Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in 3rd ODI, complete clean sweep: Stats
What's the story
Afghanistan have completed a clean sweep in the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, winning the final game by a massive margin of 200 runs. The match took place in Abu Dhabi and saw Afghanistan post a total of 293 runs for nine wickets before bundling out Bangladesh for just 93 runs. This series victory mirrors Bangladesh's T20I success over Afghanistan by the same margin earlier this month.
Batting woes
Summary of the Afghan innings
Afghanistan's innings started on a high note with Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz adding 99 runs for the first wicket. However, after Gurbaz's dismissal, Afghanistan lost four wickets for just 15 runs in a span of 25 balls. Despite the collapse, Nabi's late assault helped Afghanistan reach a respectable total of 293 runs for nine wickets. He hit three sixes in four balls off Mehidy Hasan Miraz and added another six and three fours off Hasan Mahmud in the final overs.
Key players
Zadran, Nabi power Afghanistan to a strong total
Ibrahim Zadran and Mohammad Nabi were instrumental in Afghanistan's batting performance. Zadran scored 95 runs, while Nabi added an explosive 62 runs off 37 balls. Their contributions helped set up a challenging target for Bangladesh. Nabi, in particular, was the chief architect. His blitz in the final 2 overs helped Afghanistan get past 290. At one stage, a score of 250-260 was looking likely for the Afghans before Nabi broke loose.
Match impact
Rashid, Sami dismantle Bangladesh's batting lineup
Rashid Khan, Afghanistan's star spinner, wreaked havoc on the Bangladeshi batting order, taking three wickets in his first three overs, including that of Towhid Hridoy on his first ball. This early impact left Bangladesh under significant pressure. Bilal Sami then took over the attack with a brilliant spell, taking five wickets in total and helping bowl out Bangladesh for just 93 runs.
Zadran
9th ODI fifty for Zadran
Zadran's 95 came from 111 balls. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes. Playing his 39th ODI, Zadran has raced to 1,869 runs at 51.91. This was his 9th fifty (100s: 6). Against Bangladesh, he has amassed 471 runs from 9 matches at 58.87. Alongside three fifties, he owns a ton. In this series, Zadran ended up with 23, 95 and 95 (3 matches).
Information
Zadran surpasses 1,000 ODI runs across neutral venues
As per ESPNcricinfo, Zadran went past 1,000 runs across neutral venues. In 22 neutral venue games, he has 1,029 runs at 49. In addition to six fifties, he has hit 2 tons.
Nabi
Nabi slams his 18th ODI fifty
Nabi's knock of 62* came from 37 balls. He hit 4 fours and 5 sixes. Playing his 176th match, Nabi has raced to 3,762 runs at 27.66. This was his 18th fifty (100s: 2). He has got to 120 ODI sixes. As per ESPNcricinfo, versus Bangladesh, Nabi has amassed 498 runs from 22 matches (50s: 2).
BAN innings
Bangladesh perish for 93
For Bangladesh, Saif Hassan was the only player to enter double digits (43). The rest of the side was abysmal. Hasan Mahmud was the 2nd-best scorer (9). This is now Bangladesh's lowest ODI total against the Afghans. For the 18th time in ODIs, Bangladesh posted a total worth below 100.
Duo
Key numbers of Sami and Rashid
Sami picked 5/33 from 7.1 overs. Playing just his 2nd ODI, he opened his account. He has 5 wickets from 2 matches at 11.60. On the other hand, Rashid's three-fer took him to 210 wickets from 117 matches at 19.65. Against the Tigers, he has raced to 35 wickets from 19 innings at 19.22.