Sports Desk, AnyTV, Dhaka
Published by: swapnil shashank
Updated Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:10 PM IST
Summary
Bangladesh’s losing streak in T20 also stopped. Before this match and after the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh had played three matches and lost all three.
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
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Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 61 runs in the first match of the two-match T20I series. In the match played at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat and scored 155 runs in 20 overs for the loss of eight wickets. In reply, Afghanistan’s team was reduced to 94 runs in 17.4 overs.
Bangladeshi bowlers made record
Bangladesh’s left-arm bowlers also made a record in this match. Bangladeshi left-arm bowlers took 10 wickets for Afghanistan. In this, Nasum Ahmed took four, Mustafizur Rahman took one, Shoriful Islam took three and Shakib Al Hasan took two wickets. For the first time in T20 International cricket, a team’s left-arm bowler has taken all 10 wickets.
Bangladesh’s losing streak stopped
With this, Bangladesh’s losing streak in T20 also stopped. Before this match and after the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh had played three matches and lost all three.
Important innings of Liton Das for Bangladesh
Talking about the match, Bangladesh scored 155 runs thanks to 60 runs from 44 balls by wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das. Liton hit four fours and two sixes in his innings. Apart from this, Afif Hussain scored 25 runs in 24 balls.
Six Bangladesh batsmen could not touch the double figure. For Afghanistan, Azmatullah and Fazlhaq Farooqui took two wickets each. Apart from this, Rashid Khan and Kayas Ahmed got one wicket each.
Afghanistan’s batsmen were flop
Chasing the target of 156 runs, the Afghanistan team had a very poor start. By 20 runs, the team had lost four wickets. After this, Najibullah Zadran and captain Mohammad Nabi shared a 37-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
Nabi was dismissed for 16 runs off 19 balls and Najibullah scored 27 runs off 26 balls. After this Ajmatullah Omerzai scored 20 runs in 18 balls. After his dismissal, Afghanistan’s innings was reduced to 94 runs. The second T20 between the two countries will be played in Dhaka on March 5.