Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto delivered when it mattered essentially the most by hitting centuries as Bangladesh registered an emphatic 89-run win over Afghanistan to maintain itself alive within the Asia Cup right here on Sunday.
Whereas Miraz amassed 112 runs off 119 deliveries, Shanto picked up the place he left off within the earlier sport, with a 105-ball 104 to take Bangladesh to a commanding 334 for 5 after opting to bat.
Bangladesh bowlers, led by Taskin Ahmed (4/44 in 8.3 overs) and Shoriful Islam (3/36 in 9 overs), then joined the get together as they struck at common intervals to bowl out Afghanistan for 245 in 44.3 overs regardless of the perfect efforts of Ibrahim Zadran (75 off 74) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (51).
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After the victory, Bangladesh was in second spot in Group B, whereas Afghanistan must win its last sport towards Sri Lanka for an opportunity to progress within the Tremendous 4 stage.
Chasing 335, Afghanistan struggled to keep up the required run fee which saved on rising as Bangladesh bowlers piled on dot balls to construct stress.
Afghanistan didn’t have the perfect of begins because the big-hitting Rahmanullah Gurbaz (1) was trapped leg earlier than by Shoriful Islam within the second over. However Zadran and Rahmat Shah (33) batted intelligently to assist Afghanistan get better from the early blow.
They took their facet from 1/1 to 79/2 however simply after they seemed to make inroads, Taskin bowled a again of size supply and simply as Rahmat tried to slog it, the ball crashed into the highest of off-stump.
On the midway mark, Afghanistan wanted 9 runs per over to win. It tried to up the ante with Zadran hitting Miraz for a 4, adopted by a six over deep midwicket to gather 14 runs from the over.
However the Bangladesh bowlers have been proper on their mark on the night time. Hasan Mahmud (1/61) accounted for the harmful Zardan, which led to a mini batting collapse.
Najibullah Zadran (17), Shahidi, Gulbadin Naib (15), Mohammad Nabi (3) and Karim Janat (1) departed throughout the house of six overs.
Earlier, after an underwhelming batting show of their match opener, the Bangladesh batting unit gave account of itself. Afghanistan bowlers have been responsible of leaking runs, particularly left-arm medium pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi (0/53 in 6 overs), as skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi struggled to seek out solutions.
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Even star spinner Rashid Khan (0/66 in 10 overs) was ineffective as he remained wicketless. Enjoying within the scorching warmth, Miraz put up a 60-run opening stand with Mohammad Naim (28) to offer Bangladesh a powerful begin. Nevertheless, Afghanistan put Bangladesh in a spot of hassle by claiming two wickets in fast succession.
Off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman (1/62 in 10 overs) gave Afghanistan the primary breakthrough as he cleaned up Naim with an ideal googly.
Medium pacer Gulbadin Naib (0/59 in 8 overs) then induced an out of doors edge to ship Towhid Hridoy packing with out opening his account. Miraz then started the rebuilding act with Shanto. The 2 stitched a 194-run partnership.
The way in which each Shanto and Mehidy batted, it seemed unlikely that any of the Afghan bowlers would be capable of snare their wickets and that’s what precisely occurred.
Miraz retired harm within the forty third over as a consequence of cramps in his left hand. Just a few overs later, Shanto tried a reverse sweep however slipped as he set off to take a run, placing an finish to his spectacular innings.
Regardless of three run-outs, the Afghan fielding was discovered wanting on a number of events. Skipper Shakib Al Hasan (11 not out) and Shamim Hossain (10) took Bangladesh previous the 300-run mark.