A patient approach was key to Bangladesh overhauling Scotland's impressive total of 318 during Wednesday's six-wicket victory in the Cricket World Cup, according to Tamim Iqbal.

Bangladesh kept their hopes of a quarter-final berth alive with a hard-fought win over their Pool A rivals, with Iqbal's knock of 95 helping his side to a total of 322 despite the loss of Anamul Haque to an injury in the field.

However, Iqbal felt reduced aggression in Bangladesh's chase paid dividends, telling reporters: "We had a team meeting before we came out to bat. 

"The coach said that we should bat like we're batting first and not to think about the total. We chased down a similar kind of score two or three years back against Zimbabwe and we batted in a similar way.

"So rather than thinking about the scoreboard, we were just enjoying the wicket. The wicket was fantastic and the outfield was really quick.

"So we didn't have to do too much because if we were timing the ball, then the ball was flying. So that made it easy for us. So we just batted ball by ball."

For Scotland, skipper Preston Mommsen felt it was an opportunity missed, following their narrow one-wicket defeat to Afghanistan, but said his side would take positives from their total.

"After that last result against Afghanistan and then to play so well in that first half and not get over the line, we're very disappointed," he explained. 

"The team are gutted, but credit to the way the Bangladeshi batsmen managed and handled the chase. I thought they batted very well.

"There is a huge amount we can take from today's game. I think the way we batted as a team. The way Kyle Coetzer batted, that individual performance was the best individual performance by a Scotland player at a World Cup."