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Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 92 runs in the 1st ODI to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 92 runs (X/ACB)
Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 92 runs in the first one-day international of the three-match ODI series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
After Bangladesh lost a wicket early, Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto steadied things with a 52-run stand. Shanto continued the good work with Mehidy Hasan but once he fell, it was a procession.
The lower order surrendered and it ended up being a big defeat for the visitors and their wait for a first ODI win in Sharjah continues, 29 years and counting.
It was the spinners who did the trick for Afghanistan. AM Ghazanfar continued the fine start to his career with a six-wicket haul and was well supported by Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi, who got the main wicket of Najmul Hossain Shanto.
Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh: 1st ODI – HIGHLIGHTS
Earlier, Bangladesh’s pacers ran through the top order of Afghanistan but Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi and the lower order did very well to get them to a competitive score which in the end proved to be enough by a big margin.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi after the win said: “Quite happy with the performance. It was good and looking forward to the next game. I believed it was enough. We had lost 5 wickets but when Nabi came, he batted positively and we spoke about 220 would be a good score. The bowlers then did their job. The way the spinners bowled was brilliant. He (Allah Ghazanfar) is a special talent and has a good future for Afghanistan. He bowled well in the first spell, but he bowled that no-ball and I asked him why did he bowl a no-ball. I am very happy with the options we have on the bench. It is unfortunate that we don’t have Ibrahim, he’s the best opener in Afghanistan, we missed Mujeeb as well and Gurbaz too could not keep because of an injury.”
Bangladesh captain Najmul Shanto in the post-match presentation said: “We started well in the first 15-20 overs. But we didn’t execute our plans in the middle overs. Nabi batted brilliantly. We didn’t need to attack more. The wicket had enough help for the bowlers. I think Shahidi and Nabi batted really well. My wicket made the difference. I was the set batter and needed to bat longer. Afghanistan always have mystery spinners and he (Allah Ghazanfar) bowled really well. The preparation was brilliant but today was not our day and hopefully we can turn it around.”
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Chennai [Madras], India