Afghans set 117-run target in 17-over game 

Afghans set 117-run target in 17-over game 0

Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in the second of a two-game T20I series on Sunday.

The match was cut down to 17 overs because of rain, but Afghanistan scored 116 for seven.

After being put in to bat first, the guests had a rough start and were out of the game with five wickets and 67 runs. But Azamatullah Oamarzai and Karim Janat put on 42 runs together, which helped Afghanistan get to 116.

Omarzai scored the most runs with 25 off of 21 balls, while Janat got 20 off of 15 balls.

Taskin Ahmed took three wickets for Bangladesh, while Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman each took two. With 140 wickets, Taskin Ahmed grew his lead at the top of the list of all-time T20I wicket-takers.

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