Bangladesh, Afghanistan share the trophy as rain washes out final
It means hosts Bangladesh got a hand on the trophy of a Twenty20 tournament involving more than two teams for the first time in their history.
Bangladesh and Afghanistan shared the trophy after the tri-nation Twenty20 international tournament final was washed out without a ball being bowled at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The Final of Tri-nation T20I Series between Afghanistan and @BCBtigers is abandoned due to rain in Dhaka. The trophy will be shared between both Finalists. Afghanistan won two and lost two of their matches in the Tri-series.#AFGvBAN #Triseries pic.twitter.com/5OCPRTOgsk
Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) September 24, 2019
Match officials declared the game abandoned at 9pm local time (1500 GMT) as the rain showed no sign of stopping -- making it impossible to hold even a curtailed-over game.
It means hosts Bangladesh got a hand on the trophy of a Twenty20 tournament involving more than two teams for the first time in their history.
The wash-out also rounded off a mixed tournament for both teams as Bangladesh won three of their four matches in the league phase, while Afghanistan won their first two matches before losing the next two.
"Disappointing that we didn't get any match today. It was a very important final. We didn't play our best cricket in this tournament but leading up to the final we played some good cricket," Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said.
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan hailed the fans who waited in the gallery, defying the rain and hoping for some action.
"The crowd we had today was amazing. We wanted to have a game today. I think it was incredible performance from the guys. So unlucky that we didn't get the match today," he said.
Afghanistan s Rahmanullah Gurbaz was named player of the tournament for making 133 runs in four innings.
Zimbabwe were the other team of the tournament.
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