Twin hundreds by Najmul Hossain Shanto along with a strong collective bowling effort helped Bangladesh register a historic 546-run win over Afghanistan on Day 4 of the one-off Test at the Shere Bangla Stadium, here on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 546-run victory margin is Bangladesh's best in Tests in terms of runs and the third-best overall in Test history. It is also the biggest margin of victory since the 20th century in red-ball cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Resuming the day at 45\/2, Afghanistan needed something miraculous to even take the game deep into the fourth day, let alone drag the match into Day 5. In the end, a session all Afghanistan could manage as they were bowled out for merely 115. Bangladesh's charge was led by their pacers, Taskin Ahmed (4\/37) and Islam (3\/28). as<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Only three Afghanistan batters got to double figures in the second innings as Bangladesh had a near perfect Test match right from the time they opted to bat on the first day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A big century from Najmul Hossain Shanto (146) led their charge in the first innings, as the Tigers posted 382 in their first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In response, Afghanistan could muster merely 146, with Afsar Zazai 36 being the highest score. Bangladesh pacers Ebadot Hossain (4\/47) and Shoriful Islam (2\/28) took crucial top-order wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh's aggressive batting in their second dig furthered the advantage of the 236-run lead. Shanto (124), Mominul Haque (121 unbeaten), Zakir Hasan (71) and Litton Das (66 unbeaten) helped their team declare at 425\/4 in merely 80 overs. With this, they set their opponents a mammoth target of 662 runs, which turned out to be a big task for Afghanistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n