Bangladesh bowled first in the second T20I, looking to win series
Their bowlers restricted Afghanistan to 147
Bangladesh chased down the target in 19.1 overs to win by five wickets
Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan in the second T20I on Friday, October 3 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE to clinch the series with a game still remaining. Bangladesh crossed the 148-run target given by Afghanistan in 19.1 overs with just two wickets remaining. Shoriful Islam hit the winning runs and was the Player of the Match.
Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh Toss Update
Bangladesh captain Jaker Ali has won the toss and he has opted to field first, just like the first T20I.
Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh Playing XIs
Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Bangladesh Playing XI: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Jaker Ali(w/c), Nurul Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
Afghanistan batters could not get going on a sluggish Sharjah surface as Bangladesh bowlers kept things tight. In the end, the Afghans could only get to 147/5 in 20 overs.
In reply, despite losing early wickets and then sufferiing a late collapse, Bangladesh managed to get over the line. For Afghanistan, Azmatullah Omarzai picked up four wickets but his effort went in vain as Noor Ahmad conceded 17 runs in the penultimate over to end Afghanistan's advantage.
Afghanistan Squad: Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Bashir Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai
Bangladesh Squad: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Jaker Ali(w/c), Nurul Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Shoriful Islam
Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh 2nd T20I Live Streaming
Fans in Bangladesh can watch the Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh series on Nagorik TV. Streaming is available on T Sports and Tapmad. My Etisalat AFG app is live streaming the series in Afghanistan and Lemar TV will broadcast the series.
In India, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh series can be watched live on FanCode app and website.