Bangladesh won the first of the two-match T20I series against hosts UAE by seven runs Sunday night in Dubai.
Put in to bat first, the Tigers scored 158-5. Chasing 159, UAE batted well but fell short of seven runs.
Chirag Suri scored 39 off 24 balls and kept the UAE’s hopes alive. Aayan Afzal Khan scored 25 off 17 balls.
Shoriful Islam bagged three wickets, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz also picked up as many wickets.
Earlier, Afif Hossain smashed an unbeaten 77 off 58 balls to guide Bangladesh to 158-5 against the hosts.
The Tigers lost three wickets in the powerplay.
A narrow escape: Bangladesh beat UAE by 7 runs in 1st T20
Source: United News of Bangladesh