"There Is No Time To Reinvent the Wheel" - Matthew Wade after loss against Bangladesh in the First T20I

Aussie skipper Matthew Wade was disappointed with his side’s showing in the first T20I against Bangladesh. Australia failed to chase down a small target against the Bangla Tigers at the Sher-E-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka.

For the hosts, the spinners spun a web around the Aussie batsmen and resulted in a comfortable win. Nasum Ahmed was the wrecker-in-chief, scalping four wickets while giving away just 19 runs in his quota of four overs. Shakib Al Hasan and Mahedi Hassan chipped in with a wicket apiece and it was enough for Bangladesh as they won by 23 runs.

In the aftermath of the loss, Wade was left rueing their approach and expected his batters to come out playing brave cricket in the next match.

“We’re going to have to be brave and stick to our plans. There’s not enough time to reinvent the wheel. But there’s a difference between being brave and being smart when you’re chasing lower totals,” Wade was quoted as saying to cricket.com.au.

“You can’t go into your shell in T20 cricket” – Matthew Wade

The Australian batting struggled to deal with the spin they faced. Plenty of dot balls stacked up which resulted in their downfall. Another notable thing was the over-aggression at the top where they lost wickets in clusters. The target wasn’t too high but Australia’s approach blew up in their face. They had lost three wickets by the second over which pretty much derailed the chase. Wade defended the approach but also said they need to find a way to deal with the spinners.

“You can’t go into your shell in T20 cricket. You’re going to face the same bowlers tomorrow over and over again. So you’ve got to find a way to just work it out,” he said.

Top-scorer Mitchell Marsh termed the conditions were tough to bat in but expected his team to do better. He scored a run-a-ball 45 which kept Australia in the chase for a while.

“Anywhere you play around the world, statistics show that it is always difficult to win games from that position. Obviously, we all want to get better at playing spin. I think in these conditions, it was tough,” the 29-year-old said.

The second T20I will be played on August 4, Wednesday at the same venue. It will be interesting to see the approach the Aussies adopt to tackle the spinners.