File Photo

DHAKA, May 21, 2025 (BSS) — Bangladesh recovered from the early collapse to post 162-9 in the series deciding third T20 International against United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

The series is locked at 1-1. Bangladesh won the first match  by 27 runs before losing the second one by two wickets after a thrilling contest.

Jaker Ali Anik made team-high 34 bll-41 with one four and three sixes and was instrumental in taking the side past 150-run mark, that looked unlikely after a top order collapse.

Put into bat first, Bangladesh collapsed around a blistering batting show of opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim, who made a swashbuckling 18 ball-40, an innings laced with four fours and as many sixes.

His audacious batting resisted more misery as the wickets tumbling at regular intervals.

Parvez Hossain Emon, the centurion of the first match, was handed a first ball duck as Dhruv Parashar gave UAE an excellent start.

Left-arm spinner Haider Ali then broke the spine of Bangladesh’s batting line up, taking three wickets in quick succession to end with an envious figure of 4-1-7-3.
He firstly dealt double strike, removing skipper Liton Das for 14 and Towhid Hridoy for duck. Two overs later he also got rid of Mahdei Hasan for 2 before Akif Raja ended Tanzid’s pyrotechnique as Bangladesh slumped to 57-5 in seventh over.

But the agony didn’t end there. Saghir Khan and Matiullah Khan then appeared in the stage to further torment Bangladesh.

However, Jaker Ali held the one end firmly before being ninth batter out by Saghir  Khan.

Both Matiullah and Saghir scalped two wickets apiece.

Hasan Mahmud then played a cameo—a 15 ball-26 runs not out with three sixes to help the side propel past 150-run mark.

He got ably support from Shoriful Islam as the duo took 26 runs in the last over to make the score look modest. Shoriful who hit one four and a six was unbeaten on 13 off six.