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Fatullah: Afghanistan earned its first win over a major team when it beat host Bangladesh by 32 runs in its first Asia Cup on Saturday. Playing only its fourth one-day international against a topflight side, Afghanistan bowled out Bangladesh for 222 in the 48th over after scoring 254-6 at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium. [caption id=“attachment_1414347” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Afghanistan’s Asghar Stanikzai smashed an unbeaten 90. AP[/caption] Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi led his side with 3-44, and Hamid Hassan and Shapoor Zadran picked up two wickets apiece. Asghar Stanikzai hit an unbeaten 90 and Samiullah Shenwari made 81 for Afghanistan. Mominul Haque was the top-scorer for Bangladesh with 50, while Ziaur Rahman and Nasir Hossain made 41 runs each. AP
Stanikzai and Shenwari added 164 for the sixth wicket after the side was reduced to 90-5 at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium.
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