Published By: Aakash Biswas
Last Updated: July 16, 2023, 23:38 IST
Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets to clinch collection 2-0 (Photo: Twitter / Bangladesh Cricket)
Bangladesh received the opening match of the collection by two wickets on Friday, and Sunday’s follow-up – each of them within the northeastern metropolis of Sylhet – earned them their third consecutive T20 collection win, and their first towards Afghanistan in three makes an attempt
Opener Liton Das top-scored with 35 as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by six wickets within the second T20 worldwide to take the two-match collection 2-0 on Sunday.
Liton laid the muse for the win with a 67-run opening stand with Afif Hossain (24) as Bangladesh raced to 119-4 in 16.1 overs after Taskin Ahmed’s 3-33 helped the facet limit Afghanistan to 116-7 in a rain-reduced 17 overs.
Bangladesh received the opening match of the collection by two wickets on Friday, and Sunday’s follow-up — each of them within the northeastern metropolis of Sylhet — earned them their third consecutive T20 collection win, and their first towards Afghanistan in three makes an attempt.
They defeated world champions England 3-0 and Scotland 2-1 earlier this yr.
Off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman gave Afghanistan a lifeline to save lots of the collection by eradicating Liton and Afif within the area of three balls after their stable stand earlier than Azmatullah Omarzai bowled Najmul Hossain for 4.
But skipper Shakib Al Hasan and younger Towhid Hridoy solid a 31-run stand for the fourth wicket to forestall additional collapse.
“We misplaced a few wickets, however given the beginning we had, we had been at all times forward,” Shakib said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“Given the ground conditions, I knew their spinners would have it tough.”
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan refused to make any excuses.
“Weather shouldn’t be an excuse for a group. T20 ought to be selected abilities and we weren’t ok there, particularly in batting,” he said.
Omarzai dismissed Towhid for 19 before finishing with 2-17 but Shakib, with his unbeaten 18, took Bangladesh home.
Shakib also played a hand with the ball to claim 2-15, and Mustafizur Rahman claimed 2-30 as Bangladesh, electing to bowl first, made Afghanistan struggle.
Rain halted play for one-and-a-half hours after just seven overs, prompting the match officials to reduce the contest to 17 overs per side.
Afghanistan were already struggling, losing both openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (eight) and Hazratullah Zazai (four) to Taskin with 16 runs on the board.
Mustafizur removed Mohammad Nabi for 16 after play resumed, and in the next over Shakib dismissed both Ibrahim Zadran (22) and Najibullah Zadran, reducing Afghanistan to 67-5.
But Omarzai and Karim Janat put on 42 runs for the sixth wicket to revive the innings.
Mustafizur ended Omarzai’s 21-ball knock of 25 forcing him to give Shamim Hossain a catch at deep third man.
Janat was out to Taskin in the final over for 22.
Bangladesh won the one-off Test match by a record 546 runs while Afghanistan won the three-match one-day international series 2-1.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)
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