USA defeats World No 9 Bangladesh in first T20I in massive upset ahead of T20 World Cup | Cricket News
The world’s 19th ranked T20I team, the United States of America, defeated the World No 9 Bangladesh team five wickets ahead of the T20 World Cup, which will be hosted the USA and the Caribbean next month.
USA now have a 1-0 lead against Bangladesh in the three-match series.
It must be noted that USA had remarkably also brought down Ireland in 2021, which was their first victory in T20Is over a ICC Full Member nation.
Batting first, Bangladesh only managed to post 153 for 6, thanks to Towhid Hridoy scoring 58 and Mahmudullah adding 31 runs in a 67-run partnership. Bangladesh’s starting troubles saw them slump to 68 for 4 at pn stage of the match before Hridoy and Mahmudullah rescued them.
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USA’s bowlers were ably led Steven Taylor, who claimed two wickets for nine runs. Former India Under-19 cricketer Harmeet Singh, who now plays for Team USA, also chipped in with four economical overs, where he kept the Bangladesh batters on a leash leaking just 27 runs.
Harmeet then played a knock of 33 unbeaten off just 13 balls as USA chased down the target of 154 with five wickets in hand, getting there with three balls to spare at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, Texas.
At one stage of the chase, Harmeet thrashed three consecutive sixes to turn the tide in USA’s favour. At that stage of the game, Bangladesh held the upper hand as USA needed to score 55 runs from their last four overs.
USA’s chase was anchored an unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership between Harmeet and former New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson. Harmeet was fittingly declared as the Man of the Match.
The second T20I will take place on May 23 followed the third and final T20I on May 25.
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