With a win in the series opener, confident Bangladesh is looking to seal the T20I series against visitors England on Sunday in Dhaka.
Prior to the T20I series, Bangladesh lost the ODI series 2-1, losing the first two matches in Dhaka but ended with a win in the last match in Chattogram, which was also the venue for the first match of the T20I series.
Bangladesh won the first T20I by six wickets, their first-ever win in the format against the World Champions, England.
Ahead of the second match, Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud said that the Tigers are hopeful of winning the series with a victory in Dhaka.
"We are hopeful that we can win this series," Hasan said on Saturday. "The captain is encouraging us, and the momentum is on our side as well. So we are confident of pulling off another win."
Hasan scalped two wickets in the first match of the T20I series in Chattogram and conceded only 26 runs in his four overs. He was the first-choice bowler for the Bangladesh captain.
Hasan said that he learned how to keep his focus even during difficult situations. He recalled the first match when Joss Buttler hit him for two sixes, but he remained calm.
"During that time, when he hit me with two sixes in a row, I did not focus on those sixes or what he was doing," he said. "I was solely focused on what I needed to do. My challenge in the last two overs was to somehow give away fewer runs in those overs, and that's what I tried to do."
In the two previous matches in Dhaka, Bangladesh lost to England. Therefore, the wicket of Dhaka could be a point of discussion ahead of the upcoming match. But Hasan said that they are expecting a good wicket this time.
"Since the game will be played in Mirpur, it must be on a good wicket. We have played very well so far and beat them in Chittagong. We will try to beat them here too," the right-arm pacer said.