'I was trying to spread the field'

Despite Shakib Al Hasan's fall in as early as the third over of the final day, things were looking decent for Bangladesh in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

The ball was turning a bit, but the wicket was slow and the duo of Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim did not really have anything much to panic about. However, in the 53rd over of the game, Mushfiqur got out in the most unexpected fashion. It was something that Shakib Al Hasan had done previously and the result was the loss of a wicket against the run of play.

After hitting Ravichandran Ashwin for a four in the third ball of the over, he went down the track and tried to clear mid-off once again. He did not time it as well and got caught. That wicket took away whatever momentum Bangladesh had in the game.

Speaking after the match, Mushfiqur explained that he played that shot because he wanted the fielders to spread out.

“Although this was not a typical fifth-day wicket, there were plenty of rough patches and there was a bit of difficulty because Ashwin was bowling on the same line and length every time.

“I don't think it was a bad shot, but the execution wasn't there. Had I successfully hit that, they would have put a fielder back and it would have been easier for me to take a single. I should have probably played that three or four overs later, after getting set against Ashwin. Hopefully I will learn from this in the future,” said Mushfiqur.