- 2022-03-05 05:49:40
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Farooqi, Omarzai lead the ways as Afghanistan level series
Citizentimes Online Desk
Afghanistan roared back with an eight-wicket win to leave Bangladesh with the T20I series leveled. After Fazalhaq Farooqi and Azmatullah Omarzai kept the home side down to 115, Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani helped them home inside the 18th over of the chase.
Zazai struck his third T20I fifty, but both batters took advantage of Bangladesh's poor catching. Nasum Ahmed, who took four wickets in the first game, dropped Zazai's skier in the first over itself off his own bowling when the batter hadn't even opened his account. Afif Hossain and Mohammad Naim then dropped Ghani twice at deep midwicket, on 39 and 41, respectively, both off Mahedi Hasan.
Afghanistan 121 for 2 (Zazai 59*, Ghani 47, Mahmudullah 1-2) beat
Bangladesh 115 for 9 (Mushfiqur 30, Farooqi 3-18, Omarzai 3-22) by eight
wickets
Source: ESPNcricinfo