Afghanistan outshined by Bangladesh in the first T20I

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MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan was outclassed by Bangladesh in the first T20 International match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.

Nasum Ahmed claimed four wickets while Shoriful Islam took three as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 61 runs in the first of a two-match T20I series.

Batting first, Bangladesh rode on a half-century from Liton Das to post a total of 155/8 after a poor start against Afghanistan.

In replay, Afghanistan batters failed to rise to the occasion and got out tamely without troubling the opposition at all.

Hosts Bangladesh had won the three-match ODI series that preceded the T20Is by a margin of 2-1.

Earlier this week, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hammered his third ODI century, an unbeaten 106 in 110 balls, to help Afghanistan race to a seven-wicket win against Bangladesh in the third and final ODI in Chattogram.

They were dominant all the way through, first bowling out the home side to 192 in 46.5 overs and then getting to the target in 40.1. Though they had already lost the series, Afghanistan earned ten valuable World Cup Super League points with the result, reported Cricinfo.

Rashid Khan led the sharp bowling effort with 3 for 37, the second wicket making him the second-fastest to 150 ODI wickets (in terms of innings bowled) behind Saqlain Mushtaq. Mohammad Nabi chipped in with two wickets during a phase in which Bangladesh slipped from 121 for 2 to 160 for 6 in just over ten overs. The innings also featured three run-outs, which made things worse for Bangladesh.
The chase of 193 was a relatively straightforward one. Gurbaz first added 79 for the first wicket with Riaz Hassan, who looked good during his 35. Riaz fell in the 16th over when Mushfiqur Rahim stumped him off Shakib Al Hasan after failing to whip the bails off with his first attempt.
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