Why didn’t Afif bat?

Mainul Islam

January 23, 2023

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Mainul Islam

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Why didn’t Afif bat?

Afif Hossain was regularly batting at three. He was also getting runs. Chittagong Challengers had no reason to remove him from the preferred position.

But in pursuit of the target of 180 runs given by Rangpur Riders in Mirpur, Afif was not seen at number three. Only for three, the left-handed batsman did not bat in the match which was all out for 124 runs in 16.3 overs.

It was found that he was taken off the field due to a fever in the middle of the match. He was sent back to the hotel on the doctor’s advice. That’s why this batsman could not bat. Afif was in the dressing room till 16 overs. Team manager Fahim Muntasir confirmed this news. He said Afif’s fever came during the match. So he was removed from fielding. Sent to hotel. It is resting there.’ Although he did not bat, Afif turned 2 overs with the ball. He gave 13 runs.

Afif is second in scoring runs for Chittagong. Scored 191 runs in 6 innings at an average of 47.75. Strike rate 120.88. The absence of Afif in the match which was lost by 55 runs hurt Chittagong. This is their fifth loss in 7 games. They won only 2.

Last Updated: Jan 23, 2023