<p>Dubai: Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy, who scored a resilient century against India in their Champions Trophy opener, believes he could have added more runs if he hadn’t been hampered by cramps.</p><p>Bangladesh was reeling at 35 for 5 before Hridoy (100) and Jaker Ali (68) staged a brilliant comeback, stitching together a crucial 154-run partnership for the sixth wicket to take the team to a respectable total of 229.</p><p>However, they lost the game by six wickets.</p>.ICC Champions Trophy 2025 | Rohit Sharma praises 'classy' Gill and Shami for Bangladesh win.<p>Hridoy began cramping when he reached 88 while diving for a single, making it a struggle for him to continue. He eventually became the last Bangladeshi batter to fall.</p><p>"Though it seemed easy from outside but that was not the case after losing five wickets. What happened is that I was patient during that point of time and I talked with myself how I can get out from here and I had the faith that if I can carry on, I can cover the dot balls.</p><p>"If I did not have the cramp I could have scored 20 to 30 more runs," he said at the post-match press conference.</p>.<p>The 24-year-old's century was his maiden ODI hundred.</p><p>"Yeah, it will give me the confidence in future." Hridoy felt that had Bangladesh added 50 more runs they would have had a chance of winning the game.</p><p>"I think 270 and thereabouts could have been a better score. When we lost the early wicket, I focused on how to make the partnership. When we played, me and Jaker, we just discussed, we have to build one big partnership from here.</p>.<p>"If Jaker had played a big innings, then it will be easier for us. But it's okay, it's part of the game." On how difficult it was to play in a tricky condition, the middle-order batter said: "After power play, if you see today’s match, when the ball got older, it was gripping. So, it was easy to take singles at that time." "When I faced the Indian spin side I was a bit uncomfortable because they bowled well, they bowled in the good areas and if you look in our spin attack when Rishad bowled I think he bowled really well today. So, in terms of his spin, it's a bit tricky." </p><p> Bangladesh now fly to Pakistan to play their remaining two group games against New Zealand and Pakistan.</p><p>"We know Pakistan's condition will be different. From here we will come back stronger first." </p>
<p>Dubai: Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy, who scored a resilient century against India in their Champions Trophy opener, believes he could have added more runs if he hadn’t been hampered by cramps.</p><p>Bangladesh was reeling at 35 for 5 before Hridoy (100) and Jaker Ali (68) staged a brilliant comeback, stitching together a crucial 154-run partnership for the sixth wicket to take the team to a respectable total of 229.</p><p>However, they lost the game by six wickets.</p>.ICC Champions Trophy 2025 | Rohit Sharma praises 'classy' Gill and Shami for Bangladesh win.<p>Hridoy began cramping when he reached 88 while diving for a single, making it a struggle for him to continue. He eventually became the last Bangladeshi batter to fall.</p><p>"Though it seemed easy from outside but that was not the case after losing five wickets. What happened is that I was patient during that point of time and I talked with myself how I can get out from here and I had the faith that if I can carry on, I can cover the dot balls.</p><p>"If I did not have the cramp I could have scored 20 to 30 more runs," he said at the post-match press conference.</p>.<p>The 24-year-old's century was his maiden ODI hundred.</p><p>"Yeah, it will give me the confidence in future." Hridoy felt that had Bangladesh added 50 more runs they would have had a chance of winning the game.</p><p>"I think 270 and thereabouts could have been a better score. When we lost the early wicket, I focused on how to make the partnership. When we played, me and Jaker, we just discussed, we have to build one big partnership from here.</p>.<p>"If Jaker had played a big innings, then it will be easier for us. But it's okay, it's part of the game." On how difficult it was to play in a tricky condition, the middle-order batter said: "After power play, if you see today’s match, when the ball got older, it was gripping. So, it was easy to take singles at that time." "When I faced the Indian spin side I was a bit uncomfortable because they bowled well, they bowled in the good areas and if you look in our spin attack when Rishad bowled I think he bowled really well today. So, in terms of his spin, it's a bit tricky." </p><p> Bangladesh now fly to Pakistan to play their remaining two group games against New Zealand and Pakistan.</p><p>"We know Pakistan's condition will be different. From here we will come back stronger first." </p>