Bangladesh crush USA by 10 wickets to secure consolation win
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Bangladesh made a strong comeback by crushing the USA by 10 wickets in the third T20I of the series at the Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston.
Tanzid Tamim played a fluent innings, scoring 58 off 42 balls with five fours and three sixes. His opening partner, Soumya Sarkar, remained unbeaten with a well-crafted 43 off 28 balls as the Tigers raced to 108-0 in just 11.4 overs.
This win marks Bangladesh's largest-ever T20I victory in terms of balls remaining, with 50 balls to spare.
Both Bangladeshi openers looked composed at the crease, and their unbeaten partnership ensured a straightforward victory for the team, which never appeared to be in doubt.
Earlier in the match, Mustafizur Rahman achieved the best-ever bowling figures by a Bangladeshi in T20Is, taking 6-10 to restrict the USA to 104 runs.
The left-arm pacer got his second fifer in T20Is.
Left-arm spinner Elias Sunny recorded the previous best with figures of five for 13 against Ireland in 2012.
Shakib Al Hasan, Rishad Hossain, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib picked up one each in a much-improved bowling display by the Tigers.
Despite this emphatic win, the Tigers will find little solace as they had already lost the series with defeats in the first two matches.
