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Mushfiq reaches 100th T20 game milestone


Published : 05 Mar 2022 08:05 PM

Mushfiqur Rahim returned to the fold to play his 100th T20 game as Bangladesh set a 116-run target for Afghanistan in the final and second T20I at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Saturday.

The wicket-keeper batter became only the second player after Mahmudullah to play the 100 game for Bangladesh in this shortest format of the cricket.

Fazalhaq Farroqi's and Azmatullah Omarzai's dominance with the ball helped the visitors to restrict Bangladesh on 115-9 in 20 overs. Farooqi and Omarzai picked up three wickets each for the Afghans.

Bangladesh experienced wicket-keeper batter Mushfiqur Rahim, who appeared in his 100th T20I top-scored with 30 runs for Bangladesh, having struck four boundaries in 25 balls. 

No real contribution from any Bangladesh batter, with only Mushfiq going past 25. Three wickets each for Omarzai, who started it with the ball, and Farooqi, who nailed two brilliant yorkers to drag his side back in the end.