Bangladesh crush Afghanistan by 546 runs

Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 runs Saturday in the fourth day of their one-off Test to secure the format’s biggest victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years.

Taskin Ahmed was pick of the bowlers in the second innings with 4-37 while Rahmat Shah top-scored for the visitors with 30.

Najmul Hossain and Mominul Haque hit centuries as Bangladesh set up an improbable 662-run target.

Najmul followed his 146 from the first innings with 124, making him the second Bangladesh batter to achieve hundreds in both innings of a Test.

Mominul, the first Bangladeshi to the feat, raised his first century since April 2021 with an unbeaten 121 as they declared their second innings on 425-4.