Bangladesh left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed struck twice in the Powerplay to reduce Afghanistan to 27-2 at the end of the first six overs.
Nasum trapped opener Sediqullah Atal lbw with the first delivery of the innings and came back in the fifth over to dismiss Ibrahim Zadran in the same fashion.
Tigers fall flat after strong start, post 154-5
Bangladesh failed to capitalise on a strong start and ended up posting 154-5 after batting first in their final Group B fixture of the Asia Cup T20 against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Opener Tanzid Tamim notched up his seventh T20I half-century, reaching the feat in 28 balls, as the Tigers raced off to 59 for no loss in the Powerplay. The riveting start did lose steam and the loss of opener Saif Hassan (24-ball 26) and Litton Das (11-ball nine) after the Powerplay slowed down run-scoring.
The Tigers were 87-1 at the halfway mark, and 119-3 after 15 overs, meaning they only managed to score 35 runs in the last five overs. Towhid Hridoy's sluggish 20-ball 26 played a part in that but it was further aggravated by Jaker Ali who made the play-and-miss the main theme in his knock that saw him stay unbeaten on 12 runs off 13 balls. Meanwhile, Nurul Hasan Sohan was able to get going put away two fours in an unbeaten six-ball 12.
Rashid Khan (2-26) and Noor Ahmad (2-23) scalped two wickets each, while Azmatullah Omarzai chipped in with one for the Afghans.
Tanzid fifty keeps Tigers ticking
Bangladesh slowed down after a blistering start in the Powerplay but opener Tanzid Tamim kept motoring on the Tigers with his seventh T20I fifty in their final Group B fixture of the Asia Cup T20 against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Tanzid smashed four boundaries and three maximums as he notched up his fifty in 28 balls, propelling the Tigers to 95-2 after the 12th over.
The Tigers had raced off to 59 for no loss at the end of the Powerplay but could only score 36 runs in the next six overs.
After Rashid Khan castled Saif Hassan in the seventh over, left-arm spinner Noor Ahmed got in the act, trapping Bangladesh skipper Litton Das lbw in the 11th over. He chewed up 11 balls for nine runs.
Openers give Tigers flying start
Bangladesh openers Tanzid Tamim and Saif Hassan gave their side a flying start as the Tigers scored 59 for no loss at the end of the Powerplay in their final Group B fixture of the Asia Cup T20 against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Saif was the initial aggressor smashing a six and two fours but he struggled to keep it up and managed an unbeaten 24-ball 26, while Tanzid caught up and raced off to 32 runs off 12 balls, thanks to two sixes and four fours.
Tigers make four changes, opt to bat against Afghanistan
Bangladesh skipper Litton Das won the toss and chose to bat first in their final Group B fixture of the Asia Cup T20 against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
The Tigers made four changes. Parvez Hossain, Sheikh Mahedi, Shoriful Islam , and Tanzim Sakib made way for Saif Hassan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Nurul Hasan Sohan.
This is a must-win match for the Tigers who come into the contest on the back of a six-wicket loss at the hands of Sri Lanka which has left their chances of qualification hanging by a thread. Litton's side won their opening contest convincingly against Hong Kong.
Bangladesh XI: 1 Saif Hassan, 2 Tanzid Hasan, 3 Litton Das (capt & wk), 4 Towhid Hridoy, 5 Jaker Ali, 6 Shamim Hossain, 7 Nurul Hasan Sohan, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Nasum Ahmed, 10 Taskin Ahmed, 11 Mustafizur Rahman.
Afghanistan XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (capt), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
