Bangladesh are 228 for 9 in their first match against Afghanistan in the U-19 Asia Cup. This capital would not have happened if skipper Azizul Hakeem Tamim scored a century.

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Bangladesh lost the toss and lost the wicket in the first over of the innings. After such a bad start, Azizul Hakeem Tamim and Kalam Siddiqui put together a partnership of 142 runs for the second wicket. Although Kalam departed with fifty, Tamim touched the magic figure of three digits.

Kalam returned with 66 runs off 110 balls but Tamim scored a century. In the beginning, after playing by watching and listening, he changed the situation after understanding the situation. Touched the century by hitting a six. The skipper took 132 balls to reach this milestone. In the end, 103 runs from 133 balls came from his bat.

After Tamim's departure, no one else could take advantage. As a result, the finishing was not good for Bangladesh. Abdul Aziz, Khatir Stanikzai and Nuristani Omarzai got 2 wickets each for Afghanistan.