Leg-spinner Rashid Khan celebrꦐated his 20th birthday by scoring a half century and taking two wickets as Afghanistan upset Bangladesh by 136 runs in the last league match of Asia Cup 2018 🍬on Thursday.
Rashid smashed unbeaten 57 off 32 balls with t꧙he help of eight fours and a six to guide Afghanistan to an imposing 255-7 aft⛦er their captain Asghar Afghan won the toss and decided to bat first at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabhi.
Rashid then finished wit🌺h 2/13 in nine overs and also effected a run out, claiming the prized wickets of Shakib Al Hasan (32) and Mahmudullah Riyad (27).
The Afghans bowled out Bangladesh for just 119 in 42.1 overs. It was the🃏ir second astonishing victory in the tournament following a 91-run win over Sri Lanka which sent the islanders crashing out in th💮e first round.
Also, this score of 119 was Bangladesh’s lowest total against Afghanistan by some distance — their previous lowest against the Afghans was 208 in Dhaka two years ago.
Earlier, Hashmatullah Shahidi hit a 92-ball 58 with three fours to revive Afghanistan after th🍸ey were jolted by left-arm spinner Shakib who finished with 4-42 i♑n his ten overs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Such a joy 🐼to watch this wonderfully gifted and talented Afghanistan team! They have made incredible progress in such a short time. A real force in white ball formats, the cricketing world must wa♛tch out.
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial)
Afgh🌌anistan well and truly announced them In A Class of World Cricket in this . After Sri Lanka now they out class Bangladesh by 136 runs. Good Luck Team Pakistan.
— Abdul Ghaffar 🇵🇰 (@GhaffarDawnNews)
Congrats on another comprehensive win. Good all round perf🐷ormance by the birthday boy Keep it up.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
🇦🇫 have smashed 🇧🇩 like.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
Rashid Khan is first player in ODI history to score 50 ༒and take 2 wickets on his꧋ birthday.
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)
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Not just the top T20 bowler but now laying claim to being called an all-rounder. Waꦜy to go, young man
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
There’s no dead rubber for Afghanistan….every game is a celebration from them. First Sri Lanka and Now, Bangladesh. If they win two out of the three tosses in Super-4, they will reach the finals.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Itღs second nature to root for the underdog, but can’t really figure out who the underdog is.
— Roha Nadeem (@RohaNadym)
Good job Afghanistan. Good lads. Taaliyan!!!!!
Underestimated maybe, by Bangladesh?— Boman Irani (@bomanirani)
Not just the 🌸top T20 bowler but now laying claim to being called an all-rounder. Way to go🦋, young man
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
There’s a major power shift occurring for cricket in the subcontinent. And by the looks of it, it’s here to stay for the foreseeable future.. Well done – Topped the ‘group of death’
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru)
This Asia Cup is a joke, and just a silly cover to con🅠trive a 3-match India-Pakistan bilateral series in the Gulf. On🃏ly brave Afghanistan can upset this. Let’s hope they do
— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta)
Unbelievable! Afghanistan w🐽on Bangladesh by 136 runs. Well done, Blue Tigers.
— Ehsanullah Amiri (@euamiri)
