T20: Bangladesh Beat Afghanistan by 61 Runs

Bangladesh has taken a 1-0 lead in 2 matches T20 series. Shoriful Islam took 3 wickets and Nasum Ahmed 4 with their untarnished balling.

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Bangladesh beat Afghanistan Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium by 61 runs in the first T20.

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Afghanistan captain Mohammed Nabi tried to up the run-rate and played one into the hands of the fielder on the boundary.

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Bangladesh started extremely well as Nasum Ahmed picked up 4 top order wickets early.

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The game favoured the Bangladesh team from the beginning as they had won the toss and decided to bat first.

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Liton Das after doing a half century took Bangladesh to 155/8 after 20 overs.

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