When Mashrafe Mortaza unleashed his big surprise, giving Liton Dashis fourth opening partner of the Asia Cup in Mehidy Hasan, the most intriguing nugget doing the rounds on the internet and otherwise, was - Mehidy has never opened the batting in international or first-class cricket across formats before.
Mortaza's top-order concerns were legitimate. In the five matches leading up to the final, Bangladesh's best opening stand was 16 runs, and begged for a change. The move also came as a cushion for the top-order that was cut short by a batsman to accommodate left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam.
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