Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets in 1st T20

Bangladesh recovered from a sensational collapse to beat Afghanistan by four wickets in the first T20 and lead the three-match series 1-0 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a modest 152 for a victory, Bangladesh were on course of a comprehensive victory with openers Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan Tamim putting on 109 runs in 11 overs. Pacer Fareed Ahmad Malik cracked the game open, having broken the partnership by dismissing Emon and captain Rashid Khan then went berserk to take four wickets in his last two overs as Bangladesh lost six wickets for nine runs. Nurul Hasan Sohan played an audacious 13 ball-23 not out and Rishad Hossain made 14 off nine with luck and pluck...