Bangladesh vs Afghanistan 2023: Rashid Khan criticizes the team after losing to Bangladesh in T20 series

Sylhet: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan did not shy away from pointing out the lack of skill in his team’s bid to win the T20I series against Bangladesh on Sunday. For Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan led from the front and his all-round performance with bat and ball helped Bangladesh seal a two-match T20I series win over Afghanistan after winning the rain-affected second T20I by six wickets. Rashid clarified that rain is not an excuse used by the team. He just lacked skill, especially with the bat.

“Weather is no excuse for any team. T20 should be decided on the basis of skill and we were not very good there, especially with the bat. If we had got a little more time to score more, we could have done that,” Rashid said at the post-match presentation.

He further highlighted the issues that prevent Afghanistan from getting a good start with the bat. “You need to know your role and your potential in how you open the innings. Emotions also have to be controlled. This is what we lack. The main target is to prepare them for the next World Cup. (bowling attempt) Exactly what I wanted from the boys. good effort. We got a few wickets to put pressure on but the low score on the board didn’t let us get on track. Yes, I am leaving for MLC in an hour or two,” said Rashid.

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Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the ‘Player of the Match’ as ​​well as ‘Player of the Series’ award after the T20I matches. “No, don’t think it was nervousness. We lost a few wickets but given the kind of starts we got, we were always ahead. Looking at the ground conditions, I knew it would be tough for their spinners,” Shakib said after the match.

“Today me and the coaching staff wanted the youngsters to get more time and get the job done. Then I had to come inside. Boys playing ODI are also a part of this team. They will take that confidence into the Asia Cup and the World Cup.

Talking about the match, Bangladesh openers Liton Das and Afif Hossain started aggressively, collecting 19 runs in the second over of the innings, while chasing the small target of 119 runs set by DLS. Both added 50 runs to the board in 5 overs. Afghanistan struck back in the 10th over when Mujeeb ur Rehman dismissed Liton Das who was batting on 35(36) and in the same over dismissed Afif Hossain for 24(20).

After this Azmatullah Umarzai took the wicket of Najmul Hussain in the 11th over. However, experienced Bangladesh batsman Shakib Al Hasan took charge and completed the chase in 16.1 overs. For Afghanistan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Azmatullah Umarzai took two wickets each for 28 and 17 runs respectively.