Shakib Al Hasan only responded with a smile in reply to whatever question he was asked. The world's number all-rounder, who had achieved yet another milestone by becoming the first Bangladesh player to cross the 4,000-run mark in ODI cricket, walked off with a smile on his face. His teammates, though, said that they didn't even congratulate him for the feat because they know Shakib will make 12,000 runs in his career, if not 15,000. Nasir Hossain, who was dropped in favour of Sabbir Rahman, was the liveliest in celebration, which only showed the team spirit.

The happiest of the lot was perhaps Mushfiqur Rahim, who had skippered his side's shocking defeat against the same opposition in the Asia Cup last year. Mushfiqur was happy because he, together with Shakib, rescued the side from a precarious position and scored 71 from just 56 deliveries.

“The days are gone for us to play poor cricket under pressure,” said the man-of-the-match winner when asked about the pressure ahead of the match. “You cannot buy anything with words; you have to prove things through performance.

“To win matches, you need some outstanding performance and the partnership between me and Shakib was something special. But I also thank the top order batting because they gave us a platform. There is nothing to say about Mashrafe bhai because we all know how good he is,” Mushfiqur added.

Mushfiqur admitted that the win was such a relief for them that he made such a drama of taking the bails off when running bail for run out, before taking a victory to applaud the fans' support.

“You could see with that run out; it was really pleasing.  It turned into a big match for me since I was the captain when we lost that match (in the Asia Cup). We needed a win badly because on this tour we hadn't won any of our practice matches. It's a great feeling and hopefully we can continue the momentum in the future games,” explained Mushfiqur.