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ZIM

125

(39 ov) 174/1

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WF-M

143/9

NSC-M

(89/100 balls, T:144) 147/2

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RESULT

1st Match, First Round Group A (D/N), Mirpur, March 16, 2014, World T20

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

(12/20 ov, T:73) 78/1

Bangladesh won by 9 wickets (with 48 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Shakib Al Hasan

, BAN

3/8

Afghanistan come undone against spin

Mar 16, 2014

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'We are not a team to lose like this' - Nabi

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi said they perished under pressure although they had talked up the weight of expectations on the home side

Knew it would be a one-sided game - Shakib

Shakib Al Hasan said Bangladesh had outplayed Afghanistan in all three departments in the opening match of the World T20

Shahzad's dramatic opening acts

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from Bangladesh's opening World T20 match against Afghanistan

Spinners give Bangladesh important win

Bangladesh took a big step towards entering the main draw of their home tournament, beating Afghanistan by nine wickets in the opening game of the World T20

An emotion-charged opener

ESPNcricinfo previews the opening game of the World T20 as hosts Bangladesh try to keep emotions together against flamboyant Afghanistan

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'The boys were up for the challenge' - Mushfiqur

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Bangladesh storm to nine-wicket win

Bangladesh Innings

Player Name		R	B
Tamim Iqbal	lbw	21	27
Anamul Haque	not out	44	33
Shakib Al Hasan	not out	10	12
Extras	(lb 1, w 2)
Total	78(1 wkt; 12 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Mohammad Nabi	3	11	0	3.66
Shapoor Zadran	1	7	0	7
Karim Sadiq	2	17	0	8.5
Dawlat Zadran	2	13	0	6.5
Samiullah Shinwari	3	14	1	4.66
Aftab Alam	1	15	0	15

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	45	Tamim Iqbal	Anamul Haque
2nd	33	Shakib Al Hasan	Anamul Haque

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World T20

First Round Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
BAN	3	2	1	4	1.466
NEP	3	2	1	4	0.933
AFG	3	1	2	2	-0.981
HKG	3	1	2	2	-1.455

First Round Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NED	3	2	1	4	1.109
ZIM	3	2	1	4	0.957
IRE	3	2	1	4	-0.701
UAE	3	0	3	0	-1.541

Group 1

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	4	3	1	6	2.233
SA	4	3	1	6	0.075
NZ	4	2	2	4	-0.678
ENG	4	1	3	2	-0.776
NED	4	1	3	2	-0.866

Group 2

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	4	4	0	8	1.280
WI	4	3	1	6	1.971
PAK	4	2	2	4	-0.384
AUS	4	1	3	2	-0.857
BAN	4	0	4	0	-2.072

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