On This Day: Afghanistan registered their historic Test win against Bangladesh

September 9, 2019, was a landmark day for Afghanistan cricket. It was the day when they emerged victorious in a Test match against Bangladesh in Chattogram. The heroics of Rashid Khan made the match result possible for the Afghanistan cricket team. The spinner took 11 wickets (5 wickets in the first innings, 6 wickets in the second innings) in the game and contributed with the bat as well.

During the first phase of the match, Khan registered a half century. Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Ibrahim Zadran, and Afsar Zazai also played key roles to make the match and the day memorable. From the beginning to the closing moments of the game, the home team was outclassed by the visiting side in every department.

Lackluster batting by Bangladesh allowed Afghanistan to maintain a healthy lead after the first innings. Batting first, a century from Shah, a 92-run knock from Afghan, and Khan's half-century helped Afghanistan to score 342 runs in their first innings. In reply, Bangladesh got only 205 runs. Mohammad Nabi took 3 wickets to go with Rashid Khan's 5-wicket spell.

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Afghanistan dominated throughout the match

When Afghanistan scored 260 runs in the second innings, things got worse for Bangladesh. Their bowlers performed well, but it was the batting part that let them down. To win the match, they have to score 398 runs. By then, Rashid Khan and his boys started to smell the essence of a much-awaited victory. Khan in the second innings got 6 wickets, and Zahir Khan took 3 to restrict Bangladesh to only 173 runs. Thus, Afghanistan was able to win the Test match by 224 runs, a win that was remembered for a long time.

"It was a total team effort. The credit goes to the players and the supporting staff," Rashid said after the match.