Bangladesh have cruised to their biggest-ever Test victory with a 546-run overcome Afghanistan.
Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed claimed career-best figures of 4-37 as Afghanistan have been dismissed for 115 on day 4, having been set a frightening goal of 662.
Najmul Hossain helped the hosts set the tone for victory with a century in every innings, turning into the second Bangladesh batter to attain that milestone.
Bangladesh’s greatest earlier win was by 226 runs in opposition to Zimbabwe in 2005.
Saturday’s margin in Mirpur is decrease solely than England’s 675-run win over Australia in 1928, and Australia’s 562-run win over England at The Oval in 1934.
Bangladesh’s tempo assault dominated. As properly as their wickets tumbling, Afghanistan needed to take care of two batters being unable to proceed after being hit by rising deliveries, together with final man in Zahir Khan.
Amid the resistance of Rahmat Shah, who made a team-high 30 for Afghanistan, Bangladesh’s quick bowlers stored placing with left-arm paceman Shoriful Islam getting a double breakthrough in consecutive overs.
Shoriful (3-28), had Afsar Zazai (six) caught at gully after which dismissed Bahir Shah (seven).
Bahir was substituted in when skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi retired harm on 13 after being hit by a Taskin bouncer on Friday.
Taskin then received into the act, breaking the defence of Rahmat, who was caught behind with Afghanistan at 6-91.
He additionally received the higher of Karim Janat (18) and Yamin Ahmadzai (one) to face on the point of his first five-wicket haul in an innings.
Bangladesh have been dismissed for 382 of their first innings, after a counterattacking 146 by Najmul.
The hosts determined in opposition to imposing the follow-on after Afghanistan, of their first Test since 2021, have been dismissed for 146 in reply.
Najmul posted 124 within the second innings.
Mominul Haque ended a two-year century drought with 121no, serving to Bangladesh attain 4-425 earlier than declaring and setting Afghanistan an inconceivable 662-run goal.
The groups will play three ODIs and two T20 Internationals the subsequent month.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
