Desk Report:
Abdullah Ahmadzai’s off-stump ball was too wide. Nurul Hasan Sohan picked it up and hit it over the covers. That’s how the Afghans became Banglawash. After such an achievement, Liton Das congratulated Zaker Ali Anik-Tanjid Hasan Tamim on social media.
Bangladesh had already secured the series by winning the first two matches. The third T20 match yesterday in Sharjah was a mission for Afghanistan to avoid a whitewash. But is it so easy to defeat Bangladesh, which is in rhythm! Despite winning the first two T20Is with bated breath, Bangladesh led by Zaker won by 6 wickets with 2 overs in hand yesterday. After the whitewash of the Afghans, Liton posted a picture on his official Facebook page. In the picture, the Bangladesh team is seen standing in front of the board with the word ‘Winner’ and doing a photo session. Liton is watching it on TV. Liton wrote, calling Zaker the champion, ‘I feel like I have also won the series with them. We are very proud of you, the champions.’
If everything was going well, Liton would have joined Tamim and Zaker. But Liton, the regular T20 captain, was injured in the middle of the Asia Cup and could not play in the last two matches of the Super Four. He also missed the T20 series against Afghanistan. Naturally, he is burning with regret for not being able to be there for such a whitewash by the Afghans. However, Liton is forgetting all the sorrows with the team’s victory. He wrote on Facebook, ‘It feels the best to see the team win. I regret not being there. However, the team’s victory is a very happy occasion for me.’
In Liton’s absence, Zaker has captained Bangladesh in the last five T20Is. Under his leadership, Bangladesh lost to India and Pakistan in the Super Four. As a result, Bangladesh could not reach the Asia Cup final. Under the leadership of that Zaker, Bangladesh whitewashed Afghanistan 3-0. Dehradun’s revenge has also been taken. In 2018, Afghanistan whitewashed Bangladesh 3-0 in the T20 series. Bangladesh has whitewashed Afghanistan twice in the T20 series. In 2023, Bangladesh won the T20 series against the Afghans 2-0.
