AFG vs BAN Review | Afghanistan outmuscle Bangladesh by mammoth 200-run margin in third ODI to win series 3-0

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and asked his batters to take charge. The opening pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran stitched an amazing opening partnership of 99 runs in 15.6 overs. This partnership ended when Gurbaz fell prey to Tanvir Islam on the last ball of the 16th over. Gurbaz scored 42 runs off 44 balls, with five fours and a six. Following Gurbaz’s dismissal, Ibrahim Zadran and number three batter Sediqullah Atal stitched another crucial partnership of 74 runs for the second wicket before the latter was dismissed in an unfortunate run-out, at the individual score of 29 (47). Zadran went on to play a brilliant knock of 95 runs off 111 balls, with seven fours and two sixes. Later, around the end of the innings, the veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi smashed a blistering knock of 62 runs off just 37 balls, with four fours and five sixes. These knocks helped Afghanistan post 293/9 on the board in the allotted 50 overs. Saif Hassan displayed an outstanding bowling performance for Bangladesh, scalping three wickets for just six runs in his four overs, including a maiden over. Besides him, Hasan Mahmud and Tanvir Islam also picked two wickets each for their side, alongside a wicket bagged by Mehidy Hasan Miraz.