An all-round effort from Azmatullah Omarzai and a dashing century from Rahmanullah Gurbaz headlined Afghanistan's five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the third and final ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday (November 11, 2024). The win in the decider clinched the series 2-1 in the visitors' favour. (More Cricket News)
Gurbaz (101 off 120) was virtually unstoppable at the top of the order and smashed his eighth ODI ton to keep the visitors ahead of the eight ball in their pursuit of a 245-run target. Once Gurbaz was dismissed, Omarzai (70 not out off 77) took charge and stayed there till the very end alongside veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi.
Earlier, a pivotal 145-run partnership between stand-in captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz (66 off 119 balls) and Mahmudullah (98 off 98) rescued the Bangla Tigers from a tricky position and propelled them to a respectable 244-run total in Sharjah. Azmatullah Omarzai did the star turn for Afghanistan with the ball, claiming four wickets for just 37 runs.
Catch the highlights and ball-by-ball commentary of the third ODI cricket match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Check the Playing XIs:
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Allah Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Zakir Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali(w), Nasum Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.
Afghanistan won the first ODI by 92 runs but the visitors came back strongly to win the second ODI by 68 runs.
Squads:
Bangladesh Squad: Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali(w), Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Zakir Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nahid Rana
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Allah Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ikram Alikhil, Darwish Rasooli, Riaz Hassan, Noor Ahmad, Abdul Malik, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran
