Many might have thought that another big win was on the cards after the Tigers' emphatic nine-wicket success against their Southern African nation in the first one-day international in Khulna on Thursday, but the 33-year-old skipper yesterday said that nothing was taken for granted in the shorter-version of the game.

"Our morale is high after the convincing victory in the first game but we have to work hard to win every game because you cannot take anything for granted in the one-day game. We have the ability but we should apply it on the field like we did in the first game," said the experienced campaigner while talking to the press.

Bangladesh won their last two games against these opponents by big margins after the heartbreaking 3-2 series defeat in Zimbabwe and the obvious question was whether it was their real standard against the visitors. But Bashar was diplomatic on the issue.

"I can only clear the issue whether it was our real standard or not after the completion of the series. Our objective is very clear; take the series match by match where the margin is immaterial. Our main target is to win the series and then we will think about the other issues," he explained.

He also heaped praise on his deputy, Shahriar Nafees, who continued his rich vein of form against the Zimbabweans with his third consecutive unbeaten hundred (105) in the first match at Khulna and said that he wanted same kind of effort from the other batters ahead of next year's World Cup in West Indies.

"Nafees played brilliantly and I would like some big scores from the other guys ahead of the World Cup. I think everything worked properly in the first match as we also bowled and fielded well," he said.

Bangladesh coach Dav What-more expressed his satisfaction at the way his boys won the first game.

"It was a strong victory and I think it was important at the start of the series. There is always a need for a good start in any series and I think we achieved that," said the Sri Lankan-born Australian.

The Bangladesh coach wants to prove his team's strength on the field rather than on paper.

"Theoretically and on paper," he replied when he was asked whether he believed that his team was stronger than their opponents and that's why result should be better than the last occasions.

The team think-tank believed that the dew-factor would play a role in the match but said that they were not worried about it.

"It (dew) would be a factor but not sure to what degree. But you have to play two halves in a match and that's why you can't rely on one," observed Whatmore.

Bashar, on the other hand, explained why they have announced a 12-member team.

"Maybe we will play the match with same team but what we think is that the dew could be a big factor in the match. We will decide whether to go for three pacers or not after inspecting the ground tonight," he informed.

Despite the presence of grass on the pitch, Bashar said that the wicket was almost similar to the one at Khulna.