Afghanistan continued their winning run in the Asia Cup 2022 after beating Bangladesh in Sharjah
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FirstCricket Staff
- August 30th, 2022
- 23:21:56 IST
Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh to march into the Super four stage. AP
Afghanistan continued their winning run in the Asia Cup 2022 after beating Bangladesh in Sharjah on Tuesday. Chasing a target of 128, the Afghan side went over the line by 7 wickets in the penultimate over of the innings.
Afghanistan had lost wickets at regular intervals and were 62/3 when Ibrahim Zadran and Najibullah Zadran joined hands and provided the resistance to the side before Najibullah went all guns blazing in the final phase of the innings. He remained unbeaten at 43 off 17. Ibrahim on the other side, also made an important contribution as he returned not out for 42 in 41 deliveries.
Afghanistan becomes the first team to qualify for the Super-4. ????????
Ibraham Zadran is such a wonderful player to watch. Technically solid. And Najibullah deserves an IPL gig. Should bat higher in this AFG team too #AfgvBan #AsiaCup— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 30, 2022
Earlier, in the day, Mujeeb and Rashid Khan rattled the Sri Lankan batting unit. The two bowlers scalped three wickets a piece as the Lankan side was restricted to 127/7 in 20 overs. It was Mosaddek Hossain for Sri Lanka who got some runs and scored 48* off 31. Afghanistan became the first team to qualify for the Super 4s with this win.
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Updated Date: August 30, 2022 23:21:56 IST
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