Bowlers Accord Bangladesh Big Win Over UAE

DHAKA: Bowlers fabricated a accumulated accomplishment as Bangladesh shrugged off a poor batting affectation to
exhausted the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 51 runs in the Asia Cup in Dhaka on Friday.

Mashrafe Mortaza, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahmudullah Riyad and Shakib Al Hasan anniversary affective two wickets to advice Bangladesh abolish the UAE for 82 runs afterwards they were belted to 133-8 by the absorbing ICC accessory member.

The UAE, who won a abode in the bounded clash afterwards an acute condoning round, put up a agnate active achievement adjoin Sri Lanka in the antecedent black afore traveling down by 14 runs.

Defending a bashful total, Al-Amin Hossain becoming a advance for Bangladesh in alone the additional over handing opener Mohammad Kaleem a duck, but Rohan Mustafa and Mohammad Shahzad signalled their absorbed with their adventuresome batting.

Mortaza (2-12) removed Mustafa for 18 in his aboriginal over as a additional change bowler and again absolved Shaiman Anwar in his next over, to accompany Bangladesh aback into the match.

When Mustafizur Rahman (2-13) absolved Shahzad and Swapnil Patil in afterwards assurance to abate the UAE to 34-5 the bout was as acceptable as over as a contest.

Mahmudullah (2-5) again claimed two wickets to complete an all-round achievement and grab the man of the bout award.

Shakib Al Hasan completed the beating to accomplishment with 2-20.

Mahmudullah beforehand hit an best 36 off 27 assurance to accord Bangladesh’s innings some appropriateness afterwards the UAE threatened to bind the absurd hosts to an awkward score.

“We were searching for 150 on this wicket,” Mortaza said afterwards the match. “Mahmudullah played absolutely sensibly. We bare aboriginal wickets and we got it.”

UAE skipper Amjad Javed rued their poor batting.

“We are authoritative a addiction of this, bowling out teams for 135, but we’ll go aback and attending at our batting and appear aback able afterwards acclimation the batting problem,” he said.

Opener Mohammad Mithun fabricated the accomplished account of 47 runs for Bangladesh but not afore he was alone by Shahzad off Javed at mid-off on 10.

Mithun and Soumya Sarkar (21) accumulated 46 runs in six overs in the aperture angle to accord Bangladesh a acceptable alpha afore the UAE clawed their way aback into the contest.

Spinners slowed down the run amount to actualize some burden on Bangladesh’s average adjustment afore lower batsmen crumbled.

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan play in the next bout of the clash on Saturday.