Afghanistan hammer Bangladesh in warm-up
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Afghanistan thrashed Bangladesh by 62 runs in their first warm-up match at Allan Border Field, Brisbane on Monday.
Ibrahim Zadran’ 46 off 39 and Mohammad Nabi’s firing 41 from 17 balls helped Afghans to reach 160 runs on board.
To chase down the target, without Litton Das, Bangladesh opened with Najmul Hossain and Mehedi Hasan Miraz, but Najmul's stumps were shaken by Fazle Haq Farooqi after scoring 12, and Soumya Sarkar, who came in at number three, was dismissed by Mujeeb Ur Rahman for 1.
Shakib al Hasan and Afif Hossain were unable to keep Farooqi at bay, with the swing getting the better of them as they fell for 1 and nil.
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Fareed Ahmad hit it short to Yasir Ali, and the pull shot was missed, resulting in a straightforward catch at slip.
Nurul Hasan struck 13 off 8 before splicing one to third-man off Fareed and Mehedi Hasan's vigil as opener came to an end after a 31-ball 15 as Naveen-ul-Haq disturbed the woodwork.
Mosaddek Hossain, batting at 47 for seven, provided some resistance as Bangladesh reached 98 for 9 in 20 overs.
Earlier, Right-arm paceman Taskin Ahmed was the standout performer for Bangladesh, finishing with 3/30 from his four overs, while fellow right-arm fast Hasan Mahmud also put in a strong performance, finishing with 2/24 from his four overs.
Shakib , the captain, too took two wickets but was costly, conceding 46 runs in four overs.
