It started with a huge win. Bangladesh set the record for winning by the third highest run margin in the 150-year history of Test cricket. A lot of things have happened. Today, Bangladesh is going to play the last match of the tour against Afghanistan.
Bangladesh will play against the visiting Afghanistan in the second T20 match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today at 6 pm. Bangladesh is ahead in the series due to the last minute victory in the first T20 match. Bangladesh can whitewash Afghans in T20 only if they win today.
Can Shakib Al Hasan’s team show it? In the first T20I the bowler followed by Tawhid Hriday’s eye-catching batting gave Bangladesh a dramatic victory in the last over. The challenge of maintaining that winning streak today is against the bowling of Mujibur Rahman, Rashid Khan.
Can there be any change in Bangladesh’s game plan in the last match today? As in the previous match, will the batting be played with excess or the bowler will be increased? Not sure yet. Six batsmen and six bowlers are more likely to play. Shakib Al Hasan played a key role in both batting and bowling. Because of this, he can be caught in both batting and bowling categories.
That is, there is a high possibility that the eleven of the first match will remain unchanged. Unless Team Management decides otherwise. The aim of the Bangladesh team is to win the series without breaking the winning combination.
For now, if the difference in strength and capabilities of the two teams is to be determined, it will be seen that Afghanistan is ahead of Bangladesh. It can be understood by looking at the ranking. In the ICC T20 ranking, Rashid Khan is number one, Fazlhaq Farooqui is number two and Mujib ur Rahman is number 9.
Bangladesh’s highest ranked bowler Mostafizur Rahman is at number 21. But Mustafiz does not have the form required to win cricket matches. However, Bangladesh has shown in the first match that team form is more important than ranking.
If Shakib Al Hasan can bring out the team performance in the same way today, then surely Bangladesh will be able to leave the Afghans in shambles. The end will also be good for Bangladesh.
