The 2nd ODI match between Bangladesh vs Afghanistan in the UAE is scheduled for October 11 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after winning the 1st ODI, following a strong T20I performance.
In the T20I series, Rahmat Shah was Afghanistan’s top scorer with 50 runs, while Azmatullah Omarzai led the wickets with 3 scalps. For Bangladesh, Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored the most runs (60), and Tanzim Hasan Sakib also took 3 wickets.
In the first ODI, Bangladesh batted first and were all out for 221. Despite losing three early wickets, Towhid Hridoy (56) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (60) put together a hopeful partnership but fell short of accelerating the innings. Rashid Khan was pivotal with 3 wickets for 38 runs to restrict Bangladesh.
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s chase began positively with Rahmanullah Gurbaz scoring 50 and Ibrahim Zadran adding 25 runs. Although Sediqullah Atal was dismissed cheaply, Rahmat Shah, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Azmatullah Omarzai steadied the innings. Shahidi remained unbeaten on 33 and led the team to victory in the 48th over with five wickets in hand.
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Squad
Afghanistan
Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, Abdollah Ahmadzai, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Mohammad Saleem
Bangladesh
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali (WK), Nurul Hasan (WK), Mohammad Naim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Rishad Hossain, Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Tanvir Islam, Taskin Ahmed