Afghanistan save Bangladesh Test
Abu Dhabi, Oct. 14 -- Sediqullah Atal's marathon century and some inspired lower-order resistance inspired Afghanistan to a dramatic draw in the one-off Test against Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Opener Atal, playing only his third Test, batted for eight-and-a-half hours for his 332-ball 111 before No 9 Qais Ahmad hit 49*.
Having started the final day on 132/3, Afghanistan survived to finish on 346/8, from a total of 142 overs, after being set a 479-run target to win.
When Atal fell to a close-in catch off left-arm spinner Taijul Islam soon after tea with the score at 281/7, Bangladesh were in sight of victory.
But Qais and fellow tail-ender Yamin Ahmadzai (19 off 85 balls) batted for 110 deliveries in a valiant 45-run stand for the eighth wicket ...
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