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2nd T20I: Afghanistan Punish Sloppy Bangladesh To Level Series

Hazratullah Zazai struck an unbeaten half-century to help Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 international with the two-match series ending all square at 1-1 in Dhaka on Saturday. Zazai hit 59 off 45 balls and Usman Ghani scored 47, guiding Afghanistan to 121-2 in 17.4 overs after Fazalhaq Farooqi and Azmatullah Omarzai claimed three wickets each to restrict Bangladesh to 115-9. A minute's silence was observed in memory of late Australian greats Shane Warne and Rodney Marsh before the start of the match.

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Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed turned the ball square and mixed his variations intelligently as he bagged four wickets to rattle the Afghanistan top-order and help his team to a 61-run victory in the opening T20I at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday. Nasum claimed the important wickets of Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Darwish Rasooli and Karim Janat to jolt the visitors in their run-chase of 156 runs.

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Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed and batsman Liton Das helped Bangladesh halt an eight-match losing streak in Twenty20 internationals with a resounding 61-run win over Afghanistan in Dhaka on Thursday. Nasum returned with career-best figures of 4 for 10 as Bangladesh bowled out Afghanistan for 94 runs in 17.4 overs after Liton's 60 off 44 balls guided the side to 155-8 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The win ended Bangladesh's long streak of defeats in T20Is starting from the Twenty20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE last year and gave the side a 1-0 lead in a two-match series.

Nasum Ahmed, Liton Das help Bangladesh end T20I losing streak

Nasum Ahmed and batsman Liton Das helped Bangladesh halt an eight-match losing streak in Twenty20 internationals with a resounding 61-run win over Afghanistan in Dhaka on Thursday. Nasum returned with career-best figures of 4 for 10 as Bangladesh bowled out Afghanistan for 94 runs in 17.4 overs after Liton's 60 off 44 balls guided the side to 155-8 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The win ended Bangladesh's long streak of defeats in T20Is starting from the Twenty20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE last year and gave the side a 1-0 lead in a two-match series.

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2nd T20I: Afghanistan Punish Sloppy Bangladesh To Level Series

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Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Nasum Ahmed, Liton Das Help Bangladesh End T20 Losing Streak

Nasum Ahmed, Liton Das help Bangladesh end T20I losing streak