Rashid Khan's birthday special

Sep 20, 2018

Debutant Abu Hider struck in his first over in ODIs, after Afghanistan opted to bat•Associated Press

Mohammad Shahzad was uncharacteristically slow as he set about repairing the early damage•AFP

Hashmatullah Shahidi fought with a half-century even as Bangladesh continued to chip away•AFP

Aftab Alam opened the bowling and swung the ball to trap Liton Das lbw•AFP

Rashid followed up his fifty with two wickets, and effected a late run out with a direct hit•AFP

He then drew Rahmat Shah forward and beat his inside edge with a beautiful inward angle as the ball crashed into off stump•Associated Press

Shakib Al Hasan's four-wicket haul helped Bangladesh tighten their hold through the middle overs•Associated Press

Gulbadin Naib then began a lower-order surge...•Associated Press

Gulbadin Naib flexed his muscles after bowling Mohammad Mithun•AFP

He also captained the team towards the end after Asghar Afghan was off the field with a groin injury, and Rashid aptly led the team off after a comprehensive win•Associated Press

His wickets included that of Samiullah Shenwari, who swung ambitiously and lost his stumps•Associated Press

... in the company of Rashid Khan, who celebrated his 20th birthday with a superb half-century and they powered Afghanistan past 250•Associated Press

When Mahmudullah failed to pick Rashid Khan's googly properly, Bangladesh were sinking at 90 for 6•AFP