यूएसए vs बांग्लादेश, पहला टी20, Prairie View Cricket Complex, Prairie View, Texas, 21 May 2024 - कमेंट्री

SIX! An off-spinner to a lefty! Always asking for a trouble. Full and on off, Anderson slog-sweeps it over long on for a maximum, 3 runs needed now.

Tad short and on off, Anderson pulls it to long on for a single.

FOUR! A huge roar from Singh as he hits the winning runs. Full and outside off. Singh lofts it over covers for a boundary. USA WIN BY 5 WICKETS.

A low full toss on middle, Anderson punches it down to long on. Anderson calls for two and makes his end. 

Wide! Fizz is feeling the pressure. Bowls it well wide of off. Anderson leaves.

Fuller and wide of off, Anderson drives it to long off for one.

Wide! Bowls the wide yorker but bowls over the tramline. Singh leaves.

A full toss, angling outside off, Singh hits it to the left of long on. USA take two more. Good running 

Too full and outside off, Singh pushes it to cover for a single.

SIX! Anderson finally connects. Too full and on middle, in the arc for him and Anderson pounces it over long on for a biggie. 10 runs needed now.

Fuller and outside off, Anderson knocks it to cover for one.

A length ball, outside off, Anderson hits it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Anderson is quiet but Singh is doing all the damage. A length ball on middle, Singh makes room and tonks it over long on for a six. 

Short in length and on middle, Singh looks to pull but top edges it on the leg side. The keeper runs across but it falls well short of him and Islam.

Goes for the wide yorker and nails it well. Anderson fails to dig it out.

Full and outside off, Anderson drives it to long off for one.

Wide! Bangs it short and on off, Singh skips down but ends up leaving it alone.

FOUR! The extra ball goes to the fence. A length ball, outside off. Singh slices his cut past point and it races to the fence. 24 runs needed now.

A length ball, outside off, Anderson slaps it to cover for one.

Short in length and on off, Singh pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Full and outside off, Anderson sweeps it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. USA need boundaries.

Drops it short and on off, Anderson pulls it to mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Much needed one! That was in the slot, on middle and Singh hammers it over long on for a biggie. 

SIX! USA are back in the game. 17 runs of this one. 38 needed now. Full and around off, Singh heaves it over long on and this goes the distance.

Full and on middle, Anderson drills it to long on for a single.

Full and outside off, Singh drives it through covers for one.

Flat and on off, Anderson works it to long on for one.

Full and well wide of off. Singh lofts it over covers and gets just a single.

Slightly short and on middle, this is pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.

This one comes with the arm, full and outside off. Singh looks to push but misses. USA are leaving a lot for the slog overs.

 Back of a length, outside off. Anderson punches into covers.

 Hard-length, outside off. Anderson drags the pull shot, through square leg for a single.

 Good length, on off. Nitish Kumar defends it to short cover.

 Goes short, around the left shoulder. Nitish Kumar goes for the pull but it comes off the body, toward the backward point region.

OUT! HOLES OUT IN THE DEEP! Short ball again, on off. Nitish Kumar pulls it straight to the throat of Towhid Hridoy at the deep backward square leg boundary. He makes no mistake and the USA are five down!

 Short of a length, around off. Harmeet Singh is rushed and half-pulls into the leg side.

 Tosses it on off. Anderson defends into the leg side.

 Flighted, full, outside off. Anderson drags it to deep mid-wicket for one.

 SIX! BOOM! A much-needed maximum for the USA! Full, on the middle. Nitish Kumar picks it early and smacks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

 Full on off, driven to extra cover.

 Slower through the air, arm ball, on middle. Nitish Kumar looks to play across the line but he misses and gets a thud on the pad.

 Flatter on middle. Nitish Kumar punches it to silly mid-on.

 Fired in down the leg. Anderson paddles it to fine leg for a couple.

 Full at the stumps. Anderson sits down and attempts a similar shot. He misses and it lobs up off the pad toward the first slip. Bangladesh appeals for the catch but it comes off the forearm and the umpire is unmoved. 

 Full on off. Anderson sweeps it toward deep backward square leg for a couple.

 Full, at the stumps. Anderson flicks it through mid-wicket and settles for a single.

 Tosses it on off. Nitish Kumar chips it to long-on for one.

 Full at the leg. Anderson works it to deep square leg for a run.

 WIDE! On a length, slanting way across the tramline. Jones skips down the pitch and lets it go.

 Slower length ball on the pad, nudged toward square leg for one.

 WIDE! Bangs it short, down the leg. Taylor covers the line for the pull but fails to connect. Another wide called for the height.

OUT! CAUGHT! In the air and gone! Taylor perishes after a decent start! Slower and fuller at the stumps. Taylor lifts it off the toe end and goes straight up toward the straightish mid-off region. Mahmudullah runs back and takes a sharp catch. USA are three down!

Pitched full, outside off. Nitish Kumar lifts it over the extra cover region and takes an easy three. 

OUT! WICKET! High in the air and taken! Mustafizur Rahman gets his second wicket in the over! Slower length ball, around off. Jones skips down the pitch and heaves it high toward the extra cover region. Shanto runs back and judges nicely to hold onto an important catch. Jones walks back cheaply. USA are four down! 

 LEG BYE! Full on the pad, turned toward square leg for an extra.

 Off-cutter on a length, around off. Nitish Kumar dabs it to the backward point.

 Flatter, outside off. Taylor punches it to sweeper cover.

