Bangladesh crashed and lost in the second T20 against the co-hosts, days before the start of the T20 World Cup.
The United States defeated Bangladesh by six runs to win their second Twenty20 international tournament and claim a shock victory in the three-match series in Houston, Texas.
Chasing a modest 145 to win on Thursday, Bangladesh were well placed at 78-2 before losing their last eight wickets for 60 runs to fall and defeat two days after losing the opening match by five wickets.
Fast bowler Ali Khan scored 3-25 for the home team, while Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (36) and former captain Shakib Al Hasan (30) were their team’s main run-makers in a total of 138.
“A lot of credit goes to the bowlers. They really tried hard and brought their A game to restrict the Bangladesh batsmen,” said man of the match Khan.
“We got wickets at crucial stages and that put the pressure back on Bangladesh.”
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The series is being played as part of the build-up to the Twenty20 World Cup in the US and Caribbean, which begins on June 1.
The final game of the series will also take place in Houston on Saturday.
“I think it’s very disappointing for us. We lost wickets, I think, at almost every point in between,” Shanto said.
“Hopefully we can play some good cricket in the next match. I don’t think it’s a problem with skills. We must change our mentality and mentality.”
After limiting the USA to 144-6 in 20 overs, Bangladesh were rocked after just four balls when opener Soumya Sarkar was caught and bowled by Saurabh Netravalkar without scoring.
They were 30-2 in the fifth over when fellow opener Tanzid Hasan, who had been called in to replace veteran Liton Das, was bowled out by Jasdeep Singh for 19.
At 78-2, Bangladesh looked in control but lost captain Shanto, who ended up in an embarrassing mix-up with Towhid Hridoy.
His departure caused a rapid decline for the Asian side, ranked ninth in the world, compared to the Americans at 19th.
Hridoy was bowled by former New Zealand star Corey Anderson for 25 before 38-year-old Mahmudullah (3), a veteran of 130 T20s, was also run out by left-arm seamer Shadley van Schalkwyk.
The same bowler also sent back Jaker Ali, and when Shakib, playing in his 121st T20 international, had his stumps scattered by Khan, the Bangladeshis were 124-7 and looking at defeat.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib was the son of Khan. Shoriful Islam fell to Netravalkar before Khan had last man Rishad Hossain caught behind to end the match.
Earlier, US captain Monank Patel top-scored with 42 off 38 balls and was well supported by fellow opener Steven Taylor (31) and Aaron Jones’ 35.
Shoriful, Mustafizur Rahman and Rishad took two wickets each for Bangladesh.
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