BAN v AFG, 3rd ODI: Bangladesh avoid Afghanistan whitewash

Liton Das top-scored with 53 not out as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets to avoid a series whitewash in Tuesday's third and final one-day international in Chittagong.

Match Summary

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI

Bangladesh 129/3 (23.3 ov)

Afghanistan 126/10 (45.2 ov)

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets

SCORECARD  

The hosts raced to 129-3 in 23.3 overs after Shoriful Islam's career best 4-21 helped them bowl out Afghanistan for 126 in 45.2 overs.

Tail-ender Azmatullah Omarzai offered some late resistance for Afghanistan to top-score with 56, his maiden ODI fifty.

Left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi gave Afghanistan a glimmer of hope, bowling out Naim Sheikh for a duck and Najmul Hossain for 11.

Liton and Shakib Al Hasan put on 61 runs for the third wicket to steady the innings and bring Bangladesh back into control.

Shakib fell to Mohammad Nabi after making a run-a-ball 39, but Liton, who struck three fours and two sixes in his 60-ball innings, took Bangladesh home.

Young Towhid Hridoy hit the winning boundary off Zia-ur-Rehman to stay unbeaten on 22.

"There will be wins and losses... that's what happened to us in the first two games. We tried to prove that we were the better team in the last game," said Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam.

"It feels good.... I was supported by the whole team so it was a good performance."

Match Stats

Afghanistan Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Ibrahim Zadran - 2.1 ov), 2-3 (Rahmat Shah - 2.5 ov), 3-14 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 5.5 ov), 4-15 (Mohammad Nabi - 8.2 ov), 5-32 (Najibullah Zadran - 15.5 ov), 6-53 (Hashmatullah Shahidi - 21.3 ov), 7-68 (Abdul Rahman - 26.3 ov), 8-89 (Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar - 35.2 ov), 9-125 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 44.6 ov), 10-126 (Azmatullah Omarzai - 45.2 ov)

Bangladesh Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Mohammad Naim - 2.2 ov), 2-28 (Najmul Hossain Shanto - 6.6 ov), 3-89 (Shakib Al Hasan - 17.1 ov)

Playing XI

BANGLADESH - Mohammad Naim, Litton Das(C), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(WK), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Taijul Islam

AFGHANISTAN - Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(C), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar

 

Match Details

Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 09:00

Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

Toss - Afghanistan elected to bat

Umpires - Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh), Richard Illingworth (EnglandTV)