Bangladesh 346 (Tanzid 83, Shadman 67, Litton 53, Saleem 4-82) and 372 for 7 (Litton 102, Shanto 82, Mushfiqur 81, Saleem 2-69) drew with Afghanistan 240 (Rahmat 105, Malik 62, Mahmud 5-55) and 346 for 8 (Atal 111, Rahmat 51, Qais 49*, Ebadot 3-50)
Afghanistan heroically fended off Bangladesh to draw the one-off Test in Abu Dhabi. With lights fast fading, Qais Ahmad sealed the result with a six off the last ball of the Test match. He exchanged a fist-punch with Zia-ur-Rehman, while the Bangladesh fielders remained crouched in their position, exhausted having bowled 142 overs in the fourth innings.
Sediqullah Atal was Afghanistan’s protagonist for the draw. The usually attacking left-hander curbed all his instincts to produce an innings that could define his Test career. Atal struck 111 off 332 balls, having batted for eight hours and 34 minutes. It is seventh longest recorded knock in the fourth innings of a Test match.
