Bangladesh is on top by picking wickets at regular intervals. Bangladesh spinners and pacers are making it difficult for Afghanistan to score freely. They were 83 for the loss of 2 wickets but Bangladesh came back strongly and demolished Afghanistan’s batting lineup. After 33.2 overs Afghanistan is on 145 for 6. They are in deep trouble and need a huge partnership to get to a defendable target.
Shakib Al Hasan is the pick of the bowlers. He has bowled 8 overs and got three important scalps of Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, And Najibullah Zadran. He is economical too. He gave only 30 runs in his 8 overs.
All the bowlers got wickets except for Muhammadullah who bowled only one over. The other bowlers also bowled well to help the captain. Taskin, Mustafizur, and Ashrafol got one wicket each. All these quicks were a bit offline initially. But they came back to demolish Afghanistan’s batting lineup.
Miraz was also lethal for Afghanistan’s batting lineup. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled 9 overs for just 25 runs and 3 crucial wickets to derail Afghanistan’s batting lineup. Afghanistan could not manage to bat out for 50 vers. The whole team got out in the 38th over of the game for 156 runs. An easy total for Bangladesh to chase down.
Will Afghanistan be capable of defending this total? Yes, they are a good side. Their spin bowling attack is one of the best in the world. They can challenge the Bangladesh team to chase down this small total.
On the other hand, Bangladesh has a very fine batting line and they can chase down this target with ease if they play sensibly. Shakib is in prime form with the bat and Muhammadullah’s presence in the batting lineup will strengthen it.
