Score: Afghanistan 64/2 in 14 overs (Hasmatullah 0*, Gurbaz 35*, Sediqullah 14)
Bangladesh 244/8 in 50 overs (Shariful 2*, Mahmudullah 98, Nasum 5, Zaker 1, Miraj 66, Hriday 7, Soumya 24, Tanjeed 19, Zakir 4)
Mostafizur Rahman made Rahmat Shah a victim in the last ball of his second over. The Afghan batsman gave him an easy return catch on his bounce. He scored only 8 runs off 22 balls. Afghanistan 64 runs for 2 wickets in 14 overs.
Bangladesh gave 45 runs for 1 wicket in power play
Chasing a target of 245 runs, Bangladesh put up a comfortable bowling performance in the power play. Nahid Rana took 1 wicket for just 13 runs in his five overs. He bowled opener Sediqullah Atal. Bangladesh got that one wicket with 45 runs in the first 10 overs.
Naheed's first victim in ODIs is Sediqullah
Nahid Rana gave only 6 runs including a maiden in the first three overs. After bowling with great line and length, the Bangladesh pacer got the award in his fourth over. He bowled Sediqullah Atal in the fourth ball of the eighth over. The Afghan opener departed for 14 runs off 18 balls. Bangladesh got the first wicket for 48 runs.
Afghanistan is struggling to cope with Nahid's great bowling
Nahid Rana is bowling well in his debut ODI. A couple of times with great line-length bowling, the two Afghan openers were likely to fall victim to the top edge. However, Afghanistan's opening pair is struggling with careful batting. 32 runs in 6 overs. Nahid gave only 6 runs in three overs.
Mahmudullah's 98 runs, Bangladesh's target of 245 runs against Afghanistan
Bangladesh got off to a great start with the opening pair of Tanjid Hasan Tamim and Soumya Sarkar. By separating them for 53 runs, Afghanistan went on a wicket-fest. Bangladesh took four wickets for 72 runs. In the absence of Nazmul Hossain Shanta, Bangladesh turned to the duo of Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Mahmudullah, who took charge of the leadership. The duo's 145-run partnership brought relief. Both scored half centuries.
Bangladesh suffered a shock after Mirage was dismissed for 66 runs. They raised the expectation of doing twenty and a half. But the team that scored 217 runs for four wickets stopped at 244 runs for 8 wickets. Bangladesh quickly lost Zaker Ali and Nasum Ahmed after Miraj. Meanwhile, the pressure for a century on Mahmudullah continued to mount, going on strike for 97 with one ball of the innings left. He was dismissed for two runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz broke the stumps on Rahmat Shah's throw. Mahmudullah out for 98 runs. His 98-ball innings had 7 fours and 3 sixes. Even though he played well, he regretted.
Afghanistan's bowler Azmat took four wickets with 37 runs in 7 overs. Bangladesh need to defend 244 runs to win the series.
Mirage returned with a pair of 145 runs, Zaker out for 1 run
After losing four wickets for 72 runs, Bangladesh were under intense pressure. Mehdi Hasan Miraj took the lead with Mahmudullah. Bangladesh turned around in the pair of the fifth wicket of the two. Both scored half centuries. Finally, Mirage had to leave the field with four overs left in the innings. He caught Gulbadin Naib off Azmatullah Omarzai in the 46th over with an average of 145 runs off 177 balls. The captain scored 66 runs off 119 balls with four fours.
Mahmudullah got life twice in the next over. The Bangladeshi batsman was successful with the review when the umpire gave him out on the appeal of LBW. Rashid Khan dropped his return catch off the last ball.
The new batsman Zaker Ali could not take advantage this time. He stopped at 1 run after playing only 2 balls. Azmatullah said he was caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. After the umpire gave not out, Afghanistan successfully applied for cut behind on review.
Bangladesh two hundred
Mahmudullah hit Rashid Khan for a boundary in the fourth ball of the 45th over. The score of Bangladesh is 200.
