DHAKA, Oct 2, 2025 (BSS)—Bangladesh bowlers continued their stellar show to put the side in a position of winning the three-match T20 series opening game as they restricted Afghanistan to a meager 151-9 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE today.

Pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib and legspinner Rishad Hossain took two wickets apiece but Mustafizur Rahman and Nasum Ahmed produced economical bowling like they did it everyday to stifle Afghanistan after they chose to bat first.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz made team-best 40 off 31 with two fours and three sixes while veteran Mohammad Nabi hammered 25 ball-38, smashing one four and four sixes.

Gurbaz kept the side flowing as Bangladesh bowlers came down heavily on the Afghan batters and made them six down before they crossed 100 runs.

Gurbaz made the most of the runs in this crunch period, setting a platform for the side to take the score past 150.

Nabi, however, powered the side after the dismissal of Gurbaz before Taskin removed him in the 18th over, preventing Afghanistan from making more carnage.

But Sharafuddin Ashraf hit 12 ball-17 not out to give the scoreboard some respectability.