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Patna : Bangladesh (BAN) defeated Afghanistan by 61 runs in 1st T20I at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, BAN, on March 3, 2022, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as spinner Nasum Ahmed, 27, took 4/10 in 4 overs while fast medium bowler Shoriful Islam, 20, took 3/29 in 3.4 overs. Batting all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (spinner) took 2/18 in 4 overs. Nasum Ahmed was named Player of The Match. BAN had won the toss and opted to bat.
Chasing a target of 156 runs, Afghanistan were bundled out for just 94 runs in 17.4 overs with Najibullah Zadran scoring 27 runs and Azmatullah Omarzai scoring 20 runs.
Earlier batting first, BAN had scored 155/8 in 20 overs with Liton Das (wk) scoring 60 runs in 44 balls hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes. Afif Hossain scored 25 runs while captain Mahmudullah made 10 runs.,