On Sunday, Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 25 runs in the 3rd🔯 T2ཧ0I match of the three-nation series at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. Winning both their opening games, Afghanistan are at the top of the Points Table with 8 points.
Afghanistan created a new world record as they registered their 12th consecutive win in T20Is. They also held the earlier record (11 consecutive𓆏 wins) f🐲rom March 2016 to March 2017.
Batting first, Afghanistan scored a total of 164/6 in their quota of 20 overs. Mohammad Nabi played a brilliant knock of unbeaten 84 runs off 54 ba💙lls, hitting 3 fou💧rs and 7 sixes.
While chasing, Bangladesh lost both their opening batsman at the score of 11. Mahmudullah (44) and Sabbirꦺ Rahman (24) held the innings during the middle, but the team gꦺot all-out for 139, losing by 25 runs.
For Afghanistan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the star bowler picking up four wickets while Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, and Fare꧟ed Malik dismissed two batsmen each.
Here are some Twitter reactions:
Afghanistan win by 25 runs!
They have now won 12 consecutive T20Is, beating their own record in men's cricket! 👏 👏
Four w🦂ickets for Mujeeb and an unbeaten 84 from Mohammad Nabi proved too much for Bangladesh.
— ICC (@ICC)
A sorry looking last 10 innings fo📖r veteran Mushfiqur Rahim! 😢
— bdcrictime.com (@BDCricTime)
12th consecutive T20I win for Afghanistan; the longest winning streak for any team in Men's T20I cricket surpassing their own streak of 11 matches (2016-2017).
Afghanistan has won each of their last 21 T20I matches in♒ Asia.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
That shows some qualit💦y performance by What a match it was. Especially with his 84*. 2 concecutive wins. Take a bow team.
— Subbu Andhukuri 🇮🇳 (@SubbuAndhukuri)
Afghanistan win their 12th consecutive T20I which is now a world record.
Previous record: 11 consecutive w𓆉ins also by Afghanistan from 2016𓆉-2017— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
