Bangladesh posted a challenging total of 169 in the second T20I against the UAE on Tuesday.
Bangladesh won the first match of the series by seven runs. A win in Tuesday’s match will confirm the series for the Tigers.
Bangladesh lost the toss and batted first. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the right-handed batter, opened the innings once again and impressed scoring 46 off 37 balls with five fours.
Sabbir Rahman, the other makeshift opener, managed a good start but failed to continue. He made 12 off 9 balls with a four and six.
Liton Das scored 25. He looked good to have a big innings this time but failed to continue like Sabbir.
Mehidy ended up scoring 46— the highest for Bangladesh while Mosaddek Hossain made the second highest 27 off 22 balls.
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In the sixth wicket stand, Yasir Ali and captain Nurul Hasan Sohan added 32 off 18 balls.
In the last five overs, Bangladesh managed to score 43 runs.
For the UAE, Aayan Afzal Khan scalped two wickets while Sabir Ali, Aryan Lakra and Karthik Meiyappan took one wicket each.
Bangladesh made two changes in this match— overlooking Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur Rahman, they paved the way for Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain.
Source: United News of Bangladesh