afghanistan Made a great start to their home series with Clinical win over Bangladesh by five wickets Afghanistan vs Bangladesh in the opening ODI of the UAE 2025 Series at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Chasing a target of 222, the hosts showed composure and depth in their batting to cross the finish line with 17 balls to spare.
Bangladesh post competitive score after early setbacks
Bangladesh struggle to find stability at the top after electing to bat first tanzeed hassan (10) and Nazmul Hussain Shanto (2) Got away cheaply. saif hassan Provided some resistance with a quickfire 26 off 37 balls before falling to Umarzai. However, the middle order brought some much-needed stability courtesy of Tauheed Hridoy and Mehdi Hasan Miraz.
The duo put on a valuable partnership that revived Bangladesh’s innings, with Hridayoy scoring 56 off 85 balls, hitting one four and three sixes, while Mehdi played a patient inning of 60 off 87 balls. His efforts helped Bangladesh reach a competitive total of 221 before being bowled out in the 49th over.
Afghanistan’s bowlers maintained control of the situation throughout. Rashid Khan (3/38) and Azmatullah Omarzai (3/40) Leading the charge. young spinner Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar While two wickets were also lost Nangeyalia Kharote Provided consistent support with 1/32 from his 10 overs.
Afghanistan chased the target continuously on the basis of top-order partnerships
In reply, Afghanistan made a confident start with the openers. Rahmanullah Gurbaz And ibrahim zadran Added 42 runs for the first wicket. At the same time, Gurbaz showed a lot of patience by scoring 50 runs in 76 balls. Rehmat Shah He equaled the score by scoring 50 runs in 70 balls. Despite some early wickets falling in the middle overs, their efforts laid a strong foundation for the chase.
captain Hashmatullah Shahidi Made a valuable contribution of 33 runs in 46 balls, ensuring that Afghanistan did not lose momentum. However, it was Umarzai who made the chase easy by scoring 40 runs in just 44 balls including six fours and a six. His calmness under pressure earned him the Player of the Match award. mohammed nabi Provided the final touch with a quickfire inning of 11 runs in eight balls.
For Bangladesh, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib He was the best among the bowlers, taking 3 wickets for 31 runs. mehdi hassan meraz And tanveer islam Took one wicket each. Despite all efforts, Bangladesh could not stop Afghanistan from moving towards victory in 47.1 overs. With this win, Afghanistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series and will look to maintain their momentum in the second match as well.
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