Twitter Reactions: Bangladesh smash USA in third T20I to regain lost prestige

After losing back-to-back matches against the United States of America, Bangladesh were brutally criticised by former cricketers and fans alike. In the third T20I of the series, they made a comeback as the Bangla Tigers looked determined to put up a show. Even though the win didn’t matter much as the series was already sealed, it should give them some confidence ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Their start however was not any good as USA openers Andries Gous looked in good touch. He made 27 runs off 15 balls and even since he got out, things changed for the hosts. They lost wickets like a house of cards as Mustafizur Rahman looked phenomenal with the ball. Batting at number five, former New Zealand international Corey Anderson spent three overs in the middle to regain control but he could score only 18 runs. Other batters failed to deliver as they were bundled for 104 runs.

Notably, Rahman picked up six wickets, giving away just 10 runs in his four overs. He was in terrific form in the Indian Premier League 2024 and looks like, he has finally understood the conditions and bowled accordingly. Meanwhile, Tanzim Shakib, Shakib Al Hasan and Rishad Hossain picked up one wicket each.

When it came to the chase, Bangladesh openers gave no chance to the USA. Both Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar looked fluent with the bat and chased the total down in just 11.4 overs. Hasan smashed 58* runs off 42 balls, while Sarkar hit 43* runs off 28 deliveries. The opening combination finally worked for the team as they picked up a massive 10-wicket win.

Despite the win, there are a lot of things that the team needs to address. Losing the first two matches of the series against an associate nation isn’t a positive sign, especially ahead of the T20 World Cup. However, one plus point is that the players have finally understood the nature of the surfaces and should plan accordingly.

Here's how X reacted:

Mustafizur Rehman Magic In USA vs BAN Match Bowled A Magic Spell Of 4-1-10-6 #USAvsBAN #abuksports #IPL #IPL2024 #IPLUpdate #TATAIPL #TATAIPL2024 #KKRvsSRH #KKRvSRH #SRHvKKR #SRHvsKKR #PAKvsENG #PAKvENG #ENGvPAK #ENGvsPAK #BabarAzam𓃵 #T20WorldCup #OrangeArmy #SunrisersHyderabad pic.twitter.com/mi4mqmiqrM

— Basit Khan (@ABUKALEX) May 25, 2024

Mustafizur Rahman's bowling figures against USA in the 3rd T20I:

- 4 overs, 1 maiden, 10 runs conceded, and 6 wickets taken. 🤯 #USAvsBAN pic.twitter.com/te5cFtLxHS

— Shamim. (@ShamimCricSight) May 25, 2024

Best bowling figure by the bowler in T20I after bowling 4 overs by FMs. (Runs/Wicket)

8/6 - Ajantha Mendis vs Zimbabwe, 2012
9/6 - Mustafizur Rahman vs USA, Today*
16/6 - Ajantha Mendis vs Australia, 2011 1
7/6 - Obed McCoy (WI) vs India, 2022#USAvBAN #USAvsBAN

— Vishwesh Gaur (@iumvishwesh) May 25, 2024

Most runs for Bangladesh after 7 innings in T20I-

239- Naim Sheikh
237- Tanzid Hasan Tamim
226- Anamul Haque Bijoy
200- Rony Talukdar

No other batter has more than one fifty while Tanzid has three!#USAvsBAN

— SAPTAK SANYAL (@SAPTAKSANYAL2) May 25, 2024

UPSET: Bangladesh beat USA by 10 wickets. #USAvsBAN

— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) May 25, 2024

3rd T20I • Bangladesh tour of USA,
USA 104-9 (20)
BAN 108-0 (11.4)
Tanzid Hasan 58* (42b)
Soumya Sarkar 43* (28b)
Bangladesh won by 10 wickets USA won the series 2-1. #USAvsBAN

— ZAHID IQBAL (@IMZAHID_56) May 25, 2024

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 🥲 pic.twitter.com/tXgD6spd8f

— Siddarth Srinivas (@sidhuwrites) May 25, 2024