Another meek batting display saw Bangladesh eliminated from the race for the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy following a five-wicket defeat against New Zealand in their second Group A fixture at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium yesterday.

The defeat also saw hosts as defending champions Pakistan bow out from the group stages as New Zealand and India, who have won both their matches, grabbed the two qualifying spots from this group.

The match was all but over as a contest after the Tigers could only post a well-below-par 236-9 in their stipulated overs after being sent into bat first.

The Tigers' batting effort followed a similar meek display following their six-wicket defeat to India in their opening match in Dubai on February 20.

Poor shot selection, playing far too many dot balls, lack of planning against spinners and untimely dismissals resulted in the chaotic batting display on a rather flat surface dished up in Rawalpindi.

Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto's 77 off 110 balls while batting as an opener after 27 months and Jaker Ali's 55-ball 45 may seem like decent contributions, but considering the surface and the demand of the team, their performances didn't deserve that much of credit either.

"It's really disappointing as a captain," Shanto told reporters at the post-match press conference.

"…I think as a batting group and fielding side, we need to improve a lot. I said a lot of times that we need to improve a lot as a batting unit. But we did the same mistakes over and over again.

"We have to really focus on how to improve our batting. I hope after this tournament, we will make some changes as a batting unit and think about different ways and try to improve our batting," he added.

When asked to be more specific about the kind of changes he was talking about, Shanto insisted that there should be change in their thinking and working process, not any change of players.

"I didn't mean that there will be changes in the players. I think we need to make changes in our thinking process. We need to take more responsibility while batting in order to contribute more for the side

"Actually it's about us to do it. If we make too many changes, it will be difficult for that batsmen as well. So we have to give the opportunities to the resources that we have," said Shanto, admitting that they are not a team who can score 300-plus every day.

Since the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, Bangladesh played 23 matches including yesterday's one and posted 300-plus total on only one occasion.

"We don't score 300 runs regularly. This is the reality and we have to accept that," said the 26-year-old skipper.

"We need to make a habit of scoring 300 runs regularly; not once in a while. So we need to practise and play matches on good wickets regularly, play against big teams and score these runs," he concluded.