Bangladesh team reportedly didn’t celebrate much after the match, apart from the usual team song in the dressing room. Over the years, the celebrations have toned down from the days when Bangladesh winning meant rejoicing in many parts of the country.

“This series win is such a big achievement, for which I think there should have been a much bigger celebration,” Soumya said. “I don’t know how much we have done but it should have been better. If we can make it 3-0, it will certainly be huge, but even winning the series should have been celebrated better. We are focused on making it 3-0 by playing positive cricket in all three departments.”

“When Tanzid got out, we kept in mind that a big team will always try to get on top of you if you are bogged down. They were trying hard to get wickets, so Shanto and I decided to play normal attacking cricket. We didn’t want to be dominated at that instance.

“If we thought that the target wasn’t huge and we could take our time, we would have handed them the advantage. They used their main bowlers for four- or five-over spells. They were hunting for wickets. Shanto and I planned not to give wickets to their main bowlers, but always be on the lookout for boundaries. We just planned to pick up runs by staying positive.”

Soumya got out after mistiming a reverse sweep against part-timer Matt Renshaw in the 16th over. The shot went as far as Xavier Bartlett at slip, but Soumya said that he would play the shot regardless of whether he had reached a milestone or not.

“If I reached my half-century, my shot wouldn’t come into the discussion. But I thought the shot was on; I had success playing it in the past. I wasn’t successful this time. I would play the shot whenever I feel it is necessary.”

Soumya praised the Bangladesh fast bowlers for becoming match-winners in recent years. “I think we have one of the best pace attacks in the world currently. I think the opposition will think about our pace attack if they put out a fast bouncy wicket against us. The pace bowlers are giving us a very good time. Spin used to help our winning ratio in the past; now it’s the fast bowlers playing match-winning roles.

“We should really take care of these fast bowlers so that they can play for Bangladesh for a long time. They should become role models for the next batch of fast bowlers in the country. We want a healthy competition in every department, so that we can take advantage of their momentum.”

Soumya said that the tables have turned now as their opponents now have to keep an eye on their bowlers, especially with Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Nahid Rana performing regularly. “There used to be a time when we as Bangladesh batters had to choose between opposition bowlers, whom to attack, whom not to attack. Now the opposition are thinking about our bowlers in the same way. They are now getting dismissed due to the pressure. It is such a good feeling. After Taskin and Mustafiz, we have Rana coming as first change.

“When Rana is not getting enough wickets, Mustafiz or Taskin step up. Shoriful also bowled well in the last series. He hasn’t played [against Australia] due to the combination. I think it is exciting for the future.”