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Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said Bangladesh didn’t play on good wickets in their home series against Zimbabwe as the Tiger batters are still struggling, which cost a shock defeat against underdog United States of America today.

USA, the No. 19 ranked cricket team in T20Is, stunned Bangladesh, the ninth ranked team in the world, with a five-wicket victory in Texas.

The visitors had slipped to 68 for 4, with Litton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto, who are continuing to struggle at the top.

Towhid Hridoy and Mahmudullah again came to rescue Bangladesh from the collapse as Hridoy top-scored with 58 and added 67 runs for the fifth wicket with Mahmudullah.

"We didn't bat well. We started well in the beginning but in the middle we lost couple of wickets, so I think if we can score more 20 runs then it would be a decent total. (Batters struggling) I don't think its wrong with the instincts. We did not play on a good wicket even in the Zimbabwe series so batsman are really struggling,” Shanto said in the post-match presentation.

“But it's all mentality things so I really hope the batsman will come back in form. Our spinners bowled really well. In the last 2-3 overs our seamers did not execute their plan. So I hope in the next matches they will come back."

Monank Patel, the USA skipper, is really happy for the historic win as he wants to carry all the positives from today’s match but also aims to recover all the mistakes for the upcoming games.  

"I am really happy the way we played actually, winning the toss and bowling first. Credit goes to our spinners, the way they utilized the condition and bowled at the right areas. The bowling unit gave us crucial wickets. The way they bowled against the left and right combination (Bangladeshi Batters) throughout the 20 overs, we managed it well. (Batting unit) I think the way we started we were in the game. Lost few wickets in the middle and that's an area we need to improve. The way Harmeet and Corey finished the game, all credit to them. We want to carry all the positives from today and make sure the mistakes made today won't be repeated in the next few games." Monank said.