Bangladesh, Afghanistan declared joint champs

Both Bangladesh and Afghanistan have been declared joint champions of the T20I tri-series after the final of the tournament was washed out due to rain without a ball being bowled at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz receiving the player of the series award. Photo: BCB

The match was finally called off at 9:05 pm by the match officials. As a result, as per the rules for the tournament, the two teams will be sharing the trophy as there are no reserve day allocated for any of the matches in the tournament.  

This is the first time Bangladesh became champions of a  multi-team tournament in Mirpur after losing all the three previous finals.

Rashid Khan and Co. pose for a selfie after both Bangladesh and Afghanistan were declared champions of the T20I tri-series champions. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

6:00 pm- Ban v Afg: Toss delayed due to rain

The toss of the final between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the ongoing T20I tri-nation series has been delayed due to rain at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Toss of the final match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan has been delayed due to rain. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

The cut-off time for the match is at 9:40 pm and in the event of No Result in the final match, both the teams will be announced as joint champions as no reserve day has been allocated for any of the matches in the tournament.