Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto made the same old excuses after his side once again dealt hard reality in the T20 format, losing to India by a huge 133 runs in the third and final match of the series in Hyderabad on Saturday.
This is Bangladesh鈥檚 largest defeat by a margin of runs, beating the previous record of a 104-run defeat to South Africa in 2022.
Coming off a two-Test clean sweep over Pakistan, the Tigers were outplayed by the hosts, India, as they lost both the Test series 2-0 and the T20I series 3-0.
Sanju Samson starred for India, smashing a century to lead the hosts to mammoth 297-6, the highest-ever score by a Test-playing nation in the shortest format of the game.
It is the second highest in all T20Is after Nepal鈥檚 314-3 against Mongolia at last year鈥檚 Asian Games in China.
Samson struck 111 off 47 and put on 173 runs for the second wicket with Suryakumar Yadav, who hit 75 off 35.
In reply, Bangladesh failed to chase down an unlikely target and were all out for 164 as their batting unit faltered under pressure.
Towhid Hridoy scored an unbeaten 63, while wicketkeeper-batter Liton Das made 42. Mahmudullah made just eight in his farewell match in the format.
Bangladesh鈥檚 reliance on spin-friendly home conditions and their struggle to post competitive scores in high-pressure situations have remained glaring issues.
Shanto admitted that his side failed to execute their game plan throughout the series and yet again blamed the 鈥榩oor wickets at home鈥� as the reason behind the drubbing.
鈥榃e didn鈥檛 play our best cricket. We didn鈥檛 execute our plans as a batting group in all three matches. Bowling-wise, a couple of overs, we bowled well in some of the matches. We need to change our home wickets,鈥� Shanto said during the presentation ceremony.
Shanto called for self-belief and responsibility in batting and bowling as Bangladesh are yet to find success in the T20 format.
鈥榃e need to believe in ourselves that we can compete against any team, and the players need to take responsibility,鈥� he added.
India鈥檚 margin of victories in the series once again proved how far the Tigers were lagging behind in T20s.
The hosts won the first match by seven wickets with 49 balls to spare in Gwalior, followed by an 86-run win in Delhi.
This is Bangladesh鈥檚 third bilateral series loss this year. Sri Lanka defeated them at home, as did the USA in Texas. Their performance at the T20 World Cup was also unsatisfactory.