Chittagong (Bangladesh), Sep 6. A four-wicket haul from skipper Rashid Khan helped Afghanistan take control on Day 2 of their one-off Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. Rashid took the wicket of Liton Das before dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim and Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan in the same over and later Mahmudullah. He had earlier hit a crisp fifty, his maiden in the Test arena. At stumps, Bangladesh's score read 194/8 as they trail the visitors by 148 runs with just two wickets in the bag.
Earlier in the day, former Afghan skipper Asghar Afghan missed out on a maiden Test ton by eight runs. Asghar was done in by Taijul Islam, who pushed the batsman back into the crease with a couple of quick deliveries before flighting up the final ball of the 100th over. Asghar went for a slog accross the line and the ball ballooned up in the air behind the wicket. Mushfiqur Rahim completed an easy catch.
Asghar would have joined Rahmat Shah as Afghanistan's second Test centurion had he crossed the three-figure mark. However, Afghanistan's total was then boosted by a 61-ball 51 by Rashid. Rashid raced to his half century off 50 balls while batting with the tail. His innings included two fours and three sixes and his was the last wicket to fall.
