Gurbaz-Zadran document stand heps Afghanistan seal collection
Afghanistan 331 for 9 (Gurbaz 145, Zadran 100, Shakib 2-50) beat Bangladesh Bangladesh 189 for 9 (Mushfiqur 69, Farooqi 3-25, Mujeeb 3-40) by 142 runs
Afghanistan lorded over Bangladesh in a 142-run win within the second match in Chattogram, finishing their first bilateral ODI collection win in opposition to this aspect. Rahmanullah Gurbaz blazed 145 whereas Ibrahim Zadran glided to 100 as they added a document opening stand of 256 runs in a robust begin.
The residence aspect have been no match for the guests’ formidable 331-9, stopped at 189 for 9 in 43.2 overs. Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Fazalhaq Farooqi ensured Bangladesh’s chase by no means took off, taking three wickets every whereas and Rashid Khan picked up two wickets. It is Afghanistan’s greatest win in opposition to Bangladesh in ODIs.
Gurbaz and Zadran additionally placed on Afghanistan’s highest ODI partnership for any wicket, beating the 218 placed on by Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Shahzad for the second wicket in opposition to Scotland in 2010. Bangladesh’s bowlers did mount a fightback within the final 14 overs of the Afghanistan innings, taking 9 wickets for 75 runs. But it was by no means sufficient after the massive opening stand.
Gurbaz and Zadran teed off from the phrase go, hitting eight boundaries within the first Powerplay. This included Gurbaz’s first sixes, off Mustafizur Rahman, a straight six over the bowler’s head, and a strong pull, each within the eighth over. Zadran survived a troublesome probability within the following over when Towhid Hridoy could not latch on to a troublesome probability working in from long-off.