Bangladesh taking on Afghanistan in Dharamsala! Both teams were in contention for a win and the former team held on to their nerve to go over the line and open the account in this ODI World Cup with a win upfront!
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Afghanistan was in a comfortable position with the scorecard having over 100 runs and only 2 batters out back in the hut. However, Bangladeshi spinners Shakib and Mehidy made magic sharing 6 wickets between them to bowl out Afghanistan for just 156 runs in 37.2 overs.
Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz top scored for them with 47 runs while there were only two scores over 20-mark. Chasing a below-par total, Bangladesh got over the line with 6 wickets in hand as both Mehidy Hasan Miraz (57 off 73) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (59 off 83) scored half-centuries each.
Afghanistan bowlers were economical in the second half but the main problem they did not have too many runs to defend. Bangladesh's all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz bagged the Player of the Match award for his 57 runs with the bat and bagged 3 wickets with the ball.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh - 158/4 in 34.4 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto - 59*, Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 57, Azmatullah Omarzai 1/9) defeated Afghanistan - 156 all out in 37.2 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 47, Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 3/25) by a margin of 6 wickets (with 92 balls remaining)
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