Overview
- Bangladesh reached 153 for 6 in 18.4 overs to beat Afghanistan by four wickets with eight balls to spare.
- Openers Parvez Hossain Emon (54) and Tanzid Hasan (51) added 109 for the first wicket, Bangladesh’s best T20I opening stand against Afghanistan.
- Rashid Khan returned 4 for 18 and triggered a collapse that saw Bangladesh lose six wickets for nine runs in 25 balls.
- Nurul Hasan struck 23 not out off 13 and Rishad Hossain made 14 not out to close out an unbroken 35-run partnership.
- Afghanistan posted 151 for 9, led by Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 40 and Mohammad Nabi’s 38, as Bangladesh’s bowlers shared wickets with Rishad Hossain and Tanzim Hasan Sakib taking two each.