Before the start of the World Cup, the biggest upset in the history of cricket happened, USA defeated the world class team Bangladesh by 5 wickets.
In the first match of the series of 3 T20 matches to be held at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, USA, the host team won the toss and decided to bowl first. Scored 153 runs.
Bangladesh’s openers Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar scored 14 runs and got out with 20 runs, while Tawheed played an innings of 58 runs, Mohammad Riaz scored 31 runs, Najam Hussain scored 3 runs and Shakib Al Hasan scored only 6 runs. Remaining not out, all the team could make 153 in 20 overs.
While doing the best bowling on behalf of USA, Steven Taylor gave only 9 runs in 3 overs and guided 2 players to the pavilion, Saurav Natwalkar, Ali Khan and Jasdeeb Singh dismissed one player each, Corey Anderson and Harmeet Singh took no wickets. Couldn’t take it.
Chasing the target, American openers Steven Taylor and Monk Patel batted responsibly to give the team a 34-run start, after which Monk Patel was dismissed for 12 runs. Supported and put the team on the winning track.
Steven Taylor 28 and Andres Goss got out after scoring 23 runs, Arun Jones and Nitish Kumar could not stay at the crease for long and scored only 4 and 10 runs respectively, Corey Anderson and Harmeet Singh took the field on a total score of 94. And persisted till the target was achieved. Kore Anderson and Harmeet Singh remained not out with 34 and 33 runs respectively, thanks to the brilliant innings of both the batsmen, USA achieved the target of 154 with 3 balls to spare, from Bangladesh. Mustafizur Rahim took 2 wickets, Mohammad Sharaful Islam and Rashad Hussain took one wicket each.
