- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 Taskin will get revenge on his own - and that's his 50th T20I wicket! Taskin doesn't need anyone's help. Goes short again, a bit outside off and angling in. Gurbaz attempts the pull and the ball flies high up. Shamim and Afif run in for the catch but Taskin says he wants it. This Sylhet crowd is LITTT! 9/12.4 again - a strong response! Zazai going poking too much, and this time he has edged this into the hands of the keeper. Good length ball with some extra bounce on the fourth-stump line. Zazai trying to play a cute one past the packed slip cordon - a dangerous shot anyway - and instead only helps it for Litton to take a simple one. 16/210.1 hang time! Full ball on off and middle. Shakib slower through the air. Zadran tried to clobber it over wide long on, but mistimes it. Into orbit, and Afif at long on has a long time to get under it near the long-on boundary 62/49.1 appeal for caught behind... Mustafizur pleads for it... and finally the finger goes up! Nabi finally dismissed after getting two lives in the previous over. Full ball around off. Nabi tried to deposit this slot ball over long on, but got an inside edge 48/310.6 Najib cannot believe it. Fullish ball outside off. Najibullah backs away to cut. Misses, and the stumps are rattled! Najibullah cannot believe it has hit the stumps. The umpire also wants to have a look. Did the glove hit the stumps or the ball? Replay shows the ball kissed the stumps, broke the stumps, and then went to the keeper. 67/515.5 taken at deep third! Excellent comeback over from Mustafizur. Full and wide outside off. Goes for a shot over extra cover but it takes a big edge. Shamim at deep third sees the ball come to him in a flash, but he keeps his composure and pockets that 109/616.3 good length ball outside off stump again. This time Janat is desperate to get bat on ball, so he swings the bat hard. However the bat turns in his hand, sliced totally, ball goes high up and long on has an easy one to take 109/7Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL116/7 (17 Overs, RR: 6.82)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.5 ov), 2-16 (Hazratullah Zazai, 2.4 ov), 3-48 (Mohammad Nabi, 9.1 ov), 4-62 (Ibrahim Zadran, 10.1 ov), 5-67 (Najibullah Zadran, 10.6 ov), 6-109 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 15.5 ov), 7-109 (Karim Janat, 16.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Taskin Ahmed 4 0 33 3 8.25 15 2 3 2 0 Hasan Mahmud 3 0 20 0 6.66 9 1 1 2 0 Nasum Ahmed 4 0 15 0 3.75 10 0 0 0 0 Mustafizur Rahman 3 0 30 2 10.00 7 3 1 2 0 Shakib Al Hasan 3 0 15 2 5.00 7 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.1 Rashid with a stunning catch! And Litton is gone for a strike-rate of less than 100, believe it or not. Full ball outside off. Bit of turn away. Goes for a drive. But Rashid - at cover - moves to his right, then jumps, and then sticks his right hand out. It sticks! 67/19.3 and the other opener is gone too! Full ball outside off from around the stumps. Afif tries to slog sweep against the turn. But that's the long-side of the boundary, and straight to Janat taking a reverse-cup catch at deep midwicket. The Afghan camp is alive and the crowd is silent. 68/210.6 rattled! Full-length ball. Lands on middle. Shanto tries to swing across the line but he misses. The bat couldn't come down in time on this occasion. An Afghan fan can be spotted in the ground flying their country's flag proudly after that dismissal. 76/314.3 Omarzai gives Hridoy a send-off, and the crowd don't like this! Length ball on middle and leg. He came down the track to loft it over mid-off, but toe-ended the shot. Easy one for mid-off. 107/4Extras12 (b 5, lb 1, w 6)TOTAL119/4 (16.1 Overs, RR: 7.36)Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Litton Das, 9.1 ov), 2-68 (Afif Hossain, 9.3 ov), 3-76 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 10.6 ov), 4-107 (Towhid Hridoy, 14.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 3 0 19 0 6.33 7 2 0 1 0 Wafadar Momand 2.1 0 30 0 13.84 4 4 1 2 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 28 2 7.00 13 3 1 2 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 19 0 4.75 11 0 1 0 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 3 0 17 2 5.66 10 0 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Bangladesh won the 2-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Match days
16 July 2023 - day/night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 2 wickets)
- Rain: Afghanistan - 39/2 in 7.2 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 11, Mohammad Nabi 11)
- Wet Ground: Afghanistan - 39/2 in 7.2 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 11, Mohammad Nabi 11)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 7
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 13.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 116/7 in 17.0 overs (Rashid Khan 6, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 5.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 0 wicket)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Litton Das 29, Afif Hossain 13, Ex 8)
- Over 8.1: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down)
- Over 8.2: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 67/0 in 9.0 overs (Litton Das 35, Afif Hossain 24)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 10
Match Coverage
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