Bangladesh rout UAE by 51 runs in Match 3 of Asia Cup T20 2016 at Dhaka

Bangladesh put up an impressive show with the ball, as they skittled UAE for just 82, thus winning the Match 3 of the Asia Cup T20 2016.

Hosts Bangladesh put up an impressive show with the ball, as they skittled United Arab Emirates (UAE) for just 82, thus winning the Match 3 of the Asia Cup T20 2016 by 51 runs, at the Shere bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Friday. Mohammad Usman was the top scorer for UAE with 30 runs, while four Bangladeshi bowlers claimed a couple of wickets each. Earlier, UAE skipper Amjad Javed win the toss and elected to field first, as brought in Fahad Tariq for Qadeer, while Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza too made a change in the form of Imrul Kayes, who was replced by Nurul Hasan. Bangladesh set a target of 134 for UAE, courtesy of healthy knock of 47 from Mohammad Mithun. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Bangladesh vs UAE, Asia Cup T20 2016, Match 3 at Dhaka

UAE began the chase on a shaky note, losing their opening wicket in the form of Mohammad Kallem for an unfortunate duck in the second over of the game, with just a couple of runs on the board. It was followed by a faie 23-run stand for the second wicket between Rohan Mustafa and Mohammad Shahzad, before Mustafa fell for mere 18 to Mashrafe Mortaza in the fifth over, followed by Shaiman Anwar a couple of over later for just a single as the score read 33 for the loss of three.

The very next over saw the dismissal of Shahzad, who was dismissed for just 12 to Mustafizur Rahman, followed by Swapnil Patil for duck in the very next ball, bringing Mustafizur on a hattrick, that was denied by Amjad Javed, as the score read 34 for the loss of five wickets. Partnerships hardly came as 11 runs later, it was Javed, who fell for three following a rare and unfortunate hit wicket off Mahmudullah in the 11th over. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: Bangladesh vs UAE, Asia Cup T20 2016, Match 3 at Dhaka

The very next over saw Fahad Tariq getting dismissed for an unfortunate duck after a careleess attmpt to come down the track and being stumped by Mushfiqur Rahim. He was followed by Saqlain Haider the over next, as he fell for just a couple to Mahmudullah again, as the score read 55 for the loss of eight. It was followed by a 16-run stand between Mohammad Usman and Ahmed Raza, before Usman was bowled by Taskin in the 16th over for a healthy 30, but not enough, as Ahmed Raza was the final man to be dismissed, as he was stumped for five, and Bangladesh cruised to a 51-run win over the minnows. Mahmudullah was adjudged the Man of the Match.

Full Scorecard

Brief scores:

Bangladesh 113 for 6 in 20 Overs (Mohammad Mithun 47, Mahmudullah 36*; Mohammad Naveed 2 for 12, Amjad Javed 2 for 34) beat UAE 82 in 17.4 Overs (Mohammad Usman 30; Mahmudulla 2 for 5, Mashrafe Mortaza 2 for 12) by 51 runs.

(Ayush Gupta is a reporter at CricketCountry. A passionate supporter of Manchester United, he idolises Roger Federer and is also a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) maniac. He can be followed on Twitter @Ayush24x7)

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