Any series win is big: Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo

Bangladesh have tasted success in the recent past after they defeated West Indies and Sri Lanka in ODIs at home, Zimbabwe across formats in away fixtures and then thumped Australia 4-1 in T20Is on the home soil.

Head coach Russell Domingo has now said that any series win keeps a lot of importance for the Bangladesh side. 

"Any series win is big," Domingo said. "I think winning against Sri Lanka and West Indies in the 50-over format were great achievements. So is winning all three formats in Zimbabwe,” he added. 

Bangladesh will now take on New Zealand in a five-match series at home scheduled to begin on September 1, 2021 in Dhaka. All the five clashes will take place at the same venue. 

The tracks during the Australia series didn’t really have much on offer for the batsmen and the bowler thoroughly dominated during the course. Talking about the pitch, Domingo said that he is expecting a good surface. 

“This time of the year with the humidity and rain around, there’s not much sun,” he said. 

“I am assuming a good, normal Mirpur wicket where 150-160 is a good score," the head coach added. 

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