Bangladesh vs Afghanistan 1st T20I 2023 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Bangladesh vs Afghanistan 1st T20I 2023 - Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh 2-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet in 14th July 2023.

Taskin Ahmed celebrates with team-mates a wicket © Walton

Towhid Hossain's quick-fire 32-ball 47 and Shamim Hossain's valuable 33 sets up to Bangladesh thrilling two-wicket victory over Afghanistan, despite a Karim Janat's stunning last-over hat-trick and take a 1-0 lead in a last-over thriller of first T20I.

Match Stats :

Bangladesh chased 155 was their highest successful run-chase against Afghanistan in T20 international, previous highest chase was 139 at Chattogram in 2019. Afghanistan's 154 was their third highest score against Bangladesh in T20 internationals. 56 : Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against Bangladesh in T20 international, previously held by the 25-run stand between Asghar Afgan and Shafiqullah at Dehradun in 2018. Karim Janat became the second Afghanistan player to claimed a hat-trick in T20Is after Rashid Khan.

Afghanistan scored 154-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Mohammad Nabi cracked a unbeaten 54 off 40-balls including 6-fours & a six.

Azmatullah Omarzai hammered a 33 off 18-balls including 4-sixes with strike rate of 183.33, Najibullah Zadran scored a run-a-ball 23-runs included 3-fours and Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit 16 off 11-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike-rate of 145.45.

Bangladesh best bowler by Shakib Al Hasan takes 2-wickets, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur Rahman each took one-wickets.

Bangladesh chased 157-8 in 19.5 overs with top scorer by Towhid Hridoy hammered a unbeaten 47 off 32-balls.

Shamim Hossain cracked a 33 off 25-balls including 4-fours, Litton Das scored 18 off 19-balls included 2-fours and Shakib Al Hasan hit 19 off 17-balls including 3-fours.

Afghanistan best bowler by Karim Janat picked up 3-wickets for 15-runs in 1.5-overs, Fareed Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi each took one-wickets.

Towhid Hridoy named Player of the match for his match-winning quick-fire unbeaten 47 off 32-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 146.87.

Bangladesh Innings Highlights

Afghanistan Innings Highlights

                   

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