Bangladesh script a record breaking win over Afghanistan
Najmul Shanto's majestic hundreds in both innings, Joy's mastetclass batting in first innings, Mominul Haque's comeback hundred in the second innings, skipper Litton's first outing as captain overall Bangladesh annihilated the visitors.

Shahriar KabirEditor
Posted - 2023-06-17T12:36:20+06:00
Updated - 2023-06-17T12:36:20+06:00
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Bangladesh
382/10 (86) 425/4d (80)

Afghanistan
146/10 (39) 115/10 (33)
Bangladesh won by 546 runs.
Man of the match | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh) |
Bangladesh thumped Afghanistan with their biggest ever win in test cricket and also the biggest win in terms of runs in 21st century. Bangladesh won the only test against Afghanistan by a massive margin of 546 runs, which is overall the third biggest win in the history of test cricket.
Afghanistan needed over 600+ runs when they came to bat in this morning session. They were never in the game from the day one and throughout the match Bangladesh kept dominated Afghanistan with their row talents Shanto, Joy, Zakir, Ebadot and Shoriful.
This innings, Taskin was the standout bowler from Bangladesh as he picked up 4 wickets, having none in the first innings. Second best was from Shoriful as he got 3 wickets in his bag. Miraz and Ebadot were among the wickets with one sole.
Najmul Shanto's majestic hundreds in both innings, Joy's mastetclass batting in first innings, Mominul Haque's comeback hundred in the second innings, skipper Litton's first outing as captain, rise of the Bangladeshi pacers, overall Bangladesh annihilated the visitors.
Bangladeshi pacers were at thei best and were on the money from the first innings. Ebadot picked up 5 wickets in the test match, while Taskin got 4 wickets and Shoriful too had 5 wickets. The one weak point Bangladesh used to have, now performing continuously is a big positive sign for Bangladesh.
Without the star players the likes of Shakib and Tamim, Bangladesh depicted a great win over Afghanistan who too were without their star leggie Rashid Khan.