“This is one format where we feel we are very comfortable,” said Tamim Iqbal after the game. He did look comfortable enough scoring an unbeaten 130 in 160 balls after Bangladesh opted to bat and put up 279-4.

Tamim’s pace, though, was somewhat off on the day, as he scored the slowest ODI century by a Bangladesh batsman ever – off 146 balls – before picking up speed. Shakib wasn’t much faster either, his 97 taking 121 balls and only six boundaries flowing off his blade.

Holder, who was in stellar form in the two Tests, where he picked up 16 wickets and scored some crucial runs, was understandably disappointed at letting Bangladesh score 53 runs in the last three overs.

“They played some good cricket today. I felt we were pretty good till the 45th over, but it fell away after that,” he said. “Not enough partnerships with the bat as well. We did not execute today. We need to do it better with the bat and the ball. We’ve just got to prepare well. We obviously had our plans today but that did not go well.”

The second ODI will be played on Thursday at the same venue.