BAN: 93-10 (27.1)

Player of the Match -Bilal Sami

Player of the Series -Ibrahim Zadran

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI was played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 14 Oct. Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first.

Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran gave a solid opening start to Afghanistan. Gurbaz missed his fifty by 8 runs and Ibrahim missed his century by just 5 runs. Sediqullah Atal, a young talented left-hander, also contributed 29 runs. In the end, Mohammad Nabi, who has been finishing games for Afghanistan for many years, did it again with a quickfire 62 off 37 balls.

For Bangladesh, Saif Hassan bowled just 4 overs but gave away only 6 runs and took 3 important wickets, including a maiden over. Hassan Mahmud and Tanvir Islam took 2 wickets each, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz picked up 1 wicket.

Chasing 294, Bangladesh struggled from the start. Saif Hassan, who also opened the batting, scored 43 off 54 balls [4s-2, 6s-3], but no other batter could even reach double figures.

Bilal Sami, a 21-year-old pacer, took his first five-wicket haul. Rashid Khan showed his magic with the ball, picking up 3 wickets, and Azmatullah took 1 wicket.

Afghanistan bowled out Bangladesh for just 93 runs and completed a dominant 200-run win to seal a 3-0 clean sweep.