Afghanistan Clinch Series 2-1 Against Bangladesh In Thrilling Decider

The three-match series was played between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Afghanistan won the first match of the series but after that Bangladesh made a strong comeback in the second match. In the decisive match of the series played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh and captured the series. Talking about the match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh batsmen also shared an opening partnership of 53 runs for the first wicket. But after this, Bangladesh's batsmen struggled a lot in front of Afghanistan's bowlers. Captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz played a slow but steady innings.

Mahmudullah, who came to bat at number 6, tried to score fast runs, was dismissed for a score of 98 as he got closer to the century. Apart from Mahmudullah and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, none of the batsmen could play a big inning. After the entire 50 overs, Bangladesh's team scored 244 runs with a lose of 8 wickets. For Afghanistan, Azmatullah Umarzai took the maximum 4 wickets. Nabi and Rashid Khan also got 1-1 wickets. Afghanistan also got off to a steady start. On the score of 41 runs, Naheed Rana bowled Sediqulah Atal. After this, Afghanistan also lost wickets at frequent intervals but batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz kept one end. All-rounder Azmatullah Umarzai, who took four wickets in bowling, also showed charisma with the batting.

Azmatullah Umarzai scored 70 not out in 77 balls. In the end, all-rounder Mohammad Nabi also scored 34 runs in 27 balls. With this, Afghanistan achieved the target given by Bangladesh 10 balls earlier. Azmatullah Umarzai was awarded the Man of the Match award for his superb bowling and batting. Mohammad Nabi was awarded the Man of the Series award for his outstanding performance in the series.