2023-06-16 19:22:00
Mirpur: Afghanistan suffered a huge defeat in the only Test cricket match once morest Bangladesh.
Score: Bangladesh 1st innings 382, 2nd innings 425 for 4 declared. Afghanistan first innings 146, second innings 45 for two.
Pakistan gave Afghanistan a winning target of 662 runs. When play was stopped on the third day, Rahmat Shah (10) and Nasir Jamal (five) were at the crease.
In the very first ball of the second innings, Ibrahim Zadran was trapped in front of the wicket by Shoriful Islam. Opener Abdul Malik (five) was bowled by Taskin Ahmed to wicketkeeper and skipper Liton Das.
Afghanistan suffered a setback when skipper Hazmatullah Shahidi was retired hurt by Taskin Ahmed’s bouncer on his helmet. Afghanistan need 617 more runs to win with two days and eight wickets remaining. The only way ahead of them is to hold on and avoid defeat.
Najmul Hussain Shanto (124 off 151 balls) and Mominul Haq (121 not out including a six and 12 fours off 145 balls) scored centuries for Bangladesh in the second innings. Liton Das remained unbeaten on 66 off 81 balls. Najmal Hussain Shanto also scored a century in the first innings (146 off 175 balls including two sixes and 23 fours). Mahmadul Hasan Joy (17), opener Zakir Hasan (71 off 95 balls), Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim (eight) were out.
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