Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Bangladesh captain Litton Das had set the tone ahead of the T20 series against the West Indies: the team's goal was not just to win the series, but to test themselves against specific challenges in batting and bowling ahead of the World Cup.

Yet, before that plan could fully take shape, the series slipped away, leaving the team's batting lineup looking chaotic.

While the top order shows relative stability, the middle and lower-middle order is a puzzle. Nothing seems to be clicking. Particularly in the middle order, the team repeatedly loses focus, costing crucial momentum.

Statistically, Bangladesh's T20 record this year is not disastrous by domestic standards: 26 matches played, 13 won, 12 lost, and one abandoned. Th...