AFG beat BAN by 81 runs to take the three-match ODI series
BAN needed to win to stay alive in the series
Rashid Khan took five wickets
Rashid Khan took five wickets as Afghanistan avenged the T20I series defeat to beat Bangladesh in the 2nd AFG vs BAN ODI match and take the series, to be played on Saturday, October 11 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Opting to bat first, Afghanistan started poorly with their batters failing to perform except for Ibrahim Zadran. The batter scored a sluggish 140-ball 95 to take his side to a respectable 190. Mehidy Hasan Miraz (3/42) was the pick of the BAN bowlers.
In reply, the Bangladeshi batters were stifled early by the Afghan bowlers. BAN lost Tanzid Hasan Tamim in the first over itself. Despite some late resistance from Towhid Hridoy (24), Bangladesh were undone by poor batting as Rashid Khan (5/17) spun his web around them.
Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh, 2nd ODI Playing XIs
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, AM Ghazanfar, Bashir Ahmad
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Jaker Ali(w), Nurul Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Tanvir Islam, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman.
Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh, 2nd ODI Captain Speak
Mehidy Hasan: I would have loved to bat first as well, the wicket looks good. We are disappointed that we didn't bat well in the last match, I think the bowlers did well. In the second half, a little bit of dew is coming and we might have a chance. 240-250 is a chaseable total here. We have two changes - Taskin and Hasan are not playing, Mustafizur and Rishad come into the team.
Hashmatullah Shahidi: We wanted to bat first, the wicket looks good and maybe a bit of spin in the second innings. We look what is best for us, I think during the daytime batting is better for us compared to the night. We batted well in the first game and hopefully, we bat well today as well. We are going with the same team.
