Sae on Monday, May 19, scripted one of the greatest victories in their international T20 journey, stunning Bangladesh in the second three -way series in Sharjah. SAE chased the highest goal in their history T20i -206 -to overcome Bangladesh and equalize the series to 1-1.
Bangladesh has won all four of his meetings since 2016, and he seemed to be ready to get out of five of the five after publishing 205 in their full quota of 20 overs, after the decision of the home team after winning. However, Sae Muhammad Waseem overturned the script, broke 82 only 42 balls, and inspired historical persecution in an exciting encounter that went down to the wire at the Sharjah cult stadium. | SAE VS BAN 2. Scorecard T20i |
The SAE of 206 was the highest associated nation against the full-member team in the history of the T20i. It was also the first successful chase of 200 plus in the shortest format of the game.
“I have no words. I am very happy that we defeated Bangladesh. Very satisfied with the show. I gave hope to everyone that we could chase this score because we know the conditions,” said the captain and player of the match Muhammad Wase.
Collective effort with a bat
They chased 206, the SAE came to the flying start and scored 68 runs in six overs. Muhammad Waseem raced 32, while his introductory partner Muhammad Zohaib provided solid support and broke 30 out of 23 balls during PowerPlay.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Nadid Rana admitted 18 runs in the last two breaks of PowerPlay.
Waseem and Zohaib continued their dynamics even after the field limited was raised, which reached a total of 107 without losing halfway.
However, the UAE then lost their set of dough – Waseem to 82 and Zohaib for 38 – slipped to 148 for 3 in 15 overs.
There were no significant posts after the opening stand, but portraits from Asif Khan (19 OFF 12) and Alishan Sharf (13 out of 9) helped Sae closer to the goal.
Yet, with 29 required of the last two exceeding, Bangladesh seemed to be firmly under control.
However, Haider Ali broke 15 out of 6 deliveries, supported by Dhruv Parashar, which hit 11 out of 7 balls.
Shooriful Islam admitted in 19th place 17 runs before SAE closed the victory with the final delivery of the competition. Bangladesh missed the experience of Mustafizura Rahman, who after the first T20i last week had SAE played in the Premier League Indian.
Previously, Bangladesh created a powerful bat display. Opener Tanzid Hasan broke 59 out of 33 balls, while Litton Das contributed 40 out of 32 supplies.
Towhid Hidoy gave the much needed late impulse and broke 45 out of 24 balls, while Jaker Ali added a portrait of 18 out of 6 balls.
UAE high on trust will try to win rare series victory when Bangladesh faces in the final match on Wednesday 21st May.
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
May 20, 2025
