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Mustafizur Rahman‘s exceptional bowling performance was pivotal as Bangladesh thwarted the possibility of a series whitewash against the United States of America (USA), securing a commanding 10 wicket victory in the thiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrd and final T20I held on Saturday (May 25) at the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houst⭕on, Texas.
Strong start by the USA openers
Despite USA resting four key players, they launched an aggressive start with Shayan Jahangir and Andries Gous at the helm. They made a solid start with a 46 runs opening partnership before Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur struck crucial blows.
Mustafizur Rahman’s dominance
Mustafizur, who recently featured for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, showcased his prowess by dismissing key batters, including Corey Anderson, who had been influential in USA’s earlier victories. He eventually finished with a career-best 6/10, marked a historic moment as the first Bangladesh bowler to achieve a six-wicket haul in T20Is. His remarkable feat significantly contributed to limiting USA to a modest total of 104/ 9.
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Crucial support by Rishad Hossain
Rishad Hossain, alongside Mustafizur, also played a crucial role in Bangladesh’s triumph, delivering an outstanding bowling performance, conceding only seven runs in his four overs and picking up a crucial wicket. This spell marked Bangladesh’s most economical T20I bowling performance with a minimum of four overs.
Strong response from Bangladesh openers
Responding to the challenge, Bangladesh’s batters, Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar, took charge against the USA bowlers. Tanzid impressed with his third T20I fifty, well-supported by Soumya’s unbeaten 43 off 28 balls. Their partnership, marked by impressive stroke play and timely boundaries, ensured Bangladesh’s comprehensive victory. The duo’s 108 runs stand in just 11.5 overs propelled Bangladesh to a convincing ten-wicket win, narrowing the series margin to 2-1 in favor of USA. Mustafizur eventually earned the Player of the Match award for his splendid bowling performance.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Bangladesh outclassed USA in convincing fashion, winning by 10 wickets! Mustafizur Rahman takes Player of t♐he Match and Series hon♓ors.
— Sourav Halder 🍀 (@Skhsouravhalder)
Bringing in 6⃣x the Joy! 🦁⚡
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Mustafizur Rahman picked 6 wickets for just 10 runs vs USA,♓ and led Bangladesh to victory after they lost the first two games vs USA.
Thambi Mayilvaganam 🥲
— Siddarth Srinivas (@sidhuwrites)
Mustafizur Rahman won both MOM ,MOS Award a﷽gainst USA .
— DREAM11s STATS (@fantasy1Cricket)
Bangladesh 🆚 USA | T20i Series
Player of the Series
Mustafizur Rahmaဣn (Bangladesh) | 10 Wickets (3 matches)— Omar Faruque (@OmarFar46196492)
Mustafizur Rahman takes 6 wickets in T20I game, interestingly🐻 all 6 were born in different countries.
Shayan Jahangir (Pakistan🇵🇰)
Nitish Kumar (Canada🇨🇦)
Shadley van Schalkwyk (South Africa🇿🇦)
Corey Anderson (New Zealand🇳🇿)
Jasdeep Singh (USA🇺🇸)
Nisarg Patel (India🇮🇳)— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
six wickets fo🍎r mustafizur. wish we got to see even a glimpse of this performance in the first two matches.
— maisha (@mycricketera)
Fizz 6-10 (4) vs USA 💀
— Beast (@Beast__07_)
Best bowling figures by a Bangladesh bowler in T🐻20🍸Is
— bdcrictime.com (@BDCricTime)
Fizz the cutter master.🔥❤️🇧🇩
&mda🏅sh; ✨️Muhammad Arafat Ho💎ssain 🇧🇩 (@arafaat_hossain)
Mustafizur Rahman took 6 wickets for 10 runs in 4 overs against USA in the 3rd T20I, setting t𒉰he best bowlin𓆉g figures for Bangladesh in T20Is. 👏🌟🇧🇩
— Syed Sami (@SyedYousufSami)
Mustafizur Rahman has conceeded 10 runs of his 4 overs and claimed 6 wickets𓂃, and has bow♕led a maiden too against USA. The best ever figures by a Bangladesh bowler in T20I cricket. Prior to this, his best figures were 22/5 against New Zealand in 2016.
— Spandan Roy (@talksports45)
Mustafizur Rahman 4-1-10-6 vs USA.
Bowled brilliantly ngl, started with a wicket maiden, then conceded 2 runs in next over picking a wicket. Then came back at the d3ath, bowled 4 wides and conceded 4 runs off the bat and t꧙ook 4 wickets in 2 overs.
Impressive.
— Rᴀɪᴋᴀᴛ (@OverMidWicket)
