Bangladeshi cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2025

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Bangladesh men's cricket team in the UAE in 2025
  Flag of United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg
  United Arab Emirates Bangladesh
Dates 17 – 21 May 2025
Captains Muhammad Waseem Litton Das
Twenty20 International series
Results United Arab Emirates won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Muhammad Waseem (145) Tanzid Hasan (109)
Most wickets Muhammad Jawadullah (7) Tanzim Hasan Sakib (4)
Player of the series Muhammad Waseem (UAE)

The Bangladesh men's cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in May 2025 to play against the United Arab Emirates national team. [1] The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [2] [3] The matches were played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. [4] In May 2025, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the schedule of the series. [5] The series originally had only two matches scheduled, but a third match was added to the series after the completion of the first T20I. [6] [7]

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Bangladesh won the first T20I by 27 runs, [8] helped by Parvez Hossain Emon's maiden T20I century. [9] United Arab Emirates leveled the series by winning the second T20I by 2 wickets, [10] [11] which was their first win over Bangladesh in the format. [12] [13] United Arab Emirates won the third and final T20I by 7 wickets, [14] winning the series 2–1. [15] [16] This was the second series victory for United Arab Emirates over a full member team and Bangladesh's third series defeat against an associate member team in the format. [17]

Squads

Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [18] Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh [19]

T20I series

1st T20I

17 May 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
191/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
164 (20 overs)
Parvez Hossain Emon 100 (54)
Muhammad Jawadullah 4/21 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 54 (39)
Hasan Mahmud 3/33 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 27 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Parvez Hossain Emon (Ban)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Haider Ali, Matiullah Khan and Muhammad Zohaib (UAE) all made their T20I debuts.
  • Parvez Hossain Emon (Ban) scored his first century in T20Is. [20]
  • Parvez Hossain Emon broke the record for most sixes in an innings (9) in men's T20Is for Bangladesh, going past Rishad Hossain (7). [21] He also broke the record for most runs scored from boundaries in an innings (74) in men's T20Is for Bangladesh, going past Tamim Iqbal (70). [22]

2nd T20I

19 May 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
205/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
206/8 (19.5 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 59 (33)
Muhammad Jawadullah 3/45 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 82 (42)
Rishad Hossain 2/28 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 2 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Saghir Khan (UAE) and Nahid Rana (Ban) both made their T20I debuts.
  • This was United Arab Emirates' first win against Bangladesh in men's T20Is. [23]

3rd T20I

21 May 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
162/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
166/3 (19.1 overs)
Jaker Ali 41 (34)
Haider Ali 3/7 (4 overs)
Alishan Sharafu 68* (47)
Shoriful Islam 1/24 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Aasif Iqbal (UAE)
Player of the match: Alishan Sharafu (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ethan D'Souza (UAE) made his T20I debut.

References

  1. "UAE welcome Bangladesh for T20I series ahead of Pakistan tour". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. "Bangladesh set for UAE detour before Pakistan tour". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. "UAE vs Bangladesh: Additional T20I to be played on May 21". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  4. "Bangladesh to play two T20Is against UAE in Sharjah before Pakistan tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  5. "Bangladesh to play two T20Is against UAE in Sharjah later this month". Emirates Cricket Board . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  6. "UAE to play Bangladesh in one additional T20I match on Wednesday, 21 May". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  7. "Tigers' ongoing UAE tour extends to three T20Is". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  8. "Parvez Hossain Emon hits 53-ball hundred as Bangladesh brush off UAE". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  9. "Emon's record-breaking ton and pace trio fire Bangladesh to series lead". The Business Standard. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  10. "Muhammad Waseem slams sensational 82 as UAE beat Bangladesh in a thriller". BDCricTime. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  11. "বাংলাদেশের অবিশ্বাস্য হার, আমিরাতের ইতিহাস" [Bangladesh's unbelievable defeat, Emirates' history]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  12. "UAE pick up historic win against Tigers to level T20I series". The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  13. "Waseem reflects on historic UAE triumph over Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  14. "Haider and Sharafu lead UAE to historic series win against Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  15. "UAE create history in Sharjah, down Bangladesh for first-ever T20I series triumph". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  16. "UAE bask in glory of historic T20 series victory over Bangladesh in Sharjah". The National. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  17. "Haider's miserly spell and a record chase in UAE's series win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  18. "Muhammad Waseem to lead UAE in two-match T20I series against Bangladesh". Emirates Cricket Board . Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  19. "Litton Das named Bangladesh T20I captain; Mahedi Hasan to be his deputy". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  20. "UAE vs BAN: Parvez Hossain Emon joins Virat Kohli in elite club with 53-ball century". India Today . Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  21. "UAE v Bangladesh: Waseem laments batting collapse but remains positive ahead of second T20I". The National. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  22. "Parvez Hossain Emon elated to surpass idol Tamim Iqbal's record". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  23. "Waseem and UAE make history after acing 206 chase against Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2025.