Shakib Al Hasan’s three-wicket haul and Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s all-round show helped Bangladesh kick off their 2023 ODI World Cup campaign with a thumping six-wicket win over Afghanistan in Dharamsala, India yesterday.
For Afghanistan, it was their 13th successive defeat at the World Cup, a streak stretching back all the way to 2015.
After being sent in, Afghanistan got off to a solid start before Shakib changed the momentum with the wickets of Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah.
Afghanistan could never recover from there, slipping from 83 for 1 to 156 all out as Shakib and Mehidy accounted for six of the 10 wickets to fall.
In reply Bangladesh needed just 34.4 overs to hit the target of 157 as Mehidy Hasan clouted 57.
Scores:
Afghanistan: 156 in 37.2 overs (Gurbaz 47, Mehidy 3-25, Shakib 3-30)
Bangladesh 158 for 4 in 34.4 overs (Shanto 59 n.o. Mehidy 57)
