earlier, Bangladesh had set 128 runs as the target for Afghanistan after losing 7 wickets. Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat first in the third fixture of the tournament.
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Mosaddek Hossain played an unbeaten 48-run knock becoming the highest scorer of the team. Mahmudullah garnered 25 runs along with Afif Hossain who scored 12 runs.
On the other hand, Mujeeb and Rashid Khan clinched three wickets each and restricted Bangladesh at 127 runs.
Playing XI:
Bangladesh
Mohammad Naim, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Afif Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
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Afghanistan
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi