The weak points of this Bangladeshi contingent may be forgiven after their successful chase at Nelson's Saxton Oval. After all, it's not every day that the inconsistent Tigers manage to scale down a 300-plus total.

However, it wasn't a secret that skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza had to dig deep into his bowling armoury in a bid to stop the Scots from exploding.

Had the Tigers taken an extra spinner, life would have been easier for Mashrafe and Co, but that wasn't to be. Many expected Mominul Haque to be replaced by one of the two slow left-arm specialists in the side. He instead, made way for Nasir Hossain. This was despite Scotland's known tendency of failing against spinners.

Mashrafe himself had hinted on a spin-heavy attack during the pre-match press conference. However, to everyone's surprise, the Tigers stuck to their strategy of playing eight batsmen.

According to team sources, there was plenty of debate regarding the inclusion of a specialist spinner. Ultimately though, the team reckoned that their top order needed more cover below.

Despite the comfortable win, questions regarding the strategy, which many described as a defensive approach, remained.

What was perhaps more surprising was that Mashrafe handed the new ball to Shakib Al Hasan. The captain was reportedly unhappy with the bowling weapons but he had to accept it as a result of the lack of confidence bestowed upon the top order by the think-tank.

Mashrafe admitted that it was a tough decision to play without another specialist spinner.

"Yeah we could, but the wicket looked like it would swing, but it didn't. However, we came back well. Nasir did well and so did Shakib. It was a bit of a tough decision and we took a risk. But at the end of the day, a win is a win, so we are happy," Mashrafe said when enquired about the absence of the extra spinner.

While Mashrafe thanked his batsmen wholeheartedly, he was a bit critical of his bowling department. "We cannot afford this kind of bowling every day," warned the skipper.