Asia Cup | Credit to Najibullah, says Shakib Al Hasan as he doffs his hat to Afghanistan power-hitter

Shakib Al Hasan tipped his hat to Najibullah Zadran after the Afghanistan batter’s whirlwind innings handed a defeat to Bangladesh within the Asia Cup.

Najibullah’s knock proved to be the turning level of the match (Courtesy: AP)

HIGHLIGHTSAfghanistan beat Bangladesh on Tuesday by seven wicketsNajibullah’s 17-ball 43 proved to be the turning levelShakib felt Bangladesh was within the recreation over the last six overs

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan tipped his hat to Najibulah Zadran because the Afghanistan batter powered his staff to a powerful seven-wicket win on Tuesday.

Al Hasan received the toss and elected to bat first, however the choice got here to hang-out Bangladesh as Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan picked up three wickets every to dismantle the batting lineup.

Late heroics from Mosaddek Hossain ensured that they ended up with 127 runs of their allotted 20 overs for the lack of seven wickets.

Afghanistan obtained off to a sluggish begin because the Bangladeshi bowlers ensured that the runs have been in examine and Mohammed Nabi’s males wanted greater than 60 runs within the final six overs.

However, Ibrahim Zadran and Najibullah turned the sport on its head, with the latter smashing a 17-ball 43 to make sure that Afghanistan chased down the goal with 9 balls to spare.

Speaking on the post-match presentation, as quoted by Cricbuzz, the Bangladesh skipper showered reward on their opponents and stated that the sport was at all times going to be powerful after shedding 4 wickets within the first seven to eight overs.

Al Hasan stated that Bangladesh felt they have been within the recreation for the primary 14-15 overs and praised Hossain as properly. He stated that they knew Najibullah was a harmful batter and tipped his hat to him. He additionally stated that teh Bangladeshi staff felt they may win the match when Afghanistan wanted greater than 60 runs within the final six overs.

“It is always tough when you lose four wickets in the first seven to eight overs. We were in the game for the first 14-15 overs. Credit to Afghanistan. In a T20 game, whoever is standing up for the team should it take it till the end. Mosaddek played well but we needed more contributions. We knew Najibullah is a dangerous batsman. We thought we had the game when they needed 60 odd in the last 6 overs. But credit to Najibullah,”stated Al Hasan.

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