Nepal needs to win Hongkong and then Banglasdesh to grab a seat in next tier.

Afghanistan 72 (17.1/20 ov)

Bangladesh 78/1 (12.0/20 ov)

Bangladesh won by 9 wickets (with 48 balls remaining)

World T20 - 1st match, First Round Group A

T20I no. 366 | 2013/14 season

Played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

16 March 2014 - day/night (20-over match)

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	AFGHANISTAN innings (20 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	Mohammad Shahzad†	c Mahmudullah b Mashrafe Mortaza	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	Najeeb Tarakai	c Nasir Hossain b Shakib Al Hasan	7	27	11	1	0	63.63
	Gulbadin Naib	c Sabbir Rahman b Shakib Al Hasan	21	25	22	3	1	95.45
	Nawroz Mangal	run out (Sabbir Rahman)	0	7	1	0	0	0.00
	Mohammad Nabi*	lbw b Abdur Razzak	3	16	9	0	0	33.33
	Karim Sadiq	run out (Farhad Reza)	10	20	23	0	0	43.47
	Shafiqullah	c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mahmudullah	16	17	16	2	0	100.00
	Samiullah Shenwari	lbw b Abdur Razzak	1	7	3	0	0	33.33
	Dawlat Zadran	c Mahmudullah b Farhad Reza	1	10	6	0	0	16.66
	Shapoor Zadran	b Shakib Al Hasan	1	13	11	0	0	9.09
	Aftab Alam	not out	0	4	1	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 2, lb 5, w 3, nb 2)	12
	Total	(all out; 17.1 overs)	72	(4.19 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-0 (Mohammad Shahzad, 0.1 ov), 2-36 (Gulbadin Naib, 5.2 ov), 3-36 (Najeeb Tarakai, 5.3 ov), 4-36 (Nawroz Mangal, 6.1 ov), 5-49 (Mohammad Nabi, 9.3 ov), 6-58 (Karim Sadiq, 11.6 ov), 7-69 (Samiullah Shenwari, 13.6 ov), 8-69 (Shafiqullah, 14.1 ov), 9-71 (Dawlat Zadran, 16.2 ov), 10-72 (Shapoor Zadran, 17.1 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Mashrafe Mortaza	2	0	8	1	4.00	(2w)
	Al-Amin Hossain	2	0	18	0	9.00	(1nb)
	Shakib Al Hasan	3.1	0	8	3	2.52
	Mahmudullah	4	1	8	1	2.00
	Abdur Razzak	4	0	20	2	5.00
	Sabbir Rahman	1	0	1	0	1.00
	Farhad Reza	1	0	2	1	2.00	(1w)

	BANGLADESH innings (target: 73 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	Tamim Iqbal	lbw b Samiullah Shenwari	21	27	2	0	77.77
	Anamul Haque	not out	44	33	4	3	133.33
	Shakib Al Hasan	not out	10	12	1	0	83.33
	Extras	(lb 1, w 2)	3
	Total	(1 wicket; 12 overs)	78	(6.50 runs per over)

Did not batMushfiqur Rahim*†, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah, Farhad Reza, Mashrafe Mortaza,Al-Amin Hossain, Abdur Razzak

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Fall of wickets 1-45 (Tamim Iqbal, 7.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Mohammad Nabi	3	0	11	0	3.66
	Shapoor Zadran	1	0	7	0	7.00
	Karim Sadiq	2	0	17	0	8.50
	Dawlat Zadran	2	0	13	0	6.50	(2w)
	Samiullah Shenwari	3	0	14	1	4.66
	Aftab Alam	1	0	15	0	15.00

MATCH DETAILS

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Toss - Bangladesh, who chose to field
Points - Bangladesh 2, Afghanistan 0

T20I debut - Najeeb Tarakai (Afghanistan)
Player of the match - Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

Umpires - RK Illingworth (England) and NJ Llong (England)TV umpire - HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)Match referee - RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)Reserve umpire - RA Kettleborough (England)

MATCH NOTES

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• Afghanistan innings
• Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 3 wickets)
• Afghanistan: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (59 balls), Extras 11
• Innings Break: Afghanistan - 72/10 in 17.1 overs (Aftab Alam 0)
• Bangladesh innings
• Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 0 wicket)
• Bangladesh: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 3