BAN vs AFG Highlights, ODI World Cup 2023, Match 3 Score: Bangladesh Beat Afghanistan By Six Wickets

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, ICC ODI World Cup 2023, Match 3 - Highlights, Commentary. Bangladesh won their opening match of the World Cup 2023 after 6 wickets victory over Afghanistan

Updated: October 7, 2023 4:35 PM IST

By India.com Sports Desk | Edited by Sunny Daud

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Bangladesh vs Afghanistan ODI World Cup 2023 Highlights: A clinical performance by Bangladesh as they open their World Cup campaign with an emphatic win. The way things started earlier in the day, it seemed as if it would be an interesting contest, however, Bangladesh won it with nonchalance in the end. The Afghanistan openers got them off to an impressive start after they were put in to bat first,

But when Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan brought himself into the attack he changed the tables in his side’s favour. The Bangladesh skipper took three wickets along with Mehidy Hasan Miraz who also took three wickets. In the second innings, the Afghanistan pacer took two quick wickets but Najmul Hossain Shanto match-winning half-century (59) off 83 balls helped his side to win comfortably. Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz was awarded as the player of the match.

Squads

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Riaz Hassan, Abdul Rahman, Ikram Alikhil

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