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Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team (AFG vs BAN) The last match of the 3-match ODI series was played on 11 November (Monday) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. In the third ODI, Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 5 wickets and won the three-match series 2-1. In this decisive match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Afghanistan achieved the target of 246 runs in 48.2 overs, in which Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Azmatullah Omarzai made important contributions. Gurbaz was chosen man of the match for his brilliant century. Also read: Bangladesh gave a target of 245 runs to Afghanistan, Mahmudullah scored a century, Azmatullah Omarzai took 4 wickets, see the scorecard of the match here.
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 244 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Mahmudullah played an important inning of 98 runs in 98 balls, which included 7 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from him, captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj scored 66 runs, although his innings was slow and he played 119 balls. Bangladesh openers Tanjid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar tried to give a good start but they could not convert it into a big score. Among Afghanistan's bowlers, Azmatullah Omarzai performed brilliantly and took 4 important wickets for 37 runs in 7 overs. Mohammad Nabi also bowled economically and took 1 wicket for 37 runs in 10 overs, while Rashid Khan took 1 wicket for 40 runs in 10 overs.
scorecard of bangladesh vs afghanistan match
Afghanistan got a good start while chasing the target. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a brilliant century of 101 runs in 120 balls. He hit 7 fours and 4 sixes in his innings and maintained pressure on the Bangladeshi bowlers from the beginning. After Gurbaz was out, Azmatullah Omarzai took charge and scored unbeaten 70 runs in 77 balls, which included 6 fours and 2 sixes. In the end, Omarzai along with Mohammad Nabi (34*) led the team to victory. For Bangladesh, Nahid Rana and Mustafizur Rahman took 2-2 wickets. However, his bowling became weak in front of the aggressive batsmen of Afghanistan and he failed to lead the team to victory.
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