Bangladesh’s team broke a number of Asian Cup records on Sunday with a comfortable victory over Afghanistan in the second group of the continental competition. Shakib Al Hasan has put in dominating performances in all three divisions, giving his team a real chance to advance to Group 4 of the Asia Cup 2023.
The Bangladesh Tigers have moved up three skill levels from their game against Afghanistan, promoting Mehdi Hasan Milaz to the team’s opening batter. It paid off for Bangladesh as he scored his 100th ODI in his second for the team and showed plenty of composure early on.
Bangladeshi all-rounder Mehdi Hasan forms a great partnership with top-form Nazimr Hossein Shant to deliver a massive 334/5 aggregate score after 50 overs in an absolute win in Lahore contributed to Both batsmen scored his ODI 100, his second in international cricket.
Mehidi Hasan Millers and Nazimr Hossain Shant joined forces to forge a 194-run partnership that ultimately helped Bangladesh achieve a colossal record in in-game aggregates, the best for Bangladesh in a continental event. became a partnership. The best partnership to date was between Imrul Kayes and Junaid Siddique against Pakistan in 2010. It is his third highest Bangladeshi partnership in ODI cricket and the highest against an Asian team.
Afghanistan got off to a decent start with 335 points remaining in the innings as Ibrahim Zadran (75 goals), Rahmat Shah (33 goals) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (51 goals) made valuable contributions to the team. , but the Afghan side could not accelerate. In the second half of the at-bat, he struggled to increase his runs as his batting average increased.
Bangladesh posted one of their most memorable wins in recent memory after losing to hosts Sri Lanka in the opening match, with Shakib Al Hasan’s side nearing half-time. time. Group 4 stage of the tournament. Afghanistan needs a big win over powerhouse Sri Lanka to advance to the next stage of the tournament.
Bangladesh will take many positives from their match against Afghanistan as they have met almost all the requirements for the next stage of the tournament. Afghanistan will find it difficult to beat Shakib Al Hasan’s side’s run rate as they reach Group 4 of the 2023 Asian Cup.
