Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza then threw the ball at Shakib Al Hasan who gave his team a much-needed breakthrough - the wicket of Shah - to trigger the Afghanistan collapse. Afghanistan were 27 runs away with three overs and five wickets to spare. Earlier, a below-par effort and an inspiring fightback from the Afghans late in the innings restricted the Bangladesh total after Mashrafe elected to bat. Half-centuries from Tamim Iqbal (80), Mahmudullah (62) and a 40-ball 48 from Shakib were the bright spots in their batting. Mahmudullah was watchful to begin with but with Tamim on song at the other end, they guided Bangladesh safely through the midovers.

Source: bd News24 September 25, 2016 16:41 UTC