UAE scripted history at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on May 19 as they registered their first-ever T20I victory over Bangladesh. In a high-scoring contest, UAE chased down 206 with two wickets in hand. This is also the highest successful T20I run chase against Bangladesh. Captain Muhammad Waseem starred for UAE with a 42-ball 82 which set the tone in the run chase.
Tanzid hits fifty
Earlier, Waseem won the toss and opted to bowl first. Bangladesh were without the services of Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan and centurion of previous game Parvez Hossain Emon. Tanzid Hasan launched an onslaught and captain Litton Das joined in. In the third over, Das was given a second chance as his catch was dropped. Tanzid reached his fifty from just 26 balls in the powerplay overs. The opening partnership was broken by Saghir Khan in the 10th over. Tanzid hit eight fours and three sixes in his 33-ball 59.
Bangladesh post big total
Das could not carry on and fell to Muhammad Jawadullah for a 32-ball 40. Towhid Hridoy and Najmul Hossain Shanto did not let the tempo drop in the middle overs. Jawadullah in his third over broken the partnership with Shanto's wicket. He scored 27 runs from 19 balls. Jaker Ali went ballistic in the penultiamte over and hit two sixes and a four before departing. In the final over, no boundary was scored off Saghir's bowling and Hridoy was dismissed for a 24-ball 45. His knock helped Bangladesh post 205/5, their second-highest total away from home.
Waseem leads the charge again
Waseem was attacking from the start but Muhammad Zohaib was struggling to find boundaries. Zohaib accelerated towards the end of powerplay overs. After six overs, UAE were 68 for no loss. In the ninth over, Waseem got to his half-century from 25 balls. At the halfway stage, the hosts were 107 for no loss. Tanvir Islam got the breakthrough with Zohaib's wicket. Leggie Rishad Hossain got into the act as well and dismissed Rahul Chopra cheaply. Waseem did not let the scoring rate fall and Asif Khan provided support with a cameo. In the 15th over, left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam got the prized wicket of Waseem. The skipper hit nine fours and five sixes in his 42-ball 82.
Slog overs rollercoaster ride
In the next over, Nahid Rana dismissed Asif Khan for a 12-ball 19. Rishad in his last over conceded a maximum before he send Saghir back to the pavillion. Aryansh Sharma did the same as he hit Rana for a six before getting caught and bowled.In the penultimate over, Shoriful started with Alishan Sharafu's wicket. Dhruv Parashar hit a boundary whereas Haider Ali smashed a six. On the last ball five overthrows tipped the scale in UAE's favour. UAE needed 12 runs in the last over. Parashar hit a six off second ball before losing his wicket. On the penultimate delivery, Haider got two runs to get UAE over the line.