Bangladesh wins toss, opts to bowl first in 2nd T20 vs Afghanistan

SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and sent Afghanistan in to bat first Sunday…

SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and sent Afghanistan in to bat first Sunday in their second and final T20 international.

The hosts led the series 1-0 following their two-wicket win the first match, overcoming a dramatic last-over hat-trick by Karim Janat.

Aiming to win their maiden T20 series victory against Afghanistan, Bangladesh made two changes with batter Afif Hossain and pace bowler Hasan Mahmud replacing Rony Talukdar and Shoriful Islam.

Afghanistan made one change, bringing in pacer Wafadar Momand in place of Farid Ahmad.

Afghanistan lost a one-off test between the sides by a record 546-run margin, before winning the three-match ODI series 2-1.

Lineups:

Bangladesh: Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Towhid Hridoy, Najmul Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman

Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (captain), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Wafadar Momand, Fazalhaq Farooqi

___

AP cricket: and

Copyright
© 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

California18

Welcome to California18, your number one source for Breaking News from the World. We’re dedicated to giving you the very best of News.

Leave a Reply