Recent Match Report – Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 1st T20I 2023

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Bangladesh overcame a scare to beat Afghanistan by two wickets in the first T20I in Sylhet. Towhid Hridoy ^(https://lotus365.today/goto/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/towhid-hridoy-990031) and Shamim Hossain ^(https://lotus365.today/goto/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/shamim-hossain-1161044) turned things around for Bangladesh, who were 64 for 4 in chase of 155. With two runs needed off the last five balls, Afghanistan’s pacer Karim Janat ^(https://lotus365.today/goto/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/karim-janat-793467) took a hat-trick to keep the visitors in the game with Hridoy stuck at the non-striker’s end. Shoriful Islam, at No.10, then took Bangladesh home with a cracking cut shot for four.