, Oct. 22 -- Bangladesh talk about winning trophies before every big tournament but do not back it up on the field, stand-in captain Towhid Hridoy said on after his side went out of the tri-nation series in the UAE.

"When we go to play a big series, a tri-series, the Asia Cup or the World Cup, everyone wants to win the trophy, individually and as a team," Hridoy told a press conference after the seven-wicket defeat to Afghanistan.

"But we only say it. It doesn't show in what we do," he added.

Bangladesh needed to beat Afghanistan by at least 41 runs to reach the final after Hridoy won the toss and chose to bat. They lost two wickets for six runs in 1.3 overs and four of their top five, Hridoy among them, inside seven overs. They were b...