Desk Report:
The wicket was taken with the first ball of the innings. Sediqullah Atal was caught LBW. Nasum Ahmed also removed Ibrahim Zadran in the fourth over of the powerplay. Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 8 runs despite scoring 155 runs on his tight bowling. He kept alive his hopes of playing in the Super Four of the Asia Cup.
Nasum did not get a chance in the first two matches. Since the Afghan batters are weak against left-arm spin, his return to the playing eleven was expected. And he returned and became the man of the match. He took 2 wickets for 11 runs, including 1 maiden, in 4 overs.
After such a breakthrough brought by Nasum Ahmed, the Afghans came under pressure. He made the task easier by removing Ibrahim Zadran in the powerplay. He was sweating a lot due to the heat at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Nasum shared his mantra for success in the face of such challenges, “I always love bowling with the new ball, and that’s what the captain asked me to do. I enjoy that challenge. Today there was a lot of sweat, so gripping the ball was a challenge, but I enjoy such challenges. I tried to keep the ball stump to stump.”
Before going to the Asia Cup, Nasum’s personal life came into discussion. He also had to listen to duets. It must not have been easy to perform like this despite everything. But Nasum made it clear!
