BAN vs AFG Live Score: Najmul Hossain Shanto registered his third Test ton by slamming 146 in the first innings of the only Test against Afghanistan on Wednesday, 14th June 2023. Shanto’s knock helped Bangladesh end Day 1 at 362/5. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are batting at 41 and 43 respectively and will resume their innings on Day 2. For Afghanistan,
Bangladesh were in for an early jolt as Afghanistan’s debutant bowler Nijat Masood stuck in his first ball in Test cricket. He dismissed opener Zakir Hasan in the second over of the innings.
Najmul Hossain Shanto then joined Mahmudul Hasan Joy in the middle and the duo took control of the proceedings. Shanto led the charge as he raced to his half-century off just 58 balls.
Shanto and Joy dominated the session as they shared a 100 runs stand off just 126 balls and ended the first session with the score at 116/1.
Mahmudul, playing his first test since June last year, was patient compared to his partner as he brought up his third fifty off 102 balls when an overthrow gave him five runs.
Najmul frustrated the Afghan bowlers more to bring up his century off 118 balls and looked untroubled against a lackluster bowling attack.
Rahmat Shah, an occasional legspinner, brought the crucial breakthrough for the side when Mahmudul cut straight to Ibrahim Zadran at slip.
The first two sessions saw Afghanistan taking just two wickets but they pulled the strings in the third session as debutant Masood (2-67) led the charge.
He successfully reviewed one to get the better of Mominul Haque, caught by the wicketkeeper for 15, and then rattled the stump of Najmul with another one that swung sharply. But to his dismay it was a no-ball.
Najmul failed to make the most of the chance and after adding just three runs, he was dismissed when he chipped straight to deep midwicket after being lured by left-arm spinner Amir Hamza.
On his captaincy debut, Liton Das was undone by the flight of left-arm wrist spinner Zahir Khan, edging it at first slip as Bangladesh slumped to 290-5 from 218-1.
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Ibrahim Zadran, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Nasir Jamal, Afsar Zazai(w), Karim Janat, Amir Hamza, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masood, Yamin Ahmadzai
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Najmul Hossain Shanto, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das(w/c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain
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