WATCH | Bangladesh almost goofs up easy chase courtesy Janat’s hattrick in last over thriller

Bangladesh started the T20I series against Afghanistan on a positive note winning the series opener by two wickets. Mohammad Nabi shined by scoring a half-century while Towhid Hridoy was the highest-scorer for Bangladesh. The performance from the batters were praiseworthy but the fixture’s dramatic finish garnered a lot of attention. 

Bangladesh were in need of six runs from the last over and the final over of the innings. The Bangladesh batter struck a boundary on the first ball reducing the equation to two needed from the last five balls. Karim Janat then picked a hattrick to make the game more interesting. The hosts were on the verge of goofing up an easy chase as a result needing two runs from two balls. 

Shoriful Islam came to the rescue for Bangladesh as he struck a boundary on the penultimate ball of the match. Notably, they reminded the spectators of the 2016 T20 World Cup fixture against India when they had messed up an easy chase.