1st T20I: Liton Das, Nasum Ahmed shine as Bangladesh crush Afghanistan by 61 runs

Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed claimed a career-best 4/10 as Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 61 runs of their first T20I on Thursday.

Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 61 runs within the first T20I to take a 1-0 sequence lead (@ICC Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSBangladesh beat Afghanistan by 61 runs of their first T20ILiton struck fifty to assist Bangladesh publish a difficult wholeNasum Ahmed ended his 4 overs with figures of 4-17-10-4

Bangladesh rode on left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed’s career-best 4/12 to bowl out Afghanistan for 94 and seal a crushing win within the first match of a two-T20I sequence in Dhaka on Thursday (March 3).

Pacer Shoriful Islam grabbed 3/29 and left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan 2/18 to enhance the hassle of Nasum, who lowered Afghanistan to twenty/4 within the fifth over.

Afghanistan did not get well from the preliminary blow and ultimately had been dismissed for 94 in 17.4 overs in reply to Bangladesh’s 155/8.

Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi had been trying a comeback for Afghanistan with a stand of 37 till Nabi maintain out for 16, giving allrounder Shakib his four-hundredth white ball wicket.

In his subsequent over, Shakib additionally dismissed Zadran, who top-scored for 27.

Bangladesh win

They beat Afghanistan by 61 runs within the first T20I to take a 1-0 sequence lead #BANvAFG pic.twitter.com/Ll8dBM25d1

— ICC (@ICC) March 3, 2022

Debutant Azmatullah Omarzai added 20 in opposition to Bangladesh’s disciplined bowling

Earlier, Liton Das struck a 44 ball-60 to get Bangladesh began. Afif Hossain scored 25 and debutant opener Munim Shahriar made 17 after they opted to bat first.

Opener Naim Sheikh continued his poor kind to be out on 2, and Shahriar was dismissed by Rashid Khan to go away Bangladesh 25-2.

Liton attacked whereas shedding Shakib (5) and skipper Mahmudullah (10) cheaply.

Liton and Afif dealt astutely with Afghanistan’s much-vaunted spin assault, comprised of Rashid, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Nabi, and shared a 46-run partnership.

Liton reached his fifth fifty, pushing a Rashid supply to lengthy on for a single. However, after hitting 4 fours and two sixes, he was lastly eliminated by Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Farooqi and Omarzai took two wickets every and prevented Bangladesh from hitting large within the loss of life overs.

The second and final T20 is on Saturday.