In the second and last one-day international of the series, which took place in Chattogram today, Bangladesh’s fielders have seemed to be fairly sharp in the field, but their bowlers have lacked discipline, providing the push to Afghanistan’s openers who have continued to impress.
Afghanistan’s score after being sent in to bat is 107 for nothing after 15 overs. Both Rahmanullah Gurbaz (63 not out) and Ibrahim Zadran (24 not out) blasted 10 boundaries and four sixes during their century stand in 86 balls, all of which were hit by Gurbaz. This came on the heels of a 54-run partnership in the first one-day international, which the Tigers lost by 17 runs (via DLS).
Gurbaz, who has shown the capacity to convert beginnings into large scores — having posted more hundreds (3) than fifties (2) in 19 ODI innings before to today’s matchup — was generally aggressive from the very beginning of the match. This was the first time that Gurbaz had scored a century in an ODI innings. In the first over of the game, he gave Mustafizur Rahman a superb catch with a cover drive that he had played gracefully.
The home team let up as many as 16 extras in the first ten overs of the game, which contributed to around one fourth of the total runs scored.
Hasan Mahmud, who began the bowling with Mustafizur, did not have his typically flawless line and length early on, and he had overstepped by a significant margin to deliver a no-ball in his first over. Mustafizur was the other bowler who opened the bowling. Additionally, Mustafizur started his second over by bowling a no-ball with the opening delivery of the over. In addition to this, Shakib Al Hasan was called into the attack in the seventh over, and in his first ball he delivered a leg-side wide, which led to four more runs being scored.
The home team let up as many as 16 extras in the first ten overs of the game, which contributed to around one fourth of the total runs scored.
Hasan Mahmud, who began the bowling with Mustafizur, did not have his typically flawless line and length early on, and he had overstepped by a significant margin to deliver a no-ball in his first over. Mustafizur was the other bowler who opened the bowling. Additionally, Mustafizur started his second over by bowling a no-ball with the opening delivery of the over. In addition to this, Shakib Al Hasan was called into the attack in the seventh over, and in his first ball he delivered a leg-side wide, which led to four more runs being scored.