CHATTOGRAM: Rahmat Shah and Asghar Afghan helped Afghanistan to make the day of them in the first innings of the only Test against hosts Bangladesh by scoring 271 runs for five wickets in Chattogram on Thursday (Sep 5).
Rahmat Shah made history by becoming the first Test centurion from Afghanistan at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.
Afghanistan 271 for five in 96 overs at close. Stumps were called on Day 1 when Asghar Afghan with 88 runs and Afsar Zazai 35 runs remained unbeaten on naught.
Rashid Khan, the Afghan leg-spinner, becomes the youngest Test captain breaking Zimbabwe’s Tatenda Taibu’s 15-year-old record.
Slow left-arm orthodox bowler Taijul Islam has become the third Bangladeshi to scalp 100 Test wickets as he completed the milestone after dismissing Afghanistan's Ihsanulah Janat in the one-off Test.
Visiting Afghanistan won the toss and sent Bangladesh to bowl first in the one-off Test.
Bangladesh last played at the same stadium against West Indies around ten months ago where the Tigers secured victory.
Brief score: 1st innings-Afghanistan 271 for 5 (Rahmat 100, Afghan 88*, Nayeem 2-43) v Bangladesh
Afghanistan (Playing XI)
Ihsanullah Janat, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Afsar Zazai (WK), Rashid Khan (C), Yamin Ahmadzai, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan.
Bangladesh (Playing XI)
Soumya Sarkar, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Mahmudullah, Liton Das (WK), Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan.
BDST: 1852 HRS, SEP 5, 2019
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