On the first day of the lone test match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan, which took place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, Bangladesh batter Najmul Hossain Shanto hammered 146 off 175 balls to help the Tigers build 362 runs for the loss of five wickets against Afghanistan. The match was the only one between the two countries.
Shanto amassed 212 runs in a partnership with the opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy, during which he scored 76 runs and struck nine fours. Shanto’s innings included 23 fours and two sixes, while the opener’s total included nine fours.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan Miraz both stayed undefeated on Day 1 with a score of 41 and 43 respectively and had a stand of 72 runs between them when play was called off for the day.
On the first day of the first test match, Bangladesh scored 362 for five in 79 overs, making it their fastest total in the first innings in a test match.
Earlier, Bangladesh was given the opportunity to bat, but they were knocked out of the game in just the second over when they lost their opener, Zakir Hasan, to Nijat for one run.
But the Tigers were able to immediately rebound and pour on the misery for the bowlers with a partnership of more than 200 runs scored by Shanto and Joy.
On the first day of the match, outside edges were all the rage. Joy, who seemed to be in good shape, went for a soft, flighted ball outside off-stump but could only manage to nick it to slip off the bowling of leg-spinner Rahmat Shah. Outside edges were also popular on the second day of the match.
Mominul, who batted for 15 runs off 25 balls, and Haque extended the Tigers’ batting difficulties when he edged one to the keeper down the legside, putting the Tigers three wickets behind with 256 on the board. Nijat, who scalped his second, was the one who brought him down.
After five overs, Shanto followed suit, but he was unable to get his second 150 in Tests because he was run out while attempting to take on left-arm wrist-spinner Amir Hamza. Shanto lost out on his second 150 in Tests. The left-handed hitter performed a dance down the wicket and attempted to hit the ball over deep mid-wicket. However, he was unable to make a sufficient connection, and the ball ended up in the hands of the lone fielder at the boundary.
Liton Das’s time in the middle was cut short when he was unable to get a good read on Zahir Khan’s wrong-un. The ball twisted away from the right-handed batsman and got the outside edge to Ibrahim Zadran who was fielding at slip. This put Bangladesh five wickets behind with 290 on the board.
After that, Miraz launched a counterattack, and Mushfiqur maintained his composure to see the day through.