B'desh were never really in the game: Ganguly

"We gave away some runs in the end and that made it look close," the Indian skipper said.

After India pulled off a 11-run win over Bangladesh on Thursday, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said the home team was "never really in the game" although the narrow margin of victory suggested a close match.

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"We kept picking wickets at regular intervals, they were never really in the game," Ganguly said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Bangladesh were brought tantalisingly close to the target through an enterprising 39-ball 50 by wicketkeeper-batsman Khaled Mashud after they were struggling at 160 for seven in the 42nd over.

"We gave away some runs in the end and that made it look close," Ganguly said.

On the new faces who were given a look-in in Thursday's match, he said they played well in patches and would improve with more exposure.

"It was the first game for them, they did well in patches and will improve with time," he said adding every new player would get a chance to play at least two games in the three-match series.