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Dhaka: Bangladesh have beaten Afghanistan by 7 runs in the first One-Day International (ODI) and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Afghanistan looked on course to cause an upset but the Bangladesh bowlers pulled it back in the death to hand their team a good win. It was a nail-biting finish, with the match going down right down to the final over.
Afghanistan got off to a shaky start as the lost their openers Mohammad Shahzad and Shabir Noori in quick succession. Shahzad was the first to go after scoring a brisk 21-ball 31, caught behind off skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, with as many as four fours and a six punctuating his innings.
Noori was dismissed for 9 By Shakib-al-Hasan in his very first over of the innings and thereby became Bangladesh’s leading wicket-taker in all formats.
Afghanistan needed 13 to win off the final over with Mirwais Ashraf and Dawlat Zadran at the crease. Taskin was entrusted with bowling the final over. After giving away two off the first delivery, he trapped Ashraf in front of the next delivery, to pick up his third wicket of the evening.
Afghanistan needed 11 from four deliveries at this stage. This brought young debutant Naveen-ul-Haq to the crease. Afghanistan needed 8 off the final two deliveries. Dawlat swung and missed, which meant unless Taskin bowled a no-ball or wide, Bangladesh had sealed a win.
Taskin picked up a wicket off the final delivery and finished with four wickets on his return to international cricket.
Earlier, Bangladesh have posted 265 after elected to bat. Bangladesh were off to a precarious start with the willow as Soumya Sarkar went without opening his account.
Dawlat Zadran picked up the first wicket as Bangladesh were off to a disappointing start. Tamim Iqbal, being the senior pro, carried on from one end while he stitched an 83-run stand with Imrul Kayes for the second wicket and got to his fifty but later on got dismissed for 80 off 98 balls.
Mahmudullah's fifteen half-century and Shakib-Al-Hasan’s 48 helped their side get to a respectable total.
Brief scores
Bangladesh - 265 (Tamim 80, Mahmudullah 62, Dawlat 4-73)
Afghanistan - 258 (Hashmatullah 72, Shahidi 71, Taskin 4-59)
Result - Bangladesh won by 7 runs
Man of the match - Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
