KINGSTOWN: Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain led the bowling attack with three wickets as Bangladesh restricted Afghanistan to a meagre 115-5 in a crucial ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eights fixture here at Arnos Vale Ground on Monday.
Afghanistan opted to bat first but could not get the desired start against Bangladesh’s economical bowling.
The opening pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran remained silent in the first 10 overs as they managed to score 58 runs with two fours and one six only.
However, the building pressure prompted Zadran to go for a big shot against Rishad Hossain only to be caught by Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
The right-handed batter scored a scratchy 18 off 29 with one boundary.
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With no boundaries after the 7th over, Gurbaz finally hit two fours against Hossain in the 14th to break free, but he fell to the same bowler on the first ball of his next over.
Gurbaz top-scored with a cautious 43-run knock from 55 balls with three boundaries and one six. Gulbadin Naib also fell in the same over courtesy of a brilliant catch by Soumya Sarkar.
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan then played a 10-ball cameo to score 19 runs with the help of three sixes, including two in the last over to help his team finish at 115-5 in 20 overs.
Hossain returned with bowling figures of 3-26, while Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed managed one wicket each.
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