BAN vs AFG: Bangladesh thrashed Afghanistan by 546 runs on the fourth day of their one-off Test in Mirpur on Saturday, claiming the largest Test win by runs in the twenty-first century after fast bowler Taskin Ahmed earned career-best figures of 4-37.
In their first test match since 2021, the visitors were given an unrealistic target of 662 runs, and they were eventually bowled for 115 runs after the last batsman, Zahir Khan, had to retire hurt after being struck by a Taskin bouncer.
Bangladesh achieved the largest test win by runs since Australia’s 562-run triumph over England in 1934, surpassing their previous record of 226 runs against Zimbabwe.
With a 675-run victory over Australia in 1928, England holds the all-time record.
As Afghanistan, who resumed at 45-2 on Saturday, stumbled early when Nasir Jamal (6) edged Ebadot Hossain in the third over, the pace attack led by Taskin combined to capture 14 wickets in the encounter, with Shoriful Islam contributing with 3-28.
Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 146 for Bangladesh in their 382 run first innings, which they followed up by bowling out Afghanistan for 146.
Bangladesh declared at 425-4 on Friday after Najmul scored 124 in the second and Mominul Haque hit an unbroken 121 to snap a two-year century drought.
BAN vs AFG: Full Scorecard
Bangladesh 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c Ibrahim Zadran b Rahmat Shah | 76 | 137 | 216 | 9 | 0 | 55.47 | ||
| Zakir Hasan | c †Afsar Zazai b Nijat Masood | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | c Nasir Jamal b Amir Hamza | 146 | 175 | 277 | 23 | 2 | 83.42 | ||
| Mominul Haque | c †Afsar Zazai b Nijat Masood | 15 | 25 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 60.00 | ||
| Mushfiqur Rahim | c Nasir Jamal b Nijat Masood | 47 | 76 | 157 | 4 | 0 | 61.84 | ||
| Litton Das (c)† | c Ibrahim Zadran b Zahir Khan | 9 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 60.00 | ||
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | c Amir Hamza b Yamin Ahmadzai | 48 | 80 | 94 | 8 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
| Taskin Ahmed | lbw b Yamin Ahmadzai | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | ||
| Taijul Islam | c Abdul Malik b Nijat Masood | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Shoriful Islam | b Nijat Masood | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 | ||
| Ebadot Hossain | not out | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 8, lb 1, nb 16, w 7) | 32 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 86 Ov (RR: 4.44, 438 Mins) | 382 | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Zakir Hasan, 1.1 ov), 2-218 (Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 44.1 ov), 3-256 (Mominul Haque, 52.1 ov), 4-271 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 57.6 ov), 5-290 (Litton Das, 63.1 ov), 6-373 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 82.2 ov), 7-375 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 83.1 ov), 8-375 (Taijul Islam, 83.3 ov), 9-377 (Taskin Ahmed, 84.4 ov), 10-382 (Shoriful Islam, 85.6 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 |
| Nijat Masood | 16 | 2 | 79 | 5 | 4.93 | 1 | 4 |
| Karim Janat | 11 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Zahir Khan | 16 | 0 | 98 | 1 | 6.12 | 1 | 8 |
| Amir Hamza | 24 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 3.54 | 0 | 3 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahmat Shah | 6 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | c †Litton Das b Shoriful Islam | 6 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 | ||
| Abdul Malik | c Zakir Hasan b Ebadot Hossain | 17 | 21 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 80.95 | ||
| Rahmat Shah | c Taskin Ahmed b Ebadot Hossain | 9 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Shoriful Islam | 9 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 56.25 | ||
| Nasir Jamal | lbw b Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 35 | 43 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 81.39 | ||
| Afsar Zazai † | c Shoriful Islam b Ebadot Hossain | 36 | 40 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 90.00 | ||
| Karim Janat | st †Litton Das b Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 23 | 47 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 48.93 | ||
| Amir Hamza | c Mominul Haque b Ebadot Hossain | 6 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Yamin Ahmadzai | c †Litton Das b Taijul Islam | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Nijat Masood | c Zakir Hasan b Taijul Islam | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Zahir Khan | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 4) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 39 Ov (RR: 3.74, 197 Mins) | 146 | |||||||
