RESULT
3rd Match (N), Mirpur, September 15, 2019, Bangladesh Twenty20 Tri-Series
(19.5/20 ov, T:165) 139

Afghanistan won by 25 runs

Player Of The Match
84* (54)
mohammad-nabi
Cricinfo's MVP
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That's all from us folks, this is Ankur Dhawan, signing off on behalf of Liam Brickhill

Rashid Khan: 40 for 4 is always tough to come back from, but you have to be mentally ready for such challenges, Asghar and Nabi did well to take it deep. Mujeeb has done well in leagues for years, today he was fantastic. Pretty good to have four wins against Bangladesh

Mohammad Nabi is the man of the match: Totally team effort, Bangladesh were brilliant with the ball early, but Asghar and I planned to target last five overs. Shot selection at the top wasn't great. Good for me to concentrate on white ball cricket. In franchise we have different roles and here we have different roles as Mujeeb opens for us, he was brilliant so was the captain

Shakib: I thought first ten overs we were brilliant with the ball, but from there they scored 104 in the last ten, on that sort of a wicket it was hard to digest. The no-ball that allowed Asghar to bat on cost us, it changed momentum. We struggled to take responsibility at the top. Need to do the small things right.

Time for the presentation

The top order threw it away falling to some atrocious strokes, starting with Mushfiqur, who opened only the second time in his international career, and against a much better attack than Zimbabwe's there was no letting up. Mujeeb starred with four, Farheed, Rashid and Gulbadin all chipped in with two apiece to hand Afghanistan their second win which takes them to the top of the table.

19.5
W
Fareed Ahmad to Mustafizur, OUT

well hit but straight to deep point and that's a comprehensive win for Afghanistan!

Mustafizur Rahman c sub (Shafiqullah) b Fareed Ahmad 15 (7b 2x4 1x6) SR: 214.28
19.4
4
Fareed Ahmad to Mustafizur, FOUR runs

Mustafizur going to go down fighting, comes down the track and swats the length ball up and over the off side

19.3
4
Fareed Ahmad to Mustafizur, FOUR runs

short one and that's a ferocious pull shot, bisects deep midwicket and deep square leg, one bounce and into the fence

19.2
Fareed Ahmad to Mustafizur, no run

slower one, half way down, completely deceived him as he swung hard but way too early

19.1
6
Fareed Ahmad to Mustafizur, SIX runs

length around off, he latches on to it, swings it away to the on side and clears long-on

end of over 195 runs • 2 wickets
BAN: 125/9CRR: 6.57 RRR: 40.00
Taijul Islam0 (1b)
Mustafizur Rahman1 (2b)
Rashid Khan 4-0-23-2
Gulbadin Naib 4-0-27-2
18.6
Rashid Khan to Taijul, no run

googly, squares him up and beats the outside edge

18.5
1
Rashid Khan to Mustafizur, 1 run

flat and quick around off, swings it away to deep square leg for one

18.4
Rashid Khan to Mustafizur, no run

quicker one middle, Mustafizur swings across the line and misses but no says the umpire

18.3
W
Rashid Khan to Mosaddek, OUT

googly and through him! Pitched outside off, the idea was right as he went for the slog sweep, the execution was poor as he missed it completely

Mosaddek Hossain b Rashid Khan 12 (10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 120
18.2
4
Rashid Khan to Mosaddek, FOUR runs

length around middle, he switches over and reverse sweeps it over short third-man, excellent connection as it bounces away into the boundary

18.1
W
Rashid Khan to Saifuddin, OUT

length around middle, has an almighty swing but gets a top edge that goes high into the night sky, Rashid runs back, keeping his eyes on the ball throughout, settles under it and takes it calmly before tossing it back in the air in celebration, Made it look easy, it wasn't

Mohammad Saifuddin c & b Rashid Khan 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
end of over 186 runs • 1 wicket
BAN: 120/7CRR: 6.66 RRR: 22.50
Mosaddek Hossain8 (8b)
Mohammad Saifuddin2 (2b)
Gulbadin Naib 4-0-27-2
Rashid Khan 3-0-18-0
17.6
2
Gulbadin to Mosaddek, 2 runs

full outside off, he swings hard and gets an outside edge past short third-man but the fielder catches up and pulls it back on the boundary with a slide

17.5
1
Gulbadin to Saifuddin, 1 run

leg cutter, short this time, he has a massive heave but gets it off the splice, falls in no man's land

17.4
1
Gulbadin to Mosaddek, 1 run

another leg cutter way outside off, makes him reach, managed to do so and push it into the covers for one

17.3
Gulbadin to Mosaddek, no run

full outside off, tries to blast it through the covers but misses

17.2
1
Gulbadin to Saifuddin, 1 run

length outside off, pushed into the off side

17.1
W
Gulbadin to Afif, OUT

slower ball full outside off, he gets under it and strikes it flat and hard towards long-off, where the fielder keeps his head judges it to perfection with his feet just inches from the rope and with the young man, who fought spiritedly again gone, Afghanistan can probably breathe easier

Afif Hossain c Najibullah Zadran b Gulbadin Naib 16 (14b 2x4 0x6) SR: 114.28
17.1
1w
Gulbadin to Afif, 1 wide

drops it too short seeing him advance, called wide

end of over 178 runs
BAN: 114/6CRR: 6.70 RRR: 17.00
Afif Hossain16 (13b 2x4)
Mosaddek Hossain5 (5b)
Rashid Khan 3-0-18-0
Gulbadin Naib 3-0-21-1
16.6
1
Rashid Khan to Afif, 1 run

flatter one around middle, tucked away through square leg

16.5
1
Rashid Khan to Mosaddek, 1 run
Win Probability
AFG 100%
AFGBAN
100%50%100%AFG InningsBAN Innings

Over 20 • BAN 139/10

Mustafizur Rahman c sub (Shafiqullah) b Fareed Ahmad 15 (7b 2x4 1x6) SR: 214.28
W
Afghanistan won by 25 runs
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