Shoriful's double strike leaves Afghanistan five down
Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam picked up two wickets in two overs to Afghanistan batters Afsar Zazai and Bahir Shah in the 19th and 21th over of the innings respectively in the first session on day four of the only Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National on Saturday.
The loss of wickets left Afghanistan five down for 78, still needing 584 runs to win.
Zazai was nicked off by Shoriful, who opted for a change in angle to dismiss the right-handed batter. Zazai, who scored six, got a thick edge to Mehedi Hasan Miraz at gully while trying to reach out for a wide one.
Bahir, who came in a concusion substitution for skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, failed to to negotiate a bouncer outside off-stump as he edged it to Taijul Islam in the slips.
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