The Afghan leg-spinner broke a 15-year old record to lead a side in the longest format
At the age of 20 years and 350 days, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan took the field against host Bangladesh as the youngest Test captain in history.
The Afghan leg-spinner broke a 15-year old record to lead a side in the longest format.
Former Zimbabwe cricketer Tatenda Taibu held the previous record since 2004, captaining the African nation at the age of 20 years and 358 days.
ONLY TEST, DAY 1
AFGHANISTAN 1ST INNINGS R B
Ibrahim c Mahmudullah b Taijul 21 69
Ihsanullah b Taijul 9 36
Rahmat c Soumya b Nayeem 102 187
Shahidi c Soumya b Mahmudullah 14 32
Asghar not out 88 160
Nabi b Nayeem 0 3
Afsar not out 35 90
Extras (lb 1, nb 1) 2
Total (96 Overs) 271/5
Fall Of Wickets
1-19 (Ihsanullah), 2-48 (Ibrahim), 3-77 (Shahidi), 4-197 (Rahmat), 5-197 (Nabi)
Bowling
Taijul 31-4-73-2, Shakib 17-1-50-0, Miraz 22-4-59-0, Nayeem 13-0-43-2, Mahmudullah 4-0-9-1, Soumya 4-0-26-0, Mominul 4-0-9-0, Mosaddek 1-0-1-0
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