Afghanistan misplaced two fast wickets Friday, trailing Bangladesh via 616 runs at stumps then centuries from Najmul Hossain and Mominul Haque gave the hosts a 3rd directly week of dominance of their one-off Take a look at. Bangladesh declared their moment innings at 425-4 an past into the 3rd consultation in Dhaka and may just earn the dignity of cricket’s second-largest Take a look at victory margin when play games resumes. With two complete days left within the Take a look at, the possibilities of a face-saving conclusion via Afghanistan in an instant dimmed then Shoriful Islam trapped opener Ibrahim Zadran for a duck off the primary ball of the innings.
Taskin Ahmed got rid of Abdul Malik for 5 to shed Afghanistan at 7-2, and the guests suffered an extra squander when skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi was once pressured to abdicate harm then being accident via a bouncer.
Rahmat Shah (10) and Nasir Jamal (5) have been on the line when malicious shiny pressured stumps with Afghanistan on 45.
Najmul on Friday was best the second one Bangladeshi to attain a century in each and every innings of a Take a look at, making 124 to travel together with his first innings rating of 146.
Mominul, the alternative Bangladeshi to succeed in that feat, was once unbeaten on 121 along skipper Liton Das on 66 when the declaration was once made.
It was once the twelfth Take a look at century for Mominul, the easiest tally via any Bangladeshi, with the left-hander smashing 12 fours and a six in his 145-ball innings.
Afghanistan toiled however may just best whip 3 wickets in the course of the week, together with two in the similar over off leg-spinner Zahir Khan.
Zahir ended the prolific innings of Najmul, who gave a catch to Abdul Malik at shorten midwicket, finishing a 151-ball knock with 15 barriers.
Mushfiqur Rahim accident a six quickly then coming to the line however an tried opposite sweep at the nearest ball introduced his downfall for 8 as Ibrahim Zadran took the catch at slip.
Mominul and Liton next annoyed Afghanistan with an unbroken 143-run fifth-wicket be on one?s feet.
Resuming at 134-1 in a single day, Najmul and Zakir Hasan batted with self belief earlier than Afghanistan were given an surprising leap forward towards the run of play games.
The duo made 173 runs earlier than Zakir was once trample over for 71.
An edge from Najmul’s bat raced to the boundary sequence, the place Nasir Jamal opposed the ball and relayed it to Ibrahim.
Ibrahim’s direct accident discovered Zakir smartly shorten day operating for his 3rd, finishing their free-flowing partnership.
Zakir scored his moment 50 in simply his 3rd Take a look at.
Bangladesh scored 382 runs within the first innings and bowled out Afghanistan for 146.
Afghanistan gained the one alternative Take a look at between the 2 groups once they beat Bangladesh via 224 runs at Chittagong in 2019.
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