Afghanistan gained through 62 runs

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, T20 World Cup 2022: Afghanistan put up a clinical performance as they beat Bangladesh by 62 runs in their first warmup match at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022.

Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi(c), Ibrahim Zadran, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Rashid Khan, Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Saleem Safi.

Bangladesh Squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Yasir Ali, Afif Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nurul Hasan(w), Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Nasum Ahmed

 

Bangladesh did now not have the fine of outings inside the first world Cup heat-up fixture towards Afghanistan at Brisbane today as dying over issues with the ball and a crumbling pinnacle-order once more reared their heads within the sixty two-run defeat these days.

After Taskin Ahmed picked up Hazrat Zazai for 15 in the fourth over, stuck at deep-square-leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (27 off 19) and Ibrahim Zadran (forty six off 39) starred in a 43-run stand before the former departed to Shakib Al Hasan.

with out Liton Das within the lineup, Bangladesh went in with Najmul Hossain and Mehedi Hasan Miraz as openers but Najmul's stumps were rattled via Fazle Haq Farooqi after scoring 12 before Soumya Sarkar, coming in at wide variety three fell to Mujeeb Ur Rahman for 1. Shakib and Afif Hossain didn't maintain Farooqi at bay, the swing getting the higher off them as they fell for 1 and naught respectively.

Fareed Ahmad banged it short to Yasir Ali and the pull shot became no longer finished, main to a easy capture at slip. Nurul Hasan struck 13 off 8 before splicing one to third-man off Fareed and Mehedi Hasan's vigil as opener got here to an end after a 31-ball 15 as Naveen-ul-Haq disturbed the woodwork.

Stuttering at forty seven for seven, Mosaddek Hossain provided some resistance as Bangladesh reached ninety eight for nine in 20 overs.

Taskin struck once more within the 14th over to take away Darwish Rasooli and Ibrahim changed into picked up by Hasan Mahmud within the subsequent over as Afghanistan had been in a bit of a trouble. Najibullah Zadran then fell to Hasan inside the seventeenth over as Afghanistan reached 118 for five. The ultimate three overs however produced 42 runs with Mohammad Nabi's 17-ball forty one helping Afghanistan to one hundred sixty for seven. Mahmud changed into the choose of the bowlers with 2 for 24 while Shakib remained on the steeply-priced aspect, conceding forty six in his four overs for two wickets.

After Taskin Ahmed picked up Hazrat Zazai for 15 within the fourth over, stuck at deep-rectangular-leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (27 off 19) and Ibrahim Zadran (forty six off 39) starred in a 43-run stand before the previous departed to Shakib Al Hasan.

Afghanistan: one hundred sixty for seven in 20 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 46, Mohammad Nabi forty one, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 27; Taskin Ahmed 3-30, Hasan Mahmud 2-24, Shakib Al Hasan 2-46)

Bangladesh: ninety eight for nine in 20 overs (Mosaddek Hossain 29, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 16, Nurul Hasan thirteen; Fazalhaq Farooqi three-nine, Fareed Ahmad 2-forty two, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1-five,

result: Afghanistan gained through 62 runs