AfghanistanStar leg spinner of of Rashid Khan During the initial ODI against against against him, he took his 200th wicket in one -day international matches and registered his name in the record book. Bangladesh At the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The moment he got stuck Mehdi Hasan Meraz Beautifully surfaced with a googly -hidden googly, confirmed his position as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers of the modern era.
Rashid Khan’s milestone in ODIs
This was a delivery that fully expressed the mastery in Rashid’s leg-spin. While throwing the first ball of his sixth over, Rashid put a slow and small googly that went inside fast after the stumps picked up. Mehdi, who was trying to rescue the frontfoot, made a mistake in understanding the variation completely and beat on the inner edge.
The ball hit his pad and Rashid’s appeal was immediate and confident. The umpire’s finger rises above any hesitation and confirmed in the replay that the ball would have hit the leg stump. This wicket not only broke the attempt to rebuild Bangladesh, but also recorded a major personal achievement for Rashid – his 200th innings in ODI cricket.
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After the flexible innings of Tauheed Hriday and Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Bangladesh reached competitive clan
Bangladesh managed to reach a total of 221 runs in 48.5 overs after batting first in the initial ODI at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The innings started bad and the new Afghan bowlers took the lead in the beginning, causing the visiting team to the backfoot. However, experienced Mehdi (60) and Tauheed Hridayoy (56) showed remarkable restraint under pressure and formed a valuable partnership which led to life in Bangladesh’s innings.
Both batsmen mixed caution with aggression, rotated the strike effectively and punished the loose balls whenever the opportunity got. Mehdi, especially, looked fluently against spin, he used his feet well to counter the Afghan invasion, while the heart started innings with solid technology and clever shot placement. His efforts helped Bangladesh overcome the 200 -run figure to overcome the difficult situation, leading to the bowlers a chance to defend on the turn and hold surface.
However, Afghanistan bowlers dominated the beach and final overs. Rashid once again took 38 wickets for 38 runs, including Mehdi’s important wicket, which was his 200th ODI wicket. Azmatullah Umarzai Taking advantage of both speed and speed to harass the batsmen, they made them brilliantly with another three wickets. Allah Ghaznafar Also impressed, with two important wickets ensured that Bangladesh could not score a big score.
See also: AFG vs. Bain – Rashid Khan caught a great running catch to dismiss Saif Hasan in the first ODI
