Bangladesh Cricket Board officials said on Friday that they never requested the grounds committee to prepare a low and slow wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Nazmul Abedin, chairman of BCB's cricket operations, insisted that the SBNS wicket was not satisfactory.

Bangladesh recently beat Pakistan 2-1 at SBNS, but the win drew criticism. Many felt it was largely due to the hosts winning the opening two games on a pitch that hardly allowed batters to play their shots. They were exposed in the third T20I, which was played on a better surface compared to the first two.

The hosts have previously been criticised for using low and slow wickets at SBNS to gain success across formats against teams like Australia, England, and New Zealand, among others. Nazmul criticised the SBNS surface for consistently failing to meet expectations despite repeated efforts.

"I think there was an attempt to make it sporting, but they couldn't do it," Nazmul said. "That responsibility lies with those who are in charge of preparing it. Because from our side - from the board's side - I don't think it was ever instructed that the wicket has to be low and slow."

"We've seen that whenever we wanted a better wicket, a bouncy wicket, often that didn't happen. The usual reasons that are given relate to the nature of the soil there, or the environment, or the fact that too many matches are played on that pitch," he said.