Bangladesh are now losing their first Test against Afghanistan. At the end of the third day, Afghanistan's second innings collection stood at 237 for 8 wickets.
Bangladesh's forehead was burned in it. The lead stood at 374 for the hosts. If a few balls were not played during the day due to light shortages, the lead could have increased. Now the question has started to arise in the supporters, will Bangladesh be able to save this match in the next two days? The task is very difficult.
Afghanistan was in danger early to take the second inning with a 5-run lead in the first inning. Their two top batsmen made their way to the pavilion by just 5 runs. Courtesy of Shakib Al Hasan. In the first over of the innings, Ihsanullah (1) was the third ball. Shakib cut and bowled Rahman Shah in the first innings.
Hattrick had the chance but in the end it didn't. The third wicket fell for Afghanistan by 27 runs. Naim Hassan hailed from Hamamatullah Shahidi, 52, a gentleman.
The Bangladeshi bowlers could not hold on to this success. Ibrahim Zardan and Asghar Afghan hold the team firmly. The tourists went for a break at noon without losing any more wickets. In the fourth wicket, Asghar Afghan and Ibrahim Zardan scored four runs each. Asghar, who scored 3 runs off 5 balls, returned to Tajul Islam when the pair fell.
The off-spinner of Muminul Haque was dismissed by young off-spinner Naeem Hassan for a superb innings of 25 off Ibrahim Jordan. All-rounder Mohammad Nabi could not survive. Mumraj was caught by Miraj by 5 runs. Taizul Islam was the victim of Rashid Khan skipper Rashid Khan for 22 off 22 balls.
Earlier, Bangladesh were all out for 24 in reply to the Afghans' 32. On the third day, Bangladesh added only 5 runs. The Afghans lead by 5 runs. Mossaddek Hossain, who started on the third day with 5 runs, went 8 not out. On the other side, Taizul and Naeem got off quickly. Nabi and Rashid shared the last two wickets in the previous two successful bowlers. Rashid took 4 wickets in his career best bowling.
