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Disclosure: 06 November 2024, 17:49
Afghanistan lost 4 wickets in the first 10 overs. Mostafizur Rahman took all three. Photo: ACB
The game started at 4 pm Bangladesh time but it was 2 pm in Sharjah. Mostafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed burned in the temperature of 33 degrees Celsius. Afghanistan is watching the aggressive bowling of Bangladesh in the heart of the hot desert.
Bangladesh-Afghanistan first ODI in Sharjah had to make a record. It became the first venue to reach the milestone of 300th match in international cricket. In the milestone match, the Afghan batsmen are trembling in front of the Bangladeshi bowlers. As of writing this report, Afghanistan scored 62 runs for 4 wickets in 19 overs.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has won the toss and decided to bat. Explosive opener Sediqullah Atal made his debut in international cricket with this match. Atal came to form the opening pair with Rahmanullah Gurbaz. However, 7 runs came from 11 balls in the opening pair. Gurbaz went to play Taskin Ahmed down the wicket on the fifth ball of the second over. Bangladesh wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim caught the outside edge ball. Gurbaz scored 5 runs off 7 balls with 1 four.
Rahmat Shah came into bat after breaking the opening pair. Accustomed to explosive batting, Atal started batting slowly. Rahmat-Atal added 23 runs from 33 balls in the second wicket partnership. Mostafiz began to break Afghanistan's innings by returning Rahmat with the second ball of the eighth over.
Mustafiz gave a double blow after coming to the break of one over. Bangladesh's left-arm pacers returned Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai in the second and fifth balls of the tenth over. From 30 runs for 1 wicket, the Afghans instantly became 35 runs for 4 wickets. Where Atal scored 21 runs off 30 balls. He was the only LBW among the first four batsmen dismissed. The remaining three batters are cut behind.
Bangladesh-Afghanistan first one-day match in Sharjah in the fall afternoon is stopping again and again. Because the cricketers are getting sick in hot weather. In the meantime, Hashmatullah and Gulbdin Naib have made a partnership of 27 runs in 55 balls for the fifth wicket. Hashmatullah and Naib are batting for 17 and 15 runs.
