Taskin Ahmed grabs 4 as Bangladesh annihilate Afghanistan of their largest Test win

Bangladesh 382 (Shanto 146, Mahmudul 76, Masood 5-79) and 425 for 4 dec (Shanto 124, Mominul 121*, Zahir 2-112) beat Afghanistan 146 (Zazai 36, Ebadot 4-47, Taijul 2-7) and 115 (Rahmat 30, Taskin 4-37, Shoriful 3-28) by 546 runs

The supply instantly after, Taskin bowled Zahir, just for the ball to be deemed as an above-waist full toss, and thus a no-ball. Then three authorized balls after that, Taskin crashed one into Zahir’s elbow, thus rendering him unable to bat. After a couple of minutes of dialogue and medical consideration, Zahir walked off. That confirmed a large win for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s quick bowlers mixed to take 14 wickets within the match, probably the most for them in a Test. The hosts entered the fourth day requiring eight wickets to seal the win, which they duly did inside 22 overs though finally they needed to take one wicket lesser. It began within the third over of the day when Nasir Jamal may do little in opposition to a wonderful supply from Ebadot Hossain: the ball pitched exterior off and straightened simply sufficient to tickle the batter’s exterior edge.

Next over, Rahmat Shah survived when he was given out caught within the slips off a snorter from Shoriful Islam, earlier than the TV umpire decided that the ball had come off his armguard. But Shoriful did not have to attend too lengthy for his first wicket of the morning: three overs later – the nineteenth of the innings – Afsar Zazai edged him to Mehidy Hasan Miraz at gully.

As a results of that wicket, in got here debutant Bahir Shah, who was introduced in as concussion substitute for captain Hashmatullah Shahidi. But Shoriful ended the twenty first over by having him caught at third slip, the place Taijul Islam took an excellent, low catch. That meant Afghanistan have been 78 for five, which quickly grew to become 91 for six when Taskin had Rahmat Shah caught behind for 30 4 overs later. Taskin’s third wicket got here quickly after, when he bowled Karim Janat for 18.

That meant all the seven wickets to fall had gone to Bangladesh’s quick bowlers, after which one lastly went to a spinner. Brought into the assault to begin the thirty second over, Mehidy struck third ball when he had Amir Hamza caught at brief leg, the place the ball landed after coming off his glove and helmet in an tried pull shot. And subsequent over, Taskin had Yamin Ahmadzai caught at mid-off to get his fourth.

But Afghanistan’s troubles had begun on the third night itself, when Shoriful had trapped Ibrahim Zadran lbw first ball, thus turning into the second Bangladesh bowler after Mashrafe Mortaza to begin an innings with a wicket. Next over, Abdul Malik chased an away swinger from Taskin, solely to be caught behind for five.

Come the sixth over, Taskin struck Shahidi on the pinnacle with a bouncer. Shahidi, who had ducked on the ball after seemingly taking his eyes off, fell flat on the pitch, earlier than strolling off retired damage. Effectively, Afghanistan have been three down, earlier than Bahir would take Shahidi’s place.