Bangladesh coach Phil Simmons is happy with the "exciting, aggressive" cricket his side has been playing in the T20I series against Afghanistan, adding he was particularly impressed with batting contributions from the lower middle order.

Bangladesh are 2-0 up in the three-match series, successfully chasing down totals despite batting collapses. In the first match , they struggled against Rashid Khan, losing six wickets for just nine runs before Nurul Hasan and Rishad Hossain finished the game. In the second , they lost three wickets inside the powerplay and were saved by the middle order, Nurul again contributing with a 31 not out.

"The good thing about winning close games is that you gain confidence when you are coming to a close game," Simmons said. "It's good that we are do

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