- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.1 He runs in from over the wicket and strikes first ball. He pumps his fist repeatedly and then punches his hand into the ground. Banged in short and angling away from the right-handed Liton. He aims to pull it against the angle but can't control the shot. He ends up short-arming it to Rashid - yes, that man - at deep square leg 1/115.4 Rashid dismisses Shakib and Tamim in the same over. Straighter one on middle from around the wicket, Tamim drops down to one knee, swings his hands at a sweep and only collects fresh air. Rashid rattles the stumps and celebrates. Tamim finishes with 43 off 48 balls at a strike rate of 89.58 103/64.3 Sabbir uses his feet again, takes a short ball from just a shade outside off and hits it straight into the lap of Shenwari at wide long-on. One big shot too many, Sabbir? He shapes for a pull, goes for a fourth successive boundary against a slider, but ends up dragging a catch to the fielder 30/29.5 deceived in flight, done in by the zip off the pitch. Looked to step out, knew he wouldn't get to the pitch because Nabi cleverly bowled this flat, then he tried to cut but didn't have the room and this time Shahzad pulled off a smart stumping, much like his idol MS Dhoni would have. 75/311.6 what a reply! Flattens the stumps as Mahmudullah's decision to slog across the line backfires. Nowhere near the pitch, the ball came back in just a wee bit to beat his swing. 93/415.1 pushed through fuller on off stump from around the wicket, Shakib looks to thump it over midwicket. Instead, he drags it straight down the throat of Najib at long-on. Bangladesh continue to crumble around Tamim 101/517.5 Rashid Khan is simply unstoppable. This is a flat dart on the pads, Sarkar goes for a slog-sweep but he does not get all of it. He holes out to captain Stanikzai at deep midwicket. Fourth wicket for Rashid 108/815.5 Make that three in five balls for Rashid, and he's on a hat-trick now. This was the wrong'un from wide of the crease, snakes back in and pins Mosaddek on the front pad. The batsman had no clue about the variation 103/7Extras8 (b 4, lb 2, w 2)TOTAL134/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.7)Did not bat: Rubel HossainFall of wickets: 1-1 (Litton Das, 1.1 ov), 2-30 (Sabbir Rahman, 4.3 ov), 3-75 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 9.5 ov), 4-93 (Mahmudullah, 11.6 ov), 5-101 (Shakib Al Hasan, 15.1 ov), 6-103 (Tamim Iqbal, 15.4 ov), 7-103 (Mosaddek Hossain, 15.5 ov), 8-108 (Soumya Sarkar, 17.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 15 0 3.75 15 2 0 0 0 Shapoor Zadran 4 0 42 1 10.50 8 6 1 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 19 2 4.75 10 0 1 0 0 Karim Janat 4 0 40 1 10.00 7 4 2 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 12 4 3.00 13 0 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR5.4 pinned him in front, huge strike, much needed strike for Bangladesh! This length ball angles in from wide of the crease, hits length on off and straightens. Shahzad is into a tangle, plays all around it and misses it completely to be hit on the back pad. This would've smashed into the off stump. Straightforward decision 38/110.3 the pressure tells on Afghanistan. Rubel runs in hard and hits the deck harder. Banged in short and just a shade outside off, rushes Ghani into a pull. He splices a catch to the left of mid-off. Good catch from Sarkar 57/217.6 that's the end of that. Went for another big swing, head in no position, looking away as the ball drifted in to beat his swing and graze the off stump. Breathes more excitement into the game. 115/413.4 Mosaddek hangs this offbreak up outside off, this dips, creating distance between the bat and the pitch, as Stanikzai steps out and misses the leg-side slog. Mushfiq collects the ball and tips the bails off. Stanikzai's bat is in the air when Mushfiq disturbs the furniture 79/3Extras6 (lb 2, w 4)TOTAL135/4 (18.5 Overs, RR: 7.16)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Mohammad Shahzad, 5.4 ov), 2-57 (Usman Ghani, 10.3 ov), 3-79 (Asghar Afghan, 13.4 ov), 4-115 (Samiullah Shinwari, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Nazmul Islam 4 2 14 0 3.50 14 1 0 1 0 Shakib Al Hasan 4 0 37 0 9.25 6 4 1 0 0 Rubel Hossain 3.5 0 38 1 9.91 11 5 2 0 0 Abu Hider 3 0 14 1 4.66 9 0 0 2 0 Mahmudullah 1 0 9 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 Mosaddek Hossain 3 0 21 2 7.00 7 0 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Afghanistan led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00
Match days
5 June 2018 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 1
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: Bangladesh - 134/8 in 20.0 overs (Abu Hider 21, Nazmul Islam 6)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 4
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 6
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