Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan opened the three-match collection in opposition to Twenty20 World champions England with a six-wicket win in Chattogram on Thursday after Bangladesh’s Nazmul Hossain Shanto struck a half-century.
Put in to bat, England appeared in management when openers Jos Buttler (67) and Phil Salt placed on an 80-run stand, however Buttler discovered little assist after Salt was dismissed for 38 and the guests had been 156. Limited to -6 solely.
Hasan Mahmood was the choose of the bowlers for Bangladesh as he took two wickets, whereas 4 of his team-mates claimed one wicket every.
After a short opening stand between Liton Das and Ronnie Talukdar, Shanto (51) placed on 65 with debutant Tauheed Hridoy to present Bangladesh some momentum, however the pair had been dismissed in successive overs because the chase progressed. There was hazard.
Shakib, who was the hero in Bangladesh’s one-day worldwide victory over England earlier this week, as soon as once more got here to their rescue, taking a relaxed 24-ball knock beneath strain to seal his group’s maiden T20I win over England. Scored 34 runs.
“The way we took the game forward was brilliant, under the pump in the first ten overs but nobody panicked. Stuck to plans,” stated Shakib.
He stated, ‘When you do not suppose a lot in T20, you play effectively. Hopefully we are able to hold it within the dressing room. This is a superb begin to the 2024 World Cup within the West Indies.”
The second T20 shall be performed at Mirpur on Sunday and the third match shall be performed on the similar floor on Tuesday.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
