Afif, Mehidy take Bangladesh to stunning victory from 45 for 6
Pair's record 174-run stand stuns Afghanistan after Farooqi's four-for
23/02Result
1st ODI (D/N), Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Feb 23 2022
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
219/6 (48.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
23/02Result
1st ODI (D/N), Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Feb 23 2022
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
219/6 (48.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
Afif Hossain
93(115) 11x4 - 1x6
Control %86%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 21 runs
- 3x4 - 1x6
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
81(120) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot
- 32 runs
- 6x4 - 0x6
Best performances - Bowlers
Fazalhaq Farooqi
- O10
- M1
- R54
- W4
- Eco5.40
| 1W | ||||
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Mustafizur Rahman
- O9.1
- M0
- R35
- W3
- Eco3.81
| 2W | 1W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Series
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Bangladesh led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, First Session 11.00-14.30, Interval 14.30-15.15, Second Session 15.15-18.45
Match days
23 February 2022 - day/night match (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Bangladesh 10, Afghanistan 0
Scorecard Summary
AFGHANISTAN 215 (49.1 OVERS)
- Najibullah Zadran67 (84)
- Rahmat Shah34 (69)
- Mustafizur Rahman3/35 (9.1)
- Shoriful Islam2/38 (10)
BANGLADESH 219/6 (48.5 OVERS)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz*81 (120)
- Afif Hossain*93 (115)
- Rashid Khan1/30 (10)
- Fazalhaq Farooqi4/54 (10)
Scorer: Chandan Duorah
For now, I Ekanth, am signing off on behalf of my fellow commentator, Sruthi Ravindranath, and our scorer, Chandan Duorah. Take care and stay safe
Well, that brings to an end a scintillating voyage that this game turned out to be. Tamim's disbelief does echo the magnanimity of this achievement. It's one of a three match ODI series but it's one to remember. We will be back on Friday for the second ODI on Friday. If this game is anything to go by, it'll be a cracker and a potential series decided. Catch all the action from that game here
Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh Captain: Honestly, I did not believe we could win after 45/6. But I'm very proud and happy for the two for their incredible innings. Afghanistan have a brilliant attack but Mehidy and Afif did well. Hopefully this is a start for them and they have many more amazing performances.
Mehidy Hasan is the Player of the Match for his 81* (120) and 10-3-28-0
Hasmatullah Shahidi, Afghanistan Captain: We had a good start but they played very well without giving a chance, which was incredible. We were 30-runs short but the way Fazal started was great but credit to them for fighting back. This was just the start but there are two more games to go and we will look to come back.
Saravanan: "Difficult part is choosing player of the match...can it be shared ?" We'll find out as the presentations begin.
Anwar: "Do you believe in miracles now?"
A A Musabbir : "This is incredible. I am always hopeful with Bangladeshi cricket but never believed they will win it from 45/6. Hats of Afif and Miraz. Really proud of you."
7:01 pm: The under 22 duo have done it! They strung, wove, and fabricated a partnership for more than 35 overs with 174 runs to take their side to what seemed an impossible victory. Afghanistan started the innings with a cluster of wickets in the first ten where Farooqi wrote his own script. After Rashid got Mahmudullah, it got even direr. But the last hope that came with Afif and Mehidy blossomed into belief and later, conviction. Eventually, they took the team home and made it look like they were never under any pressure to begin with.
48.5
4
Gulbadin Naib to Afif Hossain, FOUR, The length ball outside off is pulled through mid wicket and both batters rejoice
48.4
0
Gulbadin Naib to Afif Hossain, no run, Naib delays the inevitable with a slow full toss on the pads that's defended back to the bowler
48.3
2
Gulbadin Naib to Afif Hossain, 2 runs, Short and wide, parries a cut over point on what could be the eve of the celebrations
amith itty: "@46.6 i was wondering what made you say, that was 35 years ago. I mean this guy is not even 22 years old"
48.2
1
Gulbadin Naib to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, Slower one into the pitch on the hips is punched to long on
48.1
0
Gulbadin Naib to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, Fullish outside off, defended to point. Run rejected by the non striker
END OF OVER:48 | 11 Runs | BAN: 212/6 (4 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 4.41, RRR: 2.00)
- Afif Hossain87 (112b)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz80 (118b)
- Fazalhaq Farooqi10-1-54-4
- Rashid Khan10-1-30-1
Just four needed off the last two. It's only a matter of when the game finishes, not who wins anymore
47.6
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Afif Hossain, no run, Length on the body, bottom edges a full-fledged pull onto the ground to short mid wicket
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