Gurbaz-Zadran record stand helps Afghanistan seal series

Afghanistan lorded over Bangladesh in a 142-run win in the second match in Chattogram, finishing their first respective ODI series win against this side. Rahmanullah Gurbaz blasted 145 while Ibrahim Zadran skimmed to 100 as they added a record opening stand of 256 runs in a strong beginning.

The home side were no counterpart for the guests' considerable 331-9, halted at 189 for 9 in 43.2 overs. Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Fazalhaq Farooqi guaranteed Bangladesh's pursuit never took off, taking three wickets each while and Rashid Khan got two wickets. It is Afghanistan's greatest success against Bangladesh in ODIs.

Gurbaz and Zadran additionally put on Afghanistan's most noteworthy ODI organization for any wicket, beating the 218 put on by Karim Sadiq and Mohammad Shahzad for the second wicket against Scotland in 2010. Bangladesh's bowlers mounted a fightback in the last 14 overs of the Afghanistan innings, taking nine wickets for 75 runs. Be that as it may, it was never sufficient after the enormous opening stand.

Gurbaz and Zadran started from the word go, hitting eight limits in the primary Powerplay. This incorporated Gurbaz's most memorable sixes, off Mustafizur Rahman, a straight six over the bowler's head, and a strong force, both in the eighth over. Zadran endure an extreme opportunity in the accompanying over when Towhid Hridoy couldn't lock on to an extreme opportunity running in from long-off.

One more spate of eight limits in the following ten overs followed, as the power hitting got considerably more stupendous. Gurbaz raised Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz for three sixes during this stage. Their 100-run organization came up in the fifteenth over; it was the primary opening century stand against Bangladesh since the 2019 World Cup.

Gurbaz squeezed ahead with the large hitting as he hustled to his fourth ODI century. He got it with a solitary off Shakib, having proactively struck six of his eight sixes, and eight limits in the run-a-ball century. It was a long festival from the Afghanistan wicketkeeper as he absorbed the praise of an excited arena.

Zadran got hit with his initial six around a similar time, as the pair inclined up the tension on the Bangladesh bowlers. From the 31st over till Gurbaz got out, the pair added 69 runs in the following six overs. Gurbaz broke Mustafizur for a four and a six, preceding bursting four limits in an Ebadot Hossain over. Gurbaz's last six fell off Najmul Hossain Shanto, before he tumbled to Shakib in the 37th over.

The main wicket set off Afghanistan into a batting breakdown as the ensuing hitters just attempted successes. Rahmat Shah, in spite of enduring a simple run out when Mushfiqur collided with the stumps prior to finishing the run-out, pulled one to Mustafizur Rahman at fine-leg, off Ebadot.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz got skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi bowled for two in the accompanying over, before he eliminated Najibullah Zadran got at long-on in the 44th over. Ibrahim Zadran got out soon after arriving at his hundred years, discovered top edging a draw off Mustafizur Rahman. Shakib had Rashid Khan confused for six, preceding the tail buckled, incapable to help Mohammad Nabi who was abandoned on an unbeaten 25 off 15 balls.

Mustafizur, Mehidy and Shakib pulled things back all around well, surrendering only 41 runs in nine overs out of the last 14 overs. They likewise picked two wickets each. Hasan Mahmud likewise took two wickets while Ebadot got one scalp.

Bangladesh's hitters scarcely gained any ground in that late force snatch by their bowlers. Fazalhaq Farooqi eliminated the two openers Litton Das and Mohammad Naim in the initial nine overs. The left-arm speedy squeezed Litton in the fifth over, as the Bangladesh chief top edged a draw shot to Nabi at short midwicket. Naim played on to his stumps against a Farooqi short ball.

In the middle of between these two wickets, Mujeeb bowled the conveyance of the ODI series; the 100kph conveyance focusing on center stump before forcefully moving to hit Shanto's off-stump.