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.