Bangladesh A team draw with Afghanistan A

Coming from behind, hosts Bangladesh A team settled for a 2-2 draw in the 5-match unofficial one-day series, reports UNB.

They beat the touring Afghanistan A team by 42 runs in the 5th and last one-day match at BKSP in Savar on Monday.

Sent into bat first, the 2nd string Bangladesh team, riding on a century by Mohammad Naim and a half century by Afif Hossain, scored a moderate total of 262 runs for 9 in 50 overs.

Opening batsman Mohammad Naim smashed 126 runs off 143 balls hitting 11 fours and a six, number five batsman Afif Hossain scored 53 runs off 50 hitting four fours and two sixes, Aminul Islam scored 22 off 40 balls while captain Imrul Kayes added 21 runs off 27 balls, featuring four boundaries.

Karim Janat grabbed three wickets for 73 runs while Fazal Niazai took two conceding 56 runs for the visitors.

In reply, Afghanistan A team were dismissed for 200 runs in 45.1 overs.

Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored the team's highest 54 off 41 balls featuring seven fours and three sixes, captain Nasir Jamal scored 47 off 72 balls hitting three fours and Sharafuddin Ashraf added 35 off 35 balls with help of two fours and two sixes.

Yeasin Arafat inflicted the major damage in Afghan innings grabbing three wickets for 40 runs while Shafiqul Islam and Aminul Islam claimed two wickets each conceding 32 and 45 runs respectively.