 Full, outside off. Jones goes for the drive and gets an inside edge toward backward square leg for a run.

 Flatter on off, punched to deep point for a single.

 Tad short, on off. Jones knocks it to long-on for a run.

 Flat and quick on off. Taylor pulls it to long-on for one.

 Tosses it, around off. Jones prods and turns it toward square leg for a single.

Tossed up on off, Taylor keeps it out.

Shorter and outside off, Taylor cuts it to deep point for a single.

Tossed up on middle. Jones solidly defends it out.

Just one run after the wicket. Bangladesh putting some pressure. On middle, this is blocked out.

Fuller delivery, outside off, Jones again defends it out.

Flat and on middle, Jones is happy to block it again. 

Tossed up, outside off, Taylor knocks it to cover for a single.

FOUR! JUST OVER! Floated full and outside off, Gous slams it over the man at covers and it races to the fence. 

OUT! Excellent catch in the deep. Bangladesh finally get the breakthrough. Full and on middle, Gous slog-sweeps it behind square on the leg side. Mustafizur Rahman runs in and dives to take the catch. The umpires just want to recheck. Looks fine! Out it is.

Tossed up on off, Jones pushes it to cover.

Flatter and outside off, Jones defends it out.

Flighted, full and outside  off. Jones prods to defend but misses as it spins past his blade.

A single now as Gous pushes it to cover.

Very full and on middle, Taylor plays it back to the bowler.

This is full and on middle, Taylor sweeps it through square leg for a couple.

Outside off, Taylor knocks it through covers for a single.

Shorter and outside off, Gous cuts it through point for a single.

On middle, Taylor works it to long on for a single. 

FOUR! Off the toe end! Flat and outside off. Gous looks to cut but cue ends it past first slip and to third man.

FOUR! 50 up for USA! Very full and on middle, Gous eases it down and beats the man at long on for a boundary.

Full and on off, this is pushed to cover.

Outside off, this is dabbed to third man for a single.

Flat and outside off, Taylor knocks it to point for one.

Shorter and on middle, Gous pulls it to square leg for one. 

Short in length and outside off. Gous looks to cut at it but misses.

A length ball on off, Gous pushes it to cover.

Pitched up, outside off, Gous drives it through covers for a couple of runs.

A length ball, outside off, Gous cuts it to point.

Fuller ball, outside off, Gous knocks it through covers for one.

Very full and on middle, Taylor flicks it to mid-wicket. 

 Arm ball on middle. Taylor plays across and gets a thud on the pad. 

 Tosses it full, around off. Taylor goes for the slog sweep but misses and gets hit in front. 

 Full at the stumps. Taylor gets low for the sweep but gets a top edge that flies toward long-leg for a couple.

 Full on off. Taylor pushes it to mid-off.

 SIX! HAMMERED! Flighted, full, around off. Taylor sits down and hoicks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

 Flat on off, Taylor defends on the front foot.

OUT! RUN-OUT! An unfortunate dismissal for Monank Patel! Shoriful Islam bowls it full and at the stumps. Taylor drills it down the pitch where Shoriful gets a hand on the way as it disturbs the stumps at the non-striker's end. Monank Patel is backing too far and is out of the crease. He has to go and the USA loses their first.

 Back of a length, outside off. Taylor slashes hard and edges it to deep third for one.

FOUR! Elegant! On a length, around of. Gous gets forward and times it through the cover-point region for a glorious boundary.

 Back of a length, on middle. Gous tucks into the leg side.

 Goes short, down the leg. Gous thinks about pulling it but lets it pass at the last moment.

 Back of a length, outside off. Gous dabs it to backward point.

 Full-length, on off. Patel lifts it back over the bowler and down the ground for a couple.

 Short and wide outside off. Patel cuts it hard but straight to point.

 Tosses it on off. Patel makes room to go inside out but gets an outside edge to short third.

 DROPPED! Flatter on the pad. Patel lobs it toward Shanto at the short mid-wicket region. He misjudges it and drops down a simple chance. 

SIX! BOOM! Monank Patel adds insult to injury! Full at the stumps. Patel lofts it over the long-on boundary for a maximum.

 Flatter, on off. Patel goes back and cuts it to extra cover.

WIDE! On a length, slating across the tramline. Patel plays and misses. Wide signaled.

Good length, on the pad. Patel flicks it nicely through square leg for a couple.

 Short of a length, outside off. Patel cuts it uppishly toward deep cover-point for a single.

 FOUR! Easy Pickings! Back of a length, angling into the batter. Taylor tucks it off the hip through backward square leg and it runs away to the boundary. 

 Pitched full, at the stumps. Taylor flicks it to deep backward square leg for a couple. 

 Good length, at the stumps. Taylor hangs back and defends.

WIDE! Goes short, outside off. Taylor thinks of pulling but sways out of it. The umpire calls it too high and signals it WIDE.

 Hard-length, on the middle. Taylor defends it toward mid-on.

USA, and Taylor are away! Flatter on off. Taylor turns it away through mid-wicket for one.

 Flat and turning in. Patel nudges into the leg side.

 Off-break, onto the middle. Patel tucks it toward square leg for a single.

 Shortish and turning away. Taylor slashes hard and edges it through short third for a couple. 

 FOUR BYES! Bonus runs for the USA! Tosses it full, around off. Taylor goes for the hoick across the line but misses. The keeper fails to collect and it runs away for four byes.

 Fired in full, at the leg peg. Taylor gets low for the slog but loses his balance and falls over. A dot to end the over.