Bangladesh lose seven wickets for five runs in spectacular collapse against Sri Lanka

• Taskin Blames Complacency
• Jaker Ali Fights Valiantly

And then, Bangladesh collapsed in dramatic and spectacular fashion as they were quickly reduced to 105 for 8 in the 21st over. Eventually, Bangladesh were bowled out for 167 and fell to a 77-run defeat. 

Taskin Blames Complacency

Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed said he was expecting Bangladesh to win with a few overs to spare before their collapse. 

"Those two wickets in one over was the turning point for them," Taskin said. "Definitely, we batted badly in the middle phase, but we had a great start with 100 runs in 16 overs. Then 100 for 2 and 107 for 8 - that was very costly.

"Yeah, after that great start, we were a bit relaxed that everything was going our way, and suddenly, that run-out and one of our set batters, Tanzid, got out," he said. "Then we panicked a bit. We didn't play our natural game, and under pressure, we collapsed. That's how we lost this match."

Jaker Ali Fights Valiantly

Jaker Ali has been Bangladesh’s mainstay in the last few months in international cricket, providing his team with some needed impetus in the middle overs. 

He continued that run of form with 51 off 64 balls (with four fours and four sixes), batting with the tail but it was in vain as he was the last man out. 

"When Jaker got set, he was batting very well," Taskin said. "He scored a fifty. With him, if we had two or three batters left, then we could have won the match. Yes, it's accepted that we didn't bat well, but seeing two or three guys bat on this wicket, it doesn't feel like the wicket was that bad. That was our failure."