Houston: Ahead of the T20 World Cup, the host team, the USA, made a significant upset in cricket history by defeating Bangladesh in the first T20 International match of the series.
In the first of the three matches series held in Houston, USA, America secured its first victory against Bangladesh, which is one of the top 10 teams according to the ICC rankings.
Batting first, Bangladesh managed to score 153 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. From the Bengal Tigers, Tawhid Hridoy scored 58, Mohammad Naim made 31, Soumya Sarkar contributed 20, Liton Das scored 14, and Shakib Al Hasan added 6 runs.
For the USA, Steven Taylor took 2 wickets, while Saurabh, Ali Khan, and Jasdeep Singh took one wicket each.
Chasing a target of 154 runs, the USA made history by achieving the target with 5 wickets remaining and 3 balls to spare. From the American side, Corey Anderson stood out with 34 runs, while Harmeet Singh and Steven Taylor contributed 33 and 28 runs respectively.
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