Bangladesh captain Jaker Ali credited his bowling unit after the Tigers secured the T20I series against Afghanistan with one match remaining on Friday in Sharjah. The squad won by two wickets to take a 2-0 series advantage. Jaker praised the bowlers for establishing control on a better surface than the previous match.
Nurul Hasan Sohan scored an unbeaten 31 runs from 21 deliveries to guide Bangladesh past Afghanistan's total of 147 for 5. Shoriful Islam delivered strong bowling figures of 1 for 13 before contributing 11 runs from six balls. His boundary on the first delivery of the final over helped Bangladesh finish with two balls to spare.
Bangladesh struggled early at 24 for 3 before Shamim Hossain and Jaker assembled a 56-run partnership. Shamim finished with 33 runs, but Jaker fell for 32 after Rashid Khan dismissed him with a googly. Azmatullah Omarzai claimed two wickets in the 18th over to pressure the chase.
Sohan hit a six off Noor Ahmed with 19 runs needed from two overs. Shoriful maintained composure to complete the victory. The final T20I match will take place on Oct. 5 in Sharjah.
Nurul Hasan Sohan scored an unbeaten 31 runs from 21 deliveries to guide Bangladesh past Afghanistan's total of 147 for 5. Shoriful Islam delivered strong bowling figures of 1 for 13 before contributing 11 runs from six balls. His boundary on the first delivery of the final over helped Bangladesh finish with two balls to spare.
Bangladesh struggled early at 24 for 3 before Shamim Hossain and Jaker assembled a 56-run partnership. Shamim finished with 33 runs, but Jaker fell for 32 after Rashid Khan dismissed him with a googly. Azmatullah Omarzai claimed two wickets in the 18th over to pressure the chase.
Sohan hit a six off Noor Ahmed with 19 runs needed from two overs. Shoriful maintained composure to complete the victory. The final T20I match will take place on Oct. 5 in Sharjah.
