Post-Day Thread: Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Only Test at Mirpur, Day 2

Afghanistan got off to a great start today, dismissing Bangladesh's entire tail for just 20 runs in the space of the first 7 overs of the morning, with Nijat Masood notching up a 5-fer on debut in the process.

That great start was short-lived, however, with Afghanistan losing three wickets of their own before lunch, and ending up at 51/4 shortly after the interval. A decent 65-run partnership between Nasir Jamal and Afsar Zazai prevented the score from being too embarrassing, but after Jamal got trapped in front for LBW it was more of the same, with the visitors only notching up 146 runs in their first innings.

Now solidly in front of the game with the better part of a session left to play, Bangladesh put it beyond any doubt with a strong start to their second innings, ending the day at 134/1 with both Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto being on 54* at stumps, giving Bangladesh a 370 run lead. It's difficult to see how they could lose from here.