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Batsmen let UAE down again

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Mohammad Mithun got Bangladesh off to a strong start after they were put in to bat as they raced to 46 in the sixth over  Associated Press
UAE, however, fought back with quick wickets that put the brakes on Bangladesh in the second half of their innings  AFP
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Mohammad Naveed contributed to Bangladesh's slide by dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim for 4  AFP
Amjad Javed's double-strike in the 18th over raised UAE's hopes of restricting Bangladesh to a below-par total  Associated Press
But Mahmudullah took 17 runs in the final over and his crucial 36 not out pushed Bangladesh to 133 for 8  AFP
Al-Amin Hossain struck for Bangladesh in the second over, sending back Muhammad Kaleem  AFP
Rohan Mustafa survived a couple of close calls but was dismissed for 18 and UAE soon lost their way in the chase  AFP
Mashrafe Mortaza prised out Mustafa and Shaiman Anwar to give Bangladesh an edge  AFP
And Mustafizur Rahman left UAE's chase in ruins with a double-wicket over  AFP
Mahmudullah also chipped in with two wickets as UAE were bowled out for 82 and suffered a 51-run defeat  Associated Press
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