The hosts posted a total of 265 all out, with Tamim Iqbal top-scoring with a well played 80. His efforts were well supported by Imrul Kayes (37), Mohammad Mahmudullah (62) and Shakib-al-Hasan (48).
Afghanistan have named three uncapped players in their 17-man squad for the ODI series against Bangladesh in the form of Ihsanullah Janat, Karim Janat and Naveen-ul-Haq
The Afghanistan and Bangladesh cricket boards are in talks regarding the possibility of the two nations contesting their first ever bilateral series in Dhaka next month.
India will launch their ICC Champions Trophy title defence against traditional rival Pakistan when the two Asian powerhouses go head to head at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 4 June 2017.
International Cricket Council chief executive Dave Richardson has hinted that the next World T20, taking place in Australia in 2020, could have more Associate sides involved.
Cricket officials in Ireland confirmed that the national side will host fellow Associate team Afghanistan in a five-match ODI series in July this year.
Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan said the last five overs of the first innings was the turning point as his team lost to England in their World T20 clash in Delhi on Wednesday.
Afghanistan Cricket Board chief Shafiq Stanikzai has confirmed that coach Inzamam-ul-Haq has resigned as national coach to take up a role as Pakistan chief selector.
The ICC board meeting in Dubai has resulted in Associate sides Afghanistan and Ireland granted more funding to grow the game, with the aim of having them play more bilateral series in future.
Afghanistan wicketkeeper, Mohammad Shahzad, smashed an aggressive 84 off 91 balls to help set up a 78 run win for his nation against Scotland on Wednesday.
The World Twenty20 qualifying stage takes place from 8 to 13 March in Bangladesh, with the winning side from each group advancing to the Super 10 stage.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board hopes to be able to play bilateral series against India in India annually as well as playing bilateral series against full members who tour the Asian giants.
The ICC have used a mediator to settle a racism complaint, after Cricket Namibia complained under the ICC Anti-Racism Code during the ICC Intercontinental Cup fixture between Afghanistan and Namibia played in Greater Noida, India, from 10-12 April.
South Africa has retained its third position but has reduced second-ranked India's advantage to two points in the ICC ODI team rankings following its three-two series victory, which concluded with a mammoth 214-run victory in Mumbai on Sunday.
The 2014 edition of the World Twenty20 was filled with a number of interesting match-ups, close calls, brilliant catches, Virat Kohli eyebrow raises, and some very entertaining fumbles in the field.
Afghanistan qualified for the Super 10 stage of the World T20 when they emphatically beat Zimbabwe by 59 runs in their winner takes all Group B clash in Nagpur on Saturday.
With the World T20 now concluded, Cricket365 takes a look at how each nation in the Super 10s performed and what state they are in going forward in the shortest format.
Four of the top five sides on the ICC T20 rankings will feature in the semi-finals of the World Twenty20, which will be played in Delhi and Mumbai on Wednesday and Thursday.
Afghanistan posted a total of 123 for seven and then restricted the West Indies to 117 for eight to achieve an historic six-run win in the World T20 Super 10s in Nagpur on Sunday.
