Top 6 achievements of Afghanistan as a cricketing nation

#5. Victory against Bangladesh, Asia Cup, 2014.

The first victory for Afghanistan against a major cricketing nation came at the home of the host at Fatullah, Bangladesh during the 2014 Asia Cup.

At one point, the visitors were going down the barrel at 90/5, losing the likes of Mohammad Shahzad and Nawroz Mangal cheaply. But the stand between Asghar Stanikzai and Samiullah Shenwari made sure they put up a decent score of 254 on the board. Bangladesh fell well short of the target as Shapoor Zardran and Hamid Hasan made some early inroads and the spinners did the rest.

Though Nabi and his boys didn't make it to the final, losing to India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the victory against the hosts boosted their confidence and made them feel that they belong to this level.