Miraj's half century after Mahmudullah
Mahmudullah took a single from the third ball of the 40th over. He celebrated his 29th ODI half century. Mehdi Hasan Miraj scored a fifty in the next over. After losing four wickets for 72 runs, the two tied the knot.
After Bangladesh's century, Miraz-Mahmudullah pair's half century
Bangladesh was under pressure after losing four wickets for 78 runs. Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Mahmudullah started to bring some relief. Bangladesh has crossed the hundred in the pair of the two.
In the second ball of the 24th over, Mahmudullah crossed the team's score with two runs off Nangealia Kharot. The pair crossed fifty in the 28th over.
Rashid's heart out on the fourth ball
Tawheed Hriday also failed in the last match of the Afghanistan series. Rashid Khan hunted him with the ball in the 15th over. The Bangladeshi batsman was caught by Gulbadin Naib at slip in the fourth ball. Hriday scored 11 runs in the first two matches and scored only 7 runs from 14 balls in the last ODI. Bangladesh scored 53 runs without a wicket and lost the fourth wicket for 72 runs.
Bangladesh under pressure with Zakir's run out
After a great start, Bangladesh fell into a slump. Losing three wickets in quick time is under pressure. Mirage calls to take a single in 10.2 overs. That is the danger. Realized the danger and tried to return, but by then it was too late. Kharote broke the stumps with a direct throw before reaching his crease. Zakir was run out for 4 runs.
Tanjid also returned quickly after Soumya
In the previous over, Soumya's departure broke the opening pair. In the next over, Tanjid Tamim, who got life twice, gave away his wicket. Hashmatullah was bowled for 19 runs while playing a loose shot off Mohammad Nabi.
Soumya's bad shot broke the pair of 53 runs
Bangladesh got off to a great start with the bats of the two openers, Tanjid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar. They scored fifty in the opening pair. Unfortunately, Soumya Sarkar gave away his wicket with a bad shot off Azmatullah in 8.3 overs. A bit late to punch the ball outside the offstump. That's why the ball hit the stump on the edge of the bat. Scored 24 runs before leaving. Soumya broke the pair of 53 runs.
Tanjid got a second life
Bangladesh started cautiously in batting. Opener Tanjid Tamim was caught by Fazal Haque Farooqui in the third over. He was edged when playing the ball outside the off stump. But Gulbadin Naib, who was in the slip, could not collect it. Tanjid still could not open the account of runs. He got life again in the next over. He also caught Ghazanfar's ball. When going for a slog sweep, the ball edged up, but Shahidi could not collect it. At that time, Tanjid was batting for seven runs.
Bangladesh won the toss, Nahid Rana made his debut
Bangladesh has made a great comeback by winning the second ODI of the series against Afghanistan. Miraj-Nasum's eyes are now on winning the series. They won the toss and decided to bat in the series deciding match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Toss played an important role in both the matches. The team that won the toss left the field with victory. Bangladesh won the toss in the second match and had the last laugh with batting.
However, bad news has to be heard before the important match. Regular captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto has been knocked out due to injury. Mehdi Hasan Miraj is the captain today in his place. With this match, he is going to play the 100th ODI again.
After losing the first match by 92 runs, Bangladesh won the second match by 68 runs. The third ODI therefore turned into an unwritten final.
Nahid Rana's debut
Bangladesh is playing today with two changes. Zakir Hasan has come into the playing XI as expected due to Shanta being knocked out. Taskin Ahmed has been rested. Another pacer, Nahid Runner, is making his debut today in his place. Afghanistan's XI, however, is unchanged.
Bangladesh XI: Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Zakir Hasan, Tawheed Hriday, Mahmudullah, Zaker Ali (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraj (captain), Nasum Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mostafizur Rahman and Shariful Islam.
Afghanistan XI: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Nangealia Kharote, Fazal Haque Farooqui.
