It was a histroical win- Nabi
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CF Correspondent
Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi said on Monday that it was historical win over Bangladesh as they won the one-off Test series against the host at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
As the continuous rainfall threated to play a spoilsport in Afghanistan’s aspiration to seal a historic victory, Rashid Khan just prayed an hour of game to seal the deal
The almighty never do injustice to one who deserves it most. All their passion, determination, aggression and hunger for victory finally reached in a crescendo when weather finally permitted a game and the Afghans, the war-torn nations took just 53 minutes to seal the deal—a 224-run victory against Bangladesh who was playing their 115th Test in contrast of Afghan’s third.
Even the rain that washed out two sessions, couldn’t save Bangladesh from ultimate blushes on rain-marred fifth and final day of one-off Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowhdury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.
Bangladesh now became the only team to have lost Test match against all Test nations after that 53 minutes of despair.
Afghanistan skipper Rashid claimed his career best 6-59 and led the side from the front to hasten the victory amid the continuous rain threat.
‘’It’s a historical win because in this format, we are new. We have played only three games against India, Ireland and Bangladesh and we won two games. It means we are good in this format and it means that our domestic structure is strong. The youngsters, the way they are playing, the way they are adjusting to the condition, it’s really a brilliant team. May be it’s a bright future as well for the youngsters to play in this format,’’ said Nabi.
‘We had a 10-day preparation camp in Abu Dhabi. First five days experience was terrible as the temperature was 46, 47 and it was a hot weather. And when we came here, there was humidity but it was not that much of hot. We adjusted very quickly in this condition. The preparation for the Test match was really good. That’s why the boys have performed both in batting and bowling sides,’’ he said.
‘’We put up good totals in both the innings. Especially I will discuss about the young guy Ibrahim. Recently he played here in with A team against Bangladesh A and he performed really well. It proved that he has ability, he has talent to play in Test cricket,’’ he added.
