condition tomorrow as we will be playing in a totally different condition compared to what we found in Oman," Domingo told the media ahead of the first Super 12 game yesterday.

 "I think we've played well against Sri Lanka over the last couple of months and had some good contests, although it was a different format. These sort of conditions can suit us as Sharjah is pretty much similar to the wicket in Dhaka.

 "The 2 o'clock start will also suit us which keeps the dew out of the equation. I think our spinners can come into the competition. It's difficult to pinpoint one or two players as we have got some very good players, including a world-class all-rounder like Shakib Al Hasan," Domingo said.

With the small Sharjah ground in mind, Domingo informed that there have not been high totals at the venue off late and added that the tall seamers who could hit the deck hard consistently, might reap rewards as well.