Mehidy, with a little help from Shakib and Shanto, takes Bangladesh past Afghanistan
Afghanistan started well, but collapsed from 83 for 1 to 156 all out to lose the match in the first half itself
07/10Result
3rd Match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Dharamsala, Oct 7 2023
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
158/4 (34.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
07/10Result
3rd Match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Dharamsala, Oct 7 2023
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
158/4 (34.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Ben Stokes likely to miss England's second World Cup game
Allrounder still nursing a sore hip; England could look to play Reece Topley against Bangladesh
Shoriful hopes memories of U-19 WC triumph spur Bangladesh
"We want to finish in the same way. We want to take it match by match, just like we did it three years ago"
Mehidy is the impact allrounder Bangladesh didn't know they had
Getting the chance to bat up the order has unlocked new dimensions to his game
Afghanistan's moments of brilliance underpinned by shoddy basics
"You need to be on all the time. Being more consistent in our basics is what's going to look after us going forward in this tournament," says coach Jonathan Trott
Sandy outfield raises concerns about remaining World Cup matches in Dharamsala
Mujeeb Ur Rahman could have picked up a major injury when his knee seemed to go into the surface when he put in a dive in the outfield
Hathurusinghe deflects Shakib vs Tamim talk, wants focus to be on making final four
Says the final four is a realistic goal and a call on who will open in Tamim's place will be taken on the morning of the Afghanistan match
Preview
Scenic Dharamsala offers Bangladesh, Afghanistan chance to grab early points
Bangladesh have to put their off-field issues behind whereas Afghanistan would want to shed their tag of big tournament underperformers
