After seven months in Sharjah, the Bangladesh team came to play the match in the ODI version. They had a long break in the 50-over matches in the Test and T20 crowd. However, Taskin Ahmed-Mostafizur Rahman bowled in the familiar rhythm in the favorite version. They messed up Afghanistan's top order in the beginning. Between Mohammad Nabi and Hasmatullah Shahidi great resistance. Thanks to which they have given Bangladesh a target of 236 runs.
Afghanistan lost 4 wickets to add 35 runs to the score. In the middle overs, the Bangladeshi bowlers could not sustain that pressure. Nabi and captain Hasmatullah made fifty to cope with the initial shock. Afghanistan's innings stopped at 235 runs in 49.4 overs.
Bangladesh-Afghanistan first ODI toss at Sharjah Cricket Stadium is a great record. As the first venue, the stadium touched the milestone of 300th match in international cricket. In the beginning, the batsmen of Afghanistan are seeing mustard flowers in their eyes in the bowling of the Bangladesh pacers in the hot desert.
Debutant Sediqullah Atal won the toss and went into bat with Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the opening pair. However, this pair was broken in 7 runs by Taskin's cannon. Gurbaz (5) went to play down the wicket on the fifth ball of the second over. Bangladesh wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim caught the outside edge ball.
Rahmat Shah came to bat at number three. Accustomed to explosive batting, Atal started batting slowly. Rahmat-Atal added 23 runs from 33 balls in the second wicket partnership. Mostafiz broke the pair by returning Rahmat (2) in the second ball of the eighth over.
Mustafiz gave a double blow after coming to the break of one over. On the second and fifth balls of the tenth over, Bangladesh's left-arm pacer returned Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai (0). From 30 runs for 1 wicket, the Afghans instantly became 35 runs for 4 wickets. Atal was trapped lbw after scoring 21 runs off 30 balls.
Hasmatullah and Gulbadin Naib tried to increase the pair in the fifth wicket. Taskin brought back Gulbadin (22) in the 20th over and gave the team a break-through. Afghans lost 5 wickets for 71 runs. They overcame the disaster courtesy of Hashmatullah and Nabi's 122-ball 102 in the sixth wicket.
Hasmatullah was bowled by Mustafiz for the team's 175 runs. He played an effective innings of 52 runs off 91 balls. There were only 2 fours in the innings. Nabi was running towards the century by increasing the pace of the run. However, in the 48th over, Taskin had to catch the ball and return for 84 runs off 79 balls. Arranged the innings with 4 fours and 3 sixes. In the end, Nangelia Kharot's unbeaten 27 made the score 235. Taskin took 4 wickets with 53 runs and Mustafiz took 4 wickets with 58 runs.
