Captain Rashid Khan led from the front for Afghanistan and bowled them to victory on the final day of the rain-affected match which saw only 17 overs being bowled in which the visitors managed to grab the remaining four wickets to trigger joyous celebrations on the field.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 224 runs in the only Test in Chattogram
- Rashid Khan led from the front with 11 wickets for Afghanistan
- Rashid Khan became the youngest captain to win a Test match
Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan on Monday stunned Bangladesh by 224 runs in the one-off Test at Chattogram to register their second win in Test cricket.
Afghanistan only gained Test status last year and had played just two Tests before this – losing to India in their maiden match and beat Ireland in its only other Tests.
Captain Rashid Khan led from the front for Afghanistan and bowled them to victory on the final day of the rain-affected match, which saw only 17.2 overs being bowled on Day 5 in which the visitors managed to grab the remaining four wickets to trigger joyous celebrations on the field.
The first session was completely wiped out by rain which and just 13 balls were possible after
lunch as the rain returned to play spoilsport which meant that Afghanistan had only 18.3 overs to push for victory in the final session. Bangladesh was bowled out for 173 in 61.4 overs while chasing an improbable target of 398 runs.
Test debutant Zahir Khan struck off the first ball of the day’s play by removing captain Shakib Al Hasan for 44 with Bangladesh reaching 143 for 6 in 46.3 overs at Tea.
Rashid Khan struck thrice in the final session, removing Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, and Soumya Sarka to complete his second five-wicket haul in the match and end with 6 for 49 in the second innings. He finished with match figures of 11 wickets for 104 runs.
