“I don’t think it (batting failure) is a concern. I don’t think we learned quick enough,” McKenzie said after the match.
He noted that there was extra pace with Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas opening the innings but Tigers could not use the pace well. “I think we just tried to be too aggressive, trying to hit the ball in front of square when we could have used the pace,” he said.
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and chose to bat first. But the batsmen failed to execute the plan in the middle.
“We have been playing good cricket in every format. So, the confidence level is there. We trust the batters out there. It is disappointing that they didn’t learn from each other,” McKenzie said.
“In T20s, you can see the advantage of a high scoring rate but we were losing wickets. You have to weigh up the risk and the reward factor. But it wasn’t our day. West Indies really showed their desperation,” the batting coach added.
McKenzie said he felt Bangladeshi batsmen could not adapt to the surface of Sylhet well.
“The adaptation of playing on all surfaces is the real key for any international player. I know this is our home surface. There was extra pace and bounce from their bowlers. I don’t think we adapted well enough,” he added.
The remaining matches of the T20I series will take place on December 20 and 22 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Both matches will kick off at 5pm.