Sports in Pictures

Bangladesh fans wait outside the Mirpur stadium before the first ODI against Afghanistan. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Tamim Iqbal plays a shot on the leg-side during the first ODI against Afghanistan at Mirpur. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Soumya Sarkar returns to the pavilion after being dismissed for a four-ball duck. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Mahmudullah Riyad scored 62 from 74 balls with five fours and two sixes to his name. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Shakib Al Hasan smashed 48 from 40 with three hits across the fence. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza takes a wicket. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Taskin Ahmed celebrates the fall of a wicket with his teammates. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Rahmat Shah of Afghanistan gestures to the crowd after reaching in fifty. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Shakib Al Hasan celebrates a breakthrough with his teammates. Photo: Firoz Ahmed
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza shares a light moment with Afghan wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad during the post-match ceremony. Photo: Firoz Ahmed