“It’s nice to get my second hat-trick,” he said. “By the grace of Allah, I achieved this. After taking two wickets, I wanted to bowl at the stumps when I got a chance to take a hat-trick. I tried to bowl tight as I was coming (today). After a while, I got a chance to come back to T20Is and play a match, so it was my aim to contribute something to the team. was the goal.
Trisna finished with 4 for 19 but was disappointed as Bangladesh lost by a wide margin. In reply to Australia’s 161 for 8, the hosts scored 103 for 9. He admitted that his performance would have been better if Bangladesh had crossed the finish line.
“It’s disappointing that we lost the game, if the team had won, the individual performance would have been much better,” he said. “We were celebrating then. The team comes first. We started well, so there was hope that we could finish well too. But we tried till the end.”
“My first plan was to recover from my injury. I want to follow the process, so there is no doubt that I will not return to the Bangladesh team with an injury,” he said. “After my rehabilitation was completed, I was lucky enough to do a bowling camp led by Ramanayaka. It really helped me.”
In her absence, the young Marufa actor has been the backbone of Bangladesh’s pace. Bangladesh have primarily gone with just one fast bowler these days, but both Trisna and Akhtar are in the squad for the second T20I against Australia. But can they continue fielding the two pacers on slow and low surfaces at home?
Trisna said if we start performing well as a team, two pacers can be kept in the lineup. “I tried to bowl in the right areas. There is no competition with Marufa, who is a world-class bowler. She has everything.”
‘Trisna gets back into shape of late’ – Harris
“(It’s) great for her. I think she’ll get back into really good, late form as a right-handed batter,” Harris said. “I think she’s young enough, so she’s got a lot of room to improve or develop her game.
“But with the new ball, I found it a bit more challenging to face her because she regains form a bit late. And she’s quite accurate and long. So I’m very happy with how I played her. And good on her for taking the hat-trick and bowling well today.”