7.35pm Well, what can you say there. Bangladesh looked on course for a score upwards of 250 when Hridoy (56) and Mehidy (60) put on a 101-run stand. But they slid from 154 for 3 to 221 all out, courtesy Rashid's web of spin and Omarzai's consistent bowling. Afghanistan favourites I reckon at the half way stage. Shoutout also to Kharote for his 1 for 32 in ten overs.
Rashid: Super proud. Nine years of playing and 200 wickets is a good achievement. Will hope to continue that for Afghanistan. We haven't played much of ODIs in those years but happy and proud. The wicket was spinning. When the lights were on, it was spinning more. It's still a good total. We need to play positively. We want the top order to give a good start and that will allow the middle order to wrap up the game. We have 300 balls to chase it."
AJ: "That was an innings from hell, especially from a Bangladeshi POV. Wasn't even engaging enough to serve as background noise for my office work, so I switched channels.
Tanvir Islam st †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Ghazanfar 11 (6m 8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 137.5
END OF OVER:48 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 211/9 | RR: 4.39
- Taskin Ahmed4 (1b)
- Tanvir Islam1 (3b)
- Azmatullah Omarzai9-0-40-3
- AM Ghazanfar9-1-45-1
Tanzim Hasan Sakib c Mohammad Nabi b Azmatullah Omarzai 17 (29m 23b 0x4 1x6) SR: 73.91
sultan Aziz: "bashir Ahmad should be tested in the depth overs why is spinner bowling at this stage "
Wajahat: "bro, could've given me a shoutout as well as I also guessed correctly. could've needed that boost before my ICU specialization exam tomorrow.. while writing this down, why the hell am I here and not studying " -- good luck, mate!
END OF OVER:47 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 205/8 | RR: 4.36
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib17 (21b)
- AM Ghazanfar9-1-45-1
- Azmatullah Omarzai8-0-34-2
Hasan Mahmud c Ibrahim Zadran b Ghazanfar 5 (10m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 55.55
Sajid: "Poor execution by Nurul! He had to survive that last over of Rashid, given he is in form batter (also the last recognized batter)! "
In the last five years, the average first-innings total has been 276. Doubt Bangladesh are coming anywhere close to that. But can they creep up to 240?
END OF OVER:46 | 5 Runs | BAN: 202/7 | RR: 4.39
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib16 (20b)
- Hasan Mahmud3 (4b)
- Azmatullah Omarzai8-0-34-2
- Rashid Khan10-0-38-3
Some of you guessed Ashwin, but the correct answer to fastest spinner to 200 OD wickets is Pakistan's Saqlain Mushtaq. Well done Sayeed, Arshad, Ejaz, Tanim, Tawhid etc for getting that right quickly. Starc is the fastest overall.