| Did not bat: Bahir Shah | |||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Ibrahim Zadran, 5.2 ov), 2-24 (Abdul Malik, 6.5 ov), 3-35 (Rahmat Shah, 10.4 ov), 4-51 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 13.1 ov), 5-116 (Nasir Jamal, 24.5 ov), 6-116 (Afsar Zazai, 25.2 ov), 7-128 (Amir Hamza, 29.5 ov), 8-140 (Yamin Ahmadzai, 33.2 ov), 9-146 (Nijat Masood, 37.4 ov), 10-146 (Karim Janat, 38.6 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taskin Ahmed | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 6.85 | 0 | 4 |
| Shoriful Islam | 8 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebadot Hossain | 10 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Taijul Islam | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 9 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 |
Bangladesh 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | c Ibrahim Zadran b Amir Hamza | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 130.76 | ||
| Zakir Hasan | run out (Nasir Jamal/Ibrahim Zadran/†Afsar Zazai) | 71 | 95 | 185 | 8 | 0 | 74.73 | ||
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | c Abdul Malik b Zahir Khan | 124 | 151 | 261 | 15 | 0 | 82.11 | ||
| Mominul Haque | not out | 121 | 145 | 228 | 12 | 1 | 83.44 | ||
| Mushfiqur Rahim | c Ibrahim Zadran b Zahir Khan | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 266.66 | ||
| Litton Das (c)† | not out | 66 | 81 | 135 | 8 | 0 | 81.48 | ||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 2, nb 8, w 6) | 18 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 80 Ov (RR: 5.31, 414 Mins) | 425/4d | |||||||
| Did not bat: Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain | |||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 1.6 ov), 2-191 (Zakir Hasan, 34.3 ov), 3-274 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 53.1 ov), 4-282 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 53.4 ov) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 13 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 4.69 | 0 | 0 |
| Nijat Masood | 12.5 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 6.46 | 0 | 4 |
| Amir Hamza | 16.1 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Janat | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Zahir Khan | 23 | 0 | 112 | 2 | 4.86 | 0 | 4 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasir Jamal | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahmat Shah | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan 2nd Innings (T: 662 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | lbw b Shoriful Islam | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Abdul Malik | c †Litton Das b Taskin Ahmed | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 | ||
| Rahmat Shah | c †Litton Das b Taskin Ahmed | 30 | 73 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 41.09 | ||
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | retired not out | 13 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 92.85 | ||
| Nasir Jamal | c †Litton Das b Ebadot Hossain | 6 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 | ||
| Afsar Zazai † | c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Shoriful Islam | 6 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Bahir Shah | c Taijul Islam b Shoriful Islam | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.84 | ||
| Karim Janat | b Taskin Ahmed | 18 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 | ||
| Amir Hamza | c Mominul Haque b Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 5 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 23.80 | ||
| Yamin Ahmadzai | c Mushfiqur Rahim b Taskin Ahmed | 1 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | ||
| Nijat Masood | not out | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | ||
| Zahir Khan | retired not out | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, nb 6, w 6) | 16 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 33 Ov (RR: 3.48, 201 Mins) | 115 | |||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Ibrahim Zadran, 0.1 ov), 2-7 (Abdul Malik, 1.5 ov), 2-26* (Hashmatullah Shahidi, retired not out), 3-48 (Nasir Jamal, 13.3 ov), 4-65 (Afsar Zazai, 18.1 ov), 5-78 (Bahir Shah, 20.5 ov), 6-91 (Rahmat Shah, 24.6 ov), 7-98 (Karim Janat, 26.3 ov), 8-106 (Amir Hamza, 31.3 ov), 9-110 (Yamin Ahmadzai, 32.1 ov), 9-115* (Zahir Khan, retired not out) • DRS | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoriful Islam | 10 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Taskin Ahmed | 9 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 4.11 | 1 | 6 |
| Taijul Islam | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebadot Hossain | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3.14 | 1 | 0 |
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