USA Stun Bangladesh With Consecutive Wins, Clinch Historic T20I Series

Twice in two games, rank cricketing upstarts USA humbled Bangladesh again as they sealed their maiden T20I series victory with a six-run win over the Tigers. In the second of the three-match series at the Prairie View Cricket Complex, the hosts conjured up a win, a golden moment for fans to savour for generations. The match turned out to be a yorker fest, with the bails flying everywhere with the USA players getting into a joyous and celebratory huddle at the fall of every single wicket.

Their inspired performance saw them come away with an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Playing against the USA on unfamiliar surfaces resulted in the undoing of the Bangladeshi batters, who are naturally bred on slow turners of the subcontinent. It turned out to be another disappointing day for the Bangladesh batters as they struggled to come good with the willow after a clinical effort with the ball.

Chasing a gettable target of 144 on a seemingly benign surface, Bangladesh batters struggled for flow and rhythm and eventually perished trying to force the pace in the face of a disciplined bowling effort.

Apart from captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and the in-form Towhid Hridoy, none of the other batters in the Bangladesh dugout managed to rise to the occasion.

Left-arm pacer Saurabh Netravalkar drew first blood in the opening over of the chase as he sent back southpaw Soumya Sarkar for a golden duck.

Tanzid Hasan followed Sarkar back to the hutch as Jessy Singh sent him packing three overs later for a score of 19(15).

Shanto and Hridoy forged a substantial 48-run stand to keep Bangladesh's innings from falling apart.

Halfway through the innings, Bangladesh seemed poised to chase down the