UAE captain misses out on breaking Rohit Sharma's record by a whisker despite 82-run knock vs Bangladesh in historic T20I win

UAE captain Muhammad Waseem helped his side script history in Sharjah with their maiden T20I win over Bangladesh. In-form Waseem scored another half-century in the series but missed out on breaking Rohit Sharma's record. Here are top 5 scores in successful T20I run chases against Bangladesh -

5. West Indies' Nicholas Pooran scored an unbeaten 74 off 39 deliveries against Mahmudullah-led Bangladesh in 2022. West Inies won by five wickets with 10 balls to spare. 

4. Ireland captain Paul Stirling scored 77 runs from 41 balls against Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh in 2023. Ireland chased down a non-threatening target of 125 with seven wickets in hand and six overs to spare.

4. Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera scored 53-ball 77 against Mashrafe Mortaza's Bangladesh in 2017. Sri Lanka chased down 156 with six wickets in hand and seven balls to spare.

3. Charith Asalanka stayed unbeaten for 80 runs from 49 balls against Mahmudullah-led Bangladesh in Sharjah in T20 World Cup 2021. Sri Lanka chased down 172 with five wickets in hand and seven balls to spare.

2. UAE captain Muhammad Waseem scored 82 runs from 42 balls against Litton Das' Bangladesh in Sharjah on May 19, 2025. UAE chased down 206 with two wickets in hand and one ball to spare. This is also the highest successful run chase against Bangladesh in the format.
 

1. Former India T20I captain Rohit Sharma scored 85 runs from 43 balls against Mahmudullah-led Bangladesh in 2019. India beat Bangladesh by eight wickets with 26 balls to spare.