Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto felt his side paid for "small mistakes" after Afghanistan batted through 142 overs in the fourth innings to secure a remarkable draw in Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh missed a series of chances on the final day, allowing Afghanistan to escape with two wickets remaining.
There was a dropped catch, a missed stumping and a botched run-out attempt. At one point, the ball also rolled off Yamin Ahmadzai's bat and onto the stumps without dislodging the bails.
"I think we gave our best but we didn't take the opportunities," Shanto said. "In this kind of condition, these things probably made the difference. We should have taken ten wickets today. I think we ended up drawing the game due to the small mistakes. It is certainly a disappointing result but we played good cricket on all five days. Our bowlers worked very hard especially in these conditions today. I think we have to give our bowlers the credit. We couldn't use the opportunities."
Shanto said Bangladesh's bowlers needed to find ways of taking wickets on unresponsive pitches, particularly late in Test matches: "I believe that after the Australia series, we needed to play in these conditions before the West Indies series. This experience will help us going forward.
"We have an experienced bowling attack who all know what's expected of them. We were all disciplined. They bowled in the right areas for a long period. I think maybe the bowlers can figure out exactly how else to bowl in these conditions."
Shanto also praised Litton Das' player-of-the-match performance. Litton became the first wicketkeeper to score a century and a half-century, and effect nine dismissals in a Test match: "It was outstanding the way he kept wickets and played those two innings, especially in this weather. It is a great sign for our team that someone bounced back after two or three low scores."
The Bangladesh captain was equally complimentary of Afghanistan's effort, particularly Sediqullah Atal's century.
"They played some brilliant cricket," Shanto said. "We have to give them credit as well. Especially the way Sediqullah batted, it was really impressive.
"We never thought that the match would be over on the fourth day. The wicket was good on the fourth and fifth day. There was some help for the spinners, but it was a good wicket for five days. They must be credited for the way they batted against our quality of bowling attack."