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Patna : Bangladesh (BAN), who were reduced to 45/6 after 11.2 overs, beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets in 1st ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, BAN, in a dramatic turnaround on February 23, 2022, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Chasing a target of 216 runs, batting all-rounder Afif Hossain, 22, and bowling all-rounder Mehidy Hasan, 24, added 174 runs in their unbroken partnership for the 7th wicket to lead BAN to an unlikely victory. BAN scored 219/6 in 48.5 overs. Afghanistan’s fast medium bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4/54 in 10 overs. Mehediy Hasan was named Player Of The Match. Afghanistan had won the toss and opted to bat and scored
Afif Hossain remained unbeaten on 93 in 115 balls hitting 11 fours and 1 six while Mehedi Hasan remained 81 not out in 120 balls with 9 fours. BAN opener Liton Das fell to Fazalhaq Farooqi for 1 making it 13/1/ His opening partner Tamim Iqbal (captain) also fell to Farooqi for 8 making it 14/2. Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) also fell to Farooqi for 3 and it was 18/3. Yasir Ali too fell to Farooqi for zero and it was 18/4. Batting all-rounder Shaib Al Hasan, 34, was bowled by spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman for 10 making it 28/5. Mahmudullah fell to spinner Rashid Khan for 8 and it was 45/6.
Batting first, Afghanistan were all out for 215 runs in 49.1 overs with Najibullah Zadran scoring 67 runs in 84 balls 4 fours and 2 sixes captain hashmatullah Shaidi scored 28 runs. Mohammad Nabi made 20 runs.