Bangladesh beat Afghanistan to win T20 series

Sports Desk

Bangladesh clinched the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan with one match to spare, registering a thrilling two-wicket victory in the second T20I in Sharjah on Friday.

Batting first, Afghanistan scored 147 runs for 5 wickets. In reply, Bangladesh came under a lot of pressure at one point. Openers Tanjid Tamim and Parvez Hossain Emon quickly retreated. But then captain Zaker Ali (32) and Shamim Hossain (33) put on a great partnership of 56 runs to bring the team back into the game.
However, Bangladesh lost their way again due to the dominance of Afghan spinners. When the game became difficult towards the end, Nurul Hasan Sohan took charge of the team. He played a valuable innings of 31 not out off 21 balls.

Needing 19 runs to win in the last two overs, Sohan hit a six to relieve the pressure. However, in the last over, Shariful Islam took the ball in his hands and gave Bangladesh a dramatic victory by hitting a four off the first ball. He scored 11 not out off just 6 balls.
With this victory, Bangladesh won the series 2-0. Both teams will embark on a whitewash mission on Sunday.