Bangladesh lost the first ODI series against Afghanistan despite raising chances. Chasing the Afghans' total of 235, Shanta-Soumya were bowled out for 143 runs. Everyone was surprised to see such a shameful batting, just like former captain Aminul Islam Bulbul was surprised to watch the match after 6 years in Sharjah.
He is currently working as the Development Manager of ICC. At the invitation of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, he went to Sharjah and watched the game. After seeing the loss of Bangladesh, he was very disappointed. He wrote on social media Facebook, “After six years, today I went to Sharjah on the invitation of the Afghanistan board and watched the match of the Bangladesh team sitting on the field. There may be wins and losses, but I was really surprised by the captaincy and the batting plan. Everything looked tired—the body language, the focus on the ball, the pre-ball routine, the overall planning felt very poor. Hopefully, we can improve this situation very soon.'
Bangladesh lost the first ODI due to a bad batting collapse. Everyone hopes Shanto-Mostafiz will turn around in the next ODI.
