Bangladesh batting coach David Hemp said on Saturday that batters getting out at 30 and 40s is a matter of concern for them as they are expected to reap the benefit of all the hard work they put in.

Bangladesh opener Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam failed to convert their start in the second innings despite putting up an opening stand of over 50 runs while chasing 515 set by the hosts.

Zakir made 33 while Shadman made 35 and looked to give the tourists a formidable platform to take the chase on but failed to do so by playing rash shots.

“It is something that we talk about. It goes without saying that you need to start well and once you have faced 20-30 balls, you get a bit of idea of what’s happening. You want to go on from that, especially when you have got 30-40 runs. You are generally in (at that stage),” Hemp told reporters at the post-match press conference on Saturday.

“You have done the hard work, so make sure you cash in. We did it in patches in Pakistan. We will keep talking about it, and keep working on it in practice. We have to get ourselves in first, as that’s something we haven’t done well enough. If you go back to March (against Sri Lanka), we were not doing well enough. So we are doing that better. But once you get to 40-60 balls, ideally you bat 120 balls. When you do that, you will walk away with a reasonable reward,” he said.

Hemp said that having top four left-handers in the side can be beneficial for the opponent bowling attack as they don’t need to change length; that seems to be the case with right-hand-left-hand combination but added that each has a different playing style.

“I think yes, from a bowling line’s point of view they are quite similar but they are all different. They score off different lengths and have different strengths. Bit of yes and no. You mix and match the batting order in one-day cricket, but I don’t think that’s an issue for us,” said Hemp

Hemp said that he regrets that they missed a chance to bat long on a wicket that became easier for batman but added that they are not losing their hope and wanted his charges to be in a positive mindset.

“I think India have won 17 Test series at home. Everyone knows how formidable they are anywhere in the world, particularly at home. We talked about the opportunities that present themselves. It has to be in the front of our mind otherwise there’s no point coming to compete,” said Hemp.

“We understand that there are threats, but also look at opportunities. How can we impact the game from our strengths? As an example, nullify bowlers at certain times but be wary of where the fields are so that they can’t get into a pattern of bowling at one particular person,” he said.

“Look to score so that when they miss, we can cash in. Indian bowlers are also human. They won’t execute all the time. But if you are not looking to score, you will miss out on scoring opportunities. If we are to challenge the top ranked teams like India, England and Australia, that’s the mindset,” he said.

“In terms of days to bat, it’s still a good wicket. Yes, today we saw Ashwin got a couple of balls to bounce quite significantly. But it’s still a wicket where you can score runs. So for us tomorrow is still a reasonable surface. 360 to win I think? Let’s see what happens tomorrow (Sunday),” he concluded.