Paceman Nijatullah Masood claimed a five-wicket haul on Test debut as Afghanistan dismissed Bangladesh for 382, taking the final 5 wickets for 9 runs.
Bangladesh’s resumed day two on 5-362 and seemed to be headed in the direction of an enormous complete at 5-373 with Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan on the crease, earlier than the Afghan assault skittled the decrease order after making the important thing breakthrough.
Bangladesh’s bowlers responded to have Afghanistan in bother at 3-35 at lunch after eight wickets fell within the session.
A day after turning into the primary Afghan bowler to take a wicket with the primary ball of his Test profession, Masood discovered swing and motion within the overcast circumstances to tear by way of Bangladesh’s batting.
Pace bowler Yamin Ahmedzai, who had figures of 2-39 to enrich Masood’s 5-79, supplied the momentum-shifting breakthrough when he had Mehidy caught by Amir Hamza at backward level with a supply that was properly exterior off.
Mehidy chased the supply needlessly to throw away his wicket after scoring 48. Masood then undid veteran Mushfiqur Rahim, who fended a brief supply to slide to be out for 47.
After their dismissals, Bangladesh crumbled in two overs with Masood finishing his five-wicket haul by rattling the stumps of Shoriful Islam within the 86th over
Bangladesh’s quick bowlers additionally used the overcast circumstances impeccably to go away Afghanistan in a tough place.
Ebadot Hossain led the cost with 2-15 and commonly discovered edges that flew into gaps.
Left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam (1-6) snared the primary wicket when he had Ibrahim Zadran (6) caught behind, earlier than Ebadot obtained the higher of Abdul Malik (17) and Rahmat Shah (9).
Captain Hashmatullah Shahid was unbeaten on two on the interval.
Bangladesh had dominated the opening day of the one-off Test the day earlier than with Najmul Hossain scoring 146 off 175 balls, together with 23 fours and two sixes, and sharing a 212-run second-wicket stand with opener Mahmudul Hasan (76).
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
