Bangladesh team management once again misjudged the playing strip and in result got blown out of the water against a clinical England on Wednesday to suffer their second straight defeat in the Super 12 stage of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Mahmudullah won the toss and opted to bat first at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, with hopes that the surface will slow down in the second innings and assist his spin heavy attack.

Bangladesh posted a meagre 124-9 in their 20 overs but were still hoping their spinners would drag this match to the wire, just like the previous Super 12 match at venue between Australia and South Africa, where Australia had to bat till the 20th over to chase a 119-run target.

But Bangladesh’s spin trio of Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed were ineffective as the English batters cruised to victory in just 14.1 overs.

‘The wicket resembled Bangladeshi pitches but actually it wasn’t. We were determined to fight with our total against England but failed,’ Nasum told the reporters in the post-match press conference.

Before their previous match against Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, coach Russell Domingo told the media that they expect to play on a low and slow surface similar to Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.

But Bangladesh was in for a surprise as they played the game on a batting friendly surface where they couldn’t even defend their 171-4 total against an inexperienced Sri Lankan batting line-up.

In the past 11 days the Tigers have played five matches, out of which they have lost three, and they will play their sixth match against the West Indies in Sharjah on Friday.

Playing so many matches in quick succession in the excessive heat of the UAE is not easy but Nasum insists the team is not getting worn down because of the work load but are reeling from consecutive defeats.

‘Tiredness not that much but remaining winless is making us feel a bit worn out,’ said Nasum, who took 1-26 and hit an unbeaten 19 off nine balls on Wednesday.

Despite losing two matches on the trot, Nasum believes the team can still bounce back with a win.

‘We got three more games. If we click in one and we could continue the momentum in the other two matches as the win will boost our confidence.’