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AFG vs BAN 3rd ODI Highlights: Gurbaz Ton, Omarzai’s All-Round Excellence Fuel Afghanistan’s Series Win

Afghanistan won the third ODI to seal the series [Source: @ACBofficials/x]Afghanistan won the third ODI to seal the series [Source: @ACBofficials/x]

Afghanistan sealed a tense run-chase against Bangladesh in the third ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on November 11. The outcome also helped Afghanistan clinch their three-match rubber by a 2-1 margin.

Here’s the timeline of how AFG vs BAN panned out in Sharjah:

AFG vs BAN Highlights: Omarzai And Spinners Pummel Bangladesh Top-Order

Bangladesh openers Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar (24 off 23) raced to a 53-run wicketless start in just eight overs before the latter was knocked over by Afghanistan seamer Azmatullah Omarzai. Spinners Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan pounced on Afghanistan’s newfound momentum by getting rid of Tanzid Hasan (19 off 29) and Towhid Hridoy in quick succession.

A runout of Zakir Hasan further compounded Bangladesh’s top-order misery as they slipped to 72-4 after the first 15 overs.

AFG vs BAN Highlights: Captain Miraz, Senior Mahmudullah Push Bangladesh To 244

Stand-in skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz and senior man Mahmudullah lifted Bangladesh’s faltering innings from 72-4 with a cunning 145-run partnership for the fifth wicket. The two cricketers listed confident half-centuries, with Mahmudullah top-scoring in the innings by hauling 98 runs at run-a-ball. Captain Miraz himself took his time to craft 66 runs from 119 balls before becoming the second of Azmatullah Omarzai’s four wickets of the day.

Bangladesh eventually reached a competitive 244-8 from 50 overs courtesy of twin fifties from Miraz and Mahmudullah. For Afghanistan, Omarzai picked up three wickets at the death to claim figures of 4-37 from his seven overs.


AFG vs BAN Highlights: Gurbaz Douses Nahid Rana, Rahman’s Early Strikes

Bangladesh’s new ball operator Nahid Rana cleaned up Afghan opener Sediqullah Atal (14 off 18) in the eighth over of the run-chase. Senior speedster Mustafizur Rahman, at the other end, got rid of Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi to reduce Afghanistan to 84-3 in 20.1 overs in a chase of 245.

Fortunately for the ‘hosts’, opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz managed to counterattack Bangladesh’s seam attack with much elegance at the top of the order. The dashing wicketkeeper-batter unleashed a slew of boundaries in the opening powerplay, and raged on with number five batter Azmatullah Omarzai for a 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket to lift his team out of trouble.

AFG vs BAN Highlights: Gurbaz Tons Up To Orchestrate Afghanistan’s Series Win

Rahmanullah Gurbaz notched up a fine century, the eighth of his ODI career, during his match-defining 100-run partnership with unbeaten Azmatullah Omarzai.

Omarzai, at the other end, clobbered three boundaries and five sixes during his swift 70* from 77 balls, and shared 58 additional runs with Mohammad Nabi (34* off 27) following the successive dismissals of Gurbaz and Gulbadin Naib to Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nahid Rana respectively.

Omarzai and Nabi’s late hitting rushed Afghanistan to a remarkable five-wicket win in just 48.2 overs to seal their three-match ODI series by a 2-1 margin.