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Bermuda batsman Glenn Blakeney said he was disappointed that his battling half century had been in vain as Bermuda slumped to defeat against Afghanistan.

The left-hander top scored with 68 in a century partnership with Stephen Outerbridge (62), which helped Bermuda recover from a disastrous start on 7 for 2.

But he was bowled out, chopping a widish delivery from spinner Mohammed Nabi on to his stumps.

After the game the Bailey's Bay left-hander said he was disappointed that he had not stuck around to finish the job.

"Unfortunately it was just too many runs for us to get.

"Their guys just bowled a good line and length. They didn't try to do anything special, just put the ball on the mark and make it hard to score runs.

"Stephen Outerbridge and I got stuck in. We kept telling ourselves we have to be there in the final ten overs and then we have a chance.

"We always knew we had the big hitters coming behind us so there wasn't too much pressure with the run rate. We felt we had to stay there and put us within reach to push on in the last ten."

Ultimately the big hitters weren't able to produce their best form and Bermuda only managed 30 from the last ten overs as a flurry of wickets fell.

Afghanistan, by contrast, scored 55 from the last five overs to take their total to an imposing 239, something which Blakeney feels was crucial in deciding the game.

"That was the killer right there. They got off to a good start but we tied them up a bit in the middle. In the end we let them get away with it."

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