Asia Cup 2022 in Pictures: Afghanistan Beat Bangladesh to Enter Super Four

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the coin toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan, hoping that chasing will prove to be difficult in Sharjah. (AP Photo)

Spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman left Bangladesh wobbling taking three wickets in the Powerplay to put on top. (AP Photo)

With a couple of boundaries, Shakib Al Hasan tried to counterattack but a poor short resulted in him getting bowled on 11. (AP Photo)

After Powerplay, Rashid Khan took over and he swept aside Bangladesh's middle order with three wickets of his own. (AP Photo)

Mosaddek Hossain waged a lone battle and remained unbeaten 48 off 31 to drag them to 127/7 in 20 Overs. (AP Photo)

Afghanistan made a slow start to their chase of 128 and Rahmanullah Gurbaz was stumped inside the Powerplay in his effort to up the scoring rate. (AP Photo)

However, Bangladesh spinners did well to not allow Afghanistan batters to run away with the chase, keeping them on a leash. (AP Photo)

With the final five overs approaching and the required run-rate climbing, Afghanistan needed boundaries. (AP Photo)

It was Najibullah Zadran who displayed his prowess as he unleashed himself in Sharjah with a flurry of sixes and in the blink of an eye smoked six sixes to race away to 43* off 17. (AFP Photo)

Najibullah struck the winning six to seal the seven-wicket win in 18.3 Overs as Afghanistan became the first team to enter the Super Four stage. Ibrahim Zadran remained unbeaten on 42. (AP Photo)