Mohammad Nabi hit 44 runs in the last two overs to take Afghanistan to 293, Ibrahim Zadran made 95.
AFG vs BAN 2nd ODI Match Highlights:
After winning the toss and batting first, Afghanistan scored 249 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 48 overs. With Nabi in the side, Afghanistan’s goal was to score as many runs as possible in the last two overs, but perhaps even they hadn’t imagined that Nabi would take the score from 249 to 293.
The first two balls of the 49th over yielded 1 run. Following this, Nahid Rana withdrew from bowling due to injury after bowling two consecutive wides. Mehedi Hasan Miraz came on to bowl. Miraz bowled the third valid ball of the over, which Nabi hit for a six. After this, Miraz bowled three consecutive wides. Nabi again hit sixes on the fourth and fifth valid balls, taking 1 run off the last ball.
The 49th over yielded a total of 25 runs, including 5 wides. Hasan Mahmud bowled the 50th over. The first ball was unscored upon. Nabi hit a four off the second ball. The third ball went for no run, the fourth was a wide, the fourth was a valid delivery for a six, and the fifth and sixth balls each yielded four runs. A total of 19 runs were scored in the final over.
44 runs were scored in the last two overs and 43 runs in the last 10 balls. Nabi scored 38 of these runs. Mohammad Nabi remained unbeaten on 62 runs off 37 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 4 fours. Afghanistan scored 293 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. For Afghanistan, Ibrahim Zadran scored 95 runs off 111 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 7 fours before being run out. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 42 runs.
Bangladesh suffered an early blow from Azmatullah Omarzai, who took three wickets in the powerplay to put the team under pressure. Opener Saif Hasan and No. 4 Towhid Hridoy made good starts, but failed to convert them into big scores and complete the chase. Rashid Khan then wreaked havoc in the middle overs, taking five wickets to break Bangladesh’s back. Bangladesh’s batsmen struggled in front of him, and the team was bowled out for 109 runs.
