In June, the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup is set to get underway in the West Indies and USA, and preparations for the tournament are hotting up as nearly all the squads have been announced.
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Bangladesh's final matches ahead of the global event began earlier this month as they hosted Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series, winning 4-1 in the matches played in Chattogram and Mirpur. The Tigers then took off early for the USA, to play a three-match series against the World Cup co-hosts starting from May 21.
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USA vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I - US cricket wins by 6 runs to secure historic series win
The first match between the sides yielded a shock result, as USA overturned Bangladesh, chasing down 154 with three balls to spare thanks to the efforts of Corey Anderson (34*) and Harmeet Singh (33*).
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The second match took place in Prairie View on Thursday. Putting USA in to bat, Bangladesh restricted the hosts to 144/6, as Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Rishad Hossain took two wickets each. Captain Monank Patel (42) top-scored for USA.
In reply, Bangladesh lost Soumya Sarkar in the first over, but their chase appeared to be on track at 106/4 in 14.3 overs. However, after Mahmudullah was bowled by Shadley van Schadwyk the visitors collapsed to 138 all out, losing their last six wickets for the addition of just 32 runs.
With an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, it is the USA's first-ever series win over a Test-playing nation.
USA Win the Thriller and Claim the Series Over Bangladesh! 🏏🇺🇸 Remarkable skill and determination shown in the series by the World Cup hosts to secure this historic win. 🎉🏆
— FanCode (@FanCode) May 24, 2024
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