BAN Vs AFG Only Test: Bangladesh and Afghanistan are currently playing a one-off Test match in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
The home side, Bangladesh is in a stronger position of winning this one-off red ball game against the visitors, Afghanistan. The Bangla Tigers have outplayed the Afghans in all three departments.
Bangladesh had piled up 382 runs in their first innings while Afghanistan could manage to score only 146 runs in their 1st innings.
Now the home side is in an even stronger position of winning this match because the batters of Bangladesh are in no mood of giving it up and they are piling on more runs to put Afghanistan completely on the back foot.
Afghanistan had won their first Test match against Bangladesh when these two Test nations met four years back. In 2019, the Afghans recorded a win of 224 runs.
However, things have changed in this current Test match as the visitors are missing their star all-rounder, Rashid Khan. Afghanistan is firmly on the back foot and only a miracle can save them from a defeat in this only Test match.
Bangladesh is in a strong position of winning this only red ball game. That is because of their good batting performance in both innings.
Najmul Hossain Shanto has scored centuries in both the innings of this red ball match and that has propelled the Tigers to dominate this Test match.
Shanto amassed 146 runs in the first innings and he scored 124 runs in the second innings.
Najmul Hossain Shanto is just the second batter from the Bangladeshi Cricket Team to achieve this feat in the traditional format. Mominul Haque was the first ever Bangladeshi player to get to this milestone in red ball matches.
Mominul achieved this feat in 2018 against Sri Lanka. He scored 176 runs in the first innings and 105 runs in the second innings of that Test Match.
| Names of Players | Country - | Opposition Team - | 1st Innings Score - | 2nd Innings Score - |
| David Warner | Australia | South Africa | 135 Runs | 145 Runs |
| David Warner | Australia | India | 145 Runs | 102 Runs |
| David Warner | Australia | New Zealand | 163 Runs | 116 Runs |
| Brendon Taylor | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | 171 Runs | 102* Runs |
| Brendon Taylor | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | 110 Runs | 106* Runs |
| Azhar Ali | Pakistan | Australia | 109 Runs | 100* Runs |
| Virat Kohli | India | Australia | 115 Runs | 141 Runs |
| Ajinkya Rahane | India | South Africa | 127 Runs | 100* Runs |
| Shai Hope | West Indies | England | 147 Runs | 118* Runs |
| Mominul Haque | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 176 Runs | 105 Runs |
| Steve Smith | Australia | England | 144 Runs | 142 Runs |
| Rohit Sharma | India | South Africa | 176 Runs | 127 Runs |
| Usman Khawaja | Australia | England | 137 Runs | 101* Runs |
| Imam ul Haq | Pakistan | Australia | 157 Runs | 111* Runs |
| Johnny Bairstow | England | India | 106 Runs | 114* Runs |
| Marnus Labuschagne | Australia | West Indies | 204 Runs | 104* Runs |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | Afghanistan | 146 Runs | 124 Runs |