Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- wicket defeat against Afghanistan in the first ODI in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, Bangladesh's captain Mehdiy Hasan Miraz said the failure to build partnerships cost them the match.

Bangladesh batted first after winning the toss, but were only able to post 221, a total that Mehdiy said was at least 40 runs short.

The Bangladesh captain admitted that early wickets and the inability to steady the innings once again proved decisive for them.

"We lost too many wickets in the first 15 overs," he said after the match. "The wicket had a bit of turn, and we struggled during that period. The way Towhid Hridoy batted was really good, but when the crunch moments came, we couldn't hold our partnerships together."

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