shafiqullah shafiq

Two of Afghanistan’s most potent weapons—Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman—sliced through Bangladesh top order to mark a memorable start to their first ever ‘home’ series here on Sunday night as the city celebrated its maiden international cricket game at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium.

Rashid came to bowl in the 11th over and put his team in a strong position straightaway by removing the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim (20) and Sabbir Rahman (0) off his first two deliveries. Bangladesh could not recover from the blow and ended at 122 all out in response to Afghanistan's 167 for eight.

Lost in transition, defending champions Sri Lanka will look to come out of the rut and start well against a spirited Afghanistan in their World Twenty20 Super 10 opener at Eden Gardens on Thursday.

A full list of the squads for the upcoming 2016 ICC Word Twenty20 starting March 8.