Bangladesh Seal 27-Run Win to Open 2025 T20I Season

Bangladesh followed Parvez Hossain Emon’s trail-blazing hundred with a disciplined bowling performance to secure a 27-run win over the United Arab Emirates in the opening match of the two-game T20I series.

Bangladesh 191-7 (20 ov)

• Parvez Hossain Emon 100 (53b, 9 × 6, 5 × 4) – fastest T20I century by a Bangladeshi

• Towhid Hridoy 20 (15)

• Junaid Siddique 4-0-32-2, Zahoor Khan 4-0-29-2

UAE 164 all out (20 ov)

• Mohammad Wasim 54 (39, 7 × 4, 2 × 6)

• Asif Khan 42 (20)

• Hasan Mahmud 4-0-32-3

• Tanzim Hasan Sakib 4-0-26-2

• Sheikh Mehedi 1-0-2-2

Match Summary

• Early onslaught contained: UAE’s openers raced to 40, but debutant Mohammad Zohaib (9 off 9) fell to Hasan Mahmud, triggering a slide.

• Double strike from the Fizz: Mustafizur Rahman removed skipper Alishan Sharafu for 1, stalling momentum at 46-2.

• Tanzim’s telling burst: Speedster Tanzim Hasan Sakib dismissed the dangerous Mohammad Wasim (54) and Rahul Chopra in successive overs, swinging the chase firmly Bangladesh’s way.

• Late choke: With 35 needed off the last two overs, Hasan Mahmud returned to york Asif Khan (42 off 20), and part-time off-spinner Sheikh Mehedi grabbed two wickets in the final over to bowl UAE out off the last ball for 164.

What it means

Bangladesh claim their first T20I win of 2025 and move 1-0 ahead in the series. The second and final match will take place later this week in Sharjah, where Liton Das’s side can wrap up a clean sweep.