Tigers finally break string of losses

Bangladesh finally broke the string of losses, which had stretched to four successive ones, to pick up a four-wicket win over Afghanistan in the last league game of the tri-series on Saturday, reports Cricbuzz.
With the advantage at the halfway stage, Bangladesh squandered their position to be reduced to 12 for 2 in Chattogram. But a Shakib Al Hasan special of an unbeaten 70 saw them through with an over to spare.
Chasing 139 for a win, in what was the dress-rehearsal for the final of the series, an inspired performance from the skipper denied Afghanistan their fifth win in a row against Bangladesh and denied them the momentum that they would've hoped to take into the final clash. Afghanistan's bowlers, Mujeeb ur Rahman and debutant Naveen-ul-Haq choked Bangladesh in the opening overs, keeping them to just 18 in the first five overs, sending the openers back.
Naveen picked his maiden T20I wicket when Najmul Hossain Shanto was deceived by a slower one. Mujeeb induced a bottom edge off Liton Das as Bangladesh were on the backfoot early on.
An extremely tough chance was put down by Shafiqullah. Had he had held on, it would've accounted for the vital wicket of Shakib, which could've changed the outcome of the game eventually. Although he got a hand to it leaping in the air, he couldn't pull it off.