The United Arab Emirates scripted history on Thursday by clinching their first-ever T20I series win over a Full Member nation, when they defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets to clinch the series 2-1 in the third and final T20I in Dubai. The series was level at 1-1 coming into the third game, with Bangladesh winning the first game by 27 runs, only for the hosts to roar back, claiming a famous two-wicket win in the second T20I
Speaking about the third game, UAE's Alishan Sharafu scored an unbeaten 68 not before Haider Ali's supreme bowling effort (3/7), that led to the hosts a memorable seven-wicket victory with five balls to spare.
Earlier, Bangladesh had won the toss and decided to bat but the move backfired as they found themseves dangling at 84 for 8. A brisk 40 off 18 balls from Tanzid Hasan gave them a flying start, but the middle order crumbled under pressure.
Some lower-order fightback from Hasan Mahmud (26* off 15) and Shoriful Islam (16* off 7) helped the visitors post a competitive 162/9.
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Here's some of the stats and key highlights from the recently concluded UAE vs BAN T20I Series:
This is Bangladesh's 3 T20I seies loss against an associate nation. Previously, they had lost to USA (2-1) and a one-off fixture to Scotland back on 2012.
UAE have joined the likes of USA and Namibia to win a series or more against Full Member nation in men's T20Is.
UAE's chase of 206 was their highest-ever in T20Is, and also for any side on UAE turf in the shorter format.
This is UAE's first-ever series win over ICC Full Member team in any format. They had defeated Ireland in a three-match T20I series in 2021. UAE had lost the first game and then went onto clinch the series on both occasions.
