ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (DHARAMSHALA)2023
In the third match of the World Cup, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by six wickets. This match between the two teams was played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Afghanistan team was all out for 156 runs in 37.2 overs. In reply, Bangladesh won the match by scoring 158 runs for four wickets in 34.4 overs.
Bangladesh showed all-round dominance to take their opening #CWC23 clash against Afghanistan 👌#BANvAFG 📝: https://t.co/kPZZikaktX pic.twitter.com/6aIXF5KM1A
— ICC (@ICC) October 7, 2023
Bangladesh’s great victory At Beautiful Dharamshala Stadium
Bangladesh started their World Cup campaign with a win by defeating Afghanistan by six wickets. With this win he has two points in one match. They are at third place in the points table after New Zealand and Pakistan. All three teams have two points each. New Zealand is at the top on the basis of better internet rate.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Afghanistan team was all out for 156 runs in 37.2 overs. In reply, Bangladesh won the match by scoring 158 runs for four wickets in 34.4 overs. Apart from scoring a half-century in the match, Mehdi Hasan, who took three wickets, was chosen as the player of the match.
Ban vs Afg At Dharamshala- Shanto and Mehidy Lead From The front
Nazmul Hossain Shanto scored unbeaten 59 runs for Bangladesh. He hit three fours and one six in his 83-ball innings. Mehdi Hasan Miraj played an inning of 57 runs in 73 balls. Hit five fours during this period. Shakib Al Hasan was out after scoring 14 runs and Liton Das was out after scoring 13 runs. Tanjeed Hasan scored five runs. Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten after scoring two runs. For Afghanistan, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Azmatullah Omarzai and Naveen Ul Haq took one wicket each.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzid Hasan (run out – Najibullah) | 51 | 131 | 3 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Litton Das (b Fazalhaq Farooqi) | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 72.22 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c Rahmat b Naveen-ul-Haq) | 57 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 78.08 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto (not out) | 59 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 71.08 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (c Fazalhaq Farooqi b Azmatullah) | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 73.68 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) (not out) | 23 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Total (4 wkts) | 158 | 34.4 | – | – | – |
Deadly bowling of Shakib and Mehdi
Earlier, Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored the highest score of 47 runs for Afghanistan. Ibrahim Zadran and Azmatullah Omrai played an inning of 22 runs each. Rahmat Shah and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi contributed 18 runs each. Rashid Khan could score only nine, Mohammad Nabi six and Najibullah Zadran could score only five runs. Mujeeb ur Rahman scored one run. Naveen Ul Haq could not open account. Fazalhaq Farooqui remained unbeaten without opening the account. Shakib Al Hasan and Mehdi Hasan Miraj took three wickets each for Bangladesh. Shoriful Islam got two successes. Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed took one wicket each.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurbaz (wk) | 47 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 75.81 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 22 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 88.00 |
| Rahmat | 18 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 72.00 |
| Shahidi (c) | 18 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Najibullah | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Taskin Ahmed | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Azmatullah | 22 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 110.00 |
| Rashid Khan | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 56.25 |
| Mujeeb | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Total (10 wkts) | 156 | 37.2 | – | – | – |