Bangladesh v Afghanistan, 1st Match, Group A Brief Scores Scorecard Afghanistan 72 all out in 17.1 ov (Gulbadin Naib 21, Shakib Al Hasan 3/8, Abdur Razzak 2/20) lost to Bangladesh 78/1 in 12 overs (Anamul Haque 44*, Tamim Iqbal 21, Samiullah Shenwari 1/14) by 9 wickets. Build up: Bangladesh seek revenge They were stunned by Afghanistan in the Asia Cup. The shock defeat left the skipper, Mushfiqur Rahihm gunning for revenge. It will not come easy against the spirited Afghanistan. The match itself could well be the decisive one of Group A. Remember that just one team from either group goes through to the main tournament and the winner of this contest could well top Group A Toss: Bangladesh opt to bowl Mushfiqur Rahim had little hesitation in choosing to bowl first. The hosts do back themselves to come up trumps by restricting Afghanistan to low total. The crowd, as it is for all Bangladesh games, was brimming and ready to kick things off in gloriously noisy fashion Wicket: Mohammad Shahzad c Mahmudullah b Mortaza. Score: 0/1 (0.1 ov) Afghanistans leading run getter in T20Is, Mohammad Shahzad (589 runs), goes for a golden duck! #Wt20 — Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 16, 2014 Shahzad is known to be an opener with a fascination for the big shots. He tried to get the tournament underway with a lofted drive but only holed out to mid off. That got the home crowd going and it was just a perfect start for the hosts Switched on TV. Saw Bangladeshs kit. Switched off TV. Put on sunglasses. Switched on TV again. #woah #wt20 — Akhila Ranganna (@akhilar) March 16, 2014 Wickets: Afghanistan lose 3 in sucession. Score: 37/4 (6.2 ov) Shakib Al Hasan struck twice in two balls after a catch was dropped off the first ball. IT was only his second over and the crowd went berserk. Sabbir Rahman got immediate redemption after dropping the catch as Gulbadin Naib gave him another chance off the next ball. Najeeb Tarakai got a leading edge to put Shakib on a hat-trick. The madness did not end there though. Nawroz Mangal tried to sneak a quick single first ball but was run out by a direct hit and became the second Afghan batsman to be out for a golden duck.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 08:52:43 +0000
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