Mohammad Nabi’s 84 off 79 balls and Allah Ghazanfar’s six-wicket haul led Afghanistan to a 92-run victory over Bangladesh in Sharjah on Wednesday within the first one-day worldwide of a three-match sequence.
Chasing a mediocre 236, Bangladesh was bowled out for 143 because it misplaced its final eight wickets for 23 runs in Sharjah, which turned the primary venue to host 300 males’s worldwide matches.
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Afghanistan was reeling at 71-5 earlier than captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (52) and Nabi lifted them to 235 in 49.4 overs.
Bangladesh cruised to 120-2 within the chase led by captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, however it collapsed after Nabi broke the partnership.
Sharjah may also host the remaining two matches within the sequence.