Tigers fail to inflict T20 whitewash on Afghans
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In doing so, the Afghans leveled the series 1-1 and also denied Bangladesh a T20 whitewash, which was on the cards. The Afghanistan similarly avoided a clean sweep in three-match ODI series earlier by winning the third game.
Opener Hazratullah Zazai struck an unbeaten 59 off 45 and shared a 99-run partnership with Usman Ghani for the second wicket to help Afghanistan race to the victory with 14 balls to spare after Bangladesh put up 115-9, BSS reports.
Darwish Rasooli who was not out on 9 wrapped up the game, pulling left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed a six over deep mid-wicket as Afghanistan made 119-2
Afghanistan lost the first T20 match by 61 runs.
Both teams lined up before the start of play and observed a minute’s silence in memory of Australian legend Shane Warne and Rodney Marsh.
Usman Ghani who survived twice on 39 and 41, scored 47 off 48 with five fours and one six.
Zazai and Ghani’s match-defining partnership came after Afghanistan lost Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 3.
Zazai’s innings was almost chanceless. He slog-swept left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan for six over deep square-leg to reach his third fifty off 37 balls and hit three fours and five sixes in his match-winning knock.
Earlier, Mushfiqur Rahim, playing his 100th T20 game as only the second Bangladesh player after captain Mahmudullah Riyad, top-scored for the side with 30.
Riyad however made 21 and in the process became the first Bangladeshi batter to go past 2000-run mark in this format.
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