A slow wicket without much turn is the preferred pitch for the Tigers against South Africa. As there was torrential rain yesterday and the rectangle was under covers, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza did not get the chance to review the wicket along with the team think-tank.

But whatever the state of the pitch may be seemingly did not matter to the skipper, rather the Tigers leader was more focussed on maintaining the 'process'.

Mashrafe yesterday repeatedly said that his players were more keen on winning than following the 'process', which resulted in three huge losses in the last three matches -- the third ODI against India and two T20Is against South Africa.

"We have gotten into the habit of winning matches since the World Cup. Everyone wants to win and, true enough, this is our job. But by focusing on wins too much, we forget the process through which we got the wins. We should go back to basics, and to the mentality through which we turned things around since the World Cup," said Mashrafe, while reflecting on his demand from the players.

After such a memorable performance against India, the focus should have been on young left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman, but the series has turned out to be a battle of spin due to the conditions. South Africa's spinners have already issued a warning in the T20 series that they can threaten Bangladesh's batting, while also making it clear that their batsmen are well-equipped to handle the home side's slow bowlers.

"There is some confusion about the wicket. Saying that I mean our batsmen and bowlers have been doing well on true wickets since the World Cup. But we have to think about their pace attack. I think it is better not to think too much about the wicket. We have to keep our processes right," Mashrafe explained.

The skipper made it clear that they would also rely on their slower bowlers in the ODI series.

"If the opposition is weaker against spin than pace, then we will definitely want help from the wicket because we don't have a big turner of the ball. Our spinners rely on pace variations. In both T20Is the ball turned in the second innings and we batted second both times. But the wicket in a 50-over game won't break so easily. I still expect our spinners to be a cut above their spinners," opined Mashrafe, adding that they have to handle their big name leg-spinner Imran Tahir.

Mahmudullah Riyad is likely to play the match and it would be interesting to see how the all-rounder responds after an extended break due to injury, but overall the batting should click. They must also prove that they had two bad days in the field.

During the press conference Mashrafe exuded confidence, but he was not ready to levy any importance to the Champions Trophy qualification.

"We have to ensure that we don't play outside of our usual process, as we did in the last two T20Is and the third ODI against India," he said, reiterating his belief in the 'process'.