Asia Cup 2022, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Highlights: Spinners, Najibullah Zadran take Afghanistan to Super 4s | Cricket News

SHARJAH: A great performance from the cameraman and an impactful appearance from Najibullah Zadran helped Afghanistan score a seven-goal victory over Bangladesh in Asian Cup here on Tuesday.
Afghanistan’s spinning star Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3/16) and Rashid Khan (3/22) ran through a reckless Bangladeshi batting formation to limit the opposition to 127.
Bangladesh strangled Afghanistan in the chase against Najibullah 43’s belligerence with no more than 17 balls, including six by six, which gave his team the lead in 18.3 passes.
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Ibrahim Zadran also contributed with 42 tackles in 41 as he shared a 69-match unbeaten streak with 36 tackles with Najibullah.

With their second win in as many games, Afghanistan also became the first team to qualify for the Super 4s.
Like Bangladesh, Afghanistan has also struggled to push its scoring rate.
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan opened the bowling tournament for Bangladesh and returned with an impressive number of 1 to 13 in 4 rounds. The other pitchers were also accurate and the Afghan hitters couldn’t get rid of them.
After the defeat of openers Hazratullah Zazai (23) and Rahmanullah Gurbanz (11), Afghanistan found themselves in need of 80 of the last 10 passes.
With smashers struggling to find big shots, it looks like the match will go down the ropes. However, a foul from Najibullah quickly changed the game.
It is fitting that the left-handed player ends the game with a six.
Before that, Mossadek Hossain (48 out of 31 balls) was the only Bangladeshi hitter who played smart and saved Bangladesh’s blush.
It was the pace players that rocked Sri Lanka in the previous game against Afghanistan but the team’s traditional strength, the spin ability, took its toll here as Mujeeb and Rashid shared three racquets each.
The spinners had a clear plan to target the stumps and the Bangladesh hitters chose to play cross-court shots with them, which resulted in them falling.
Mujeeb broke the backbone of Bangladeshi batting by hitting three times in the power game. He effectively used the slider to get past the stumps of left-handed Mohammad Naim (6) before Anamul Haque (5) did a tagline sweep only to get stuck in front of the stumps.
Mujeeb’s third scratch was from opposition captain Shakib Al Hasan (11), who played a poor shot that sent his stump bouncing off.
The one who dialed a Rashid then joins the group by eliminating the seasoned Mushfiqur Rahim (1) with a googly. He knocked out left-handed Afif Hussain (12 of 15 balls) with a leg break, leaving Bangladesh in serious trouble at the age of 53 of the year. The quick pace of the whole spinner doesn’t give the hitter time to free his hands.
Mahmudullah (25 years old) of experience and Hossain tried to stabilize the round but losses occurred.
Mid-tempo player Azamatullah Omarzai came on in the 20th half, in which he played well, conceding just seven times.