Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Thank you for your company throughout this match and series! This is Rvel, signing off on behalf of Rashad. Goodbye and goodnight from the cricinfo desk

Player of the Tournament, Ibrahim Zadran: I didn't think much about the hundred, tried to give my best for the team. Unfortunately missed hundred but it's part of the game. Whenever we bat, we enjoy a lot, we have been playing together, we like each other, trust each other. The wicket was quite tough, it wasn't easy. I was taking my time and brought my practice into the game, applied my (learnings), kept things simple and it was all about giving my 100 percent

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh Captain: We accept that we haven't played well in this series. We are not getting the runs, we had opportunities but we didn't take it. Everybody accepted that we are not playing well. They have a good bowling attack but we have to handle it. We are worried about particular areas like giving away too many wickets. We have to take responsibility in the top and middle order and then towards the end. We will talk about how we can get better. We have to play 50 overs, last three matches we have not been able to do that. Played ODI series after a long time

Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afghanistan Captain: Very happy with the performance, not easy making top position and whitewash. Everybody put their efforts to produce this result. We were struggling with fast bowlers, I think Hamid Hassan's efforts paid off today because Bilal bowled really well today. This is a positive sign and we were missing this in the past but we did well in this series. (About Zimbabwe series) Some of the players were busy practising in Jalalabad for the upcoming series. After a long time we will play a Test match and we are ready for that

Afghanistan have found their mojo and clicked as a unit in this series after their struggles in T20 cricket -- a complete contrast in ODIs and they look right at home in this format. Sami picked up a fifer and took the wind out of Bangladesh's sails. After putting 293 on the board, the odds were in their favor, with Rashid looking to exploit the conditions and he was the one who started the rot, striking with his very first ball of the spell and then picking wickets at regular intervals. Sami kept bowling with venom and accuracy across his short bursts, chipping in with regular incisions. Apart from Saif Hassan, nobody even got into double figures, so this would be a morale-crushing defeat for Bangladesh as they were looking for a consolation win to take some confidence into the busy few weeks of cricket ahead

Hans: "Bilal Sami is a great finding for Afghanistan for upcoming games and tournaments, especially considering Naveenulhaq's condition and unavailability of a consistent and wicket taking pace bowler. I hope he can continue his form and the team give him more opportunities. "

Naresh: "Afghanistan's rise in cricket feels like a movie -- from Division 5 to Test status in just a decade. Here's hoping Nepal scripts a similar fairytale soon!"

27.1
W
Bilal Sami to Hasan Mahmud, OUT, Over the wicket, throat ball and he decides to go for a pull, ends up getting a top-edge and is safely taken by the keeper! Afghanistan floor Bangladesh with a thumping 200-run win! They absolutely decimated them in all aspects of the game. Sami he picks up a fifer and bowled his heart out. Biggest margin of win at this venue, incredible performance!

Hasan Mahmud c †Ikram Alikhil b Bilal Sami 9 (23m 23b 1x4 0x6) SR: 39.13

END OF OVER:
27 | 2 Runs | BAN: 93/9 (201 runs required from 23 overs, RR: 3.44, RRR: 8.73)

  • Nahid Rana2 (9b)
  • Hasan Mahmud9 (22b)
  • Rashid Khan6-1-12-3
  • Bilal Sami7-0-33-4
26.6
0
Rashid Khan to Nahid Rana, no run, Slower through the air, shorter in length and gets it to turn back at middle, wanders down leg and thwacks a cut
26.5
1
Rashid Khan to Hasan Mahmud, 1 run, Fuller googly on middle, eased to square leg up in the ring
26.4
0
Rashid Khan to Hasan Mahmud, no run, Lands it full on off, plinked out to short cover
26.3
1
Rashid Khan to Nahid Rana, 1 run, Down on one knee and was shaping for a slog sweep, didn't get the middle
26.2
0
Rashid Khan to Nahid Rana, no run, Tossed on middle, knocks it away to short midwicket, itching to go big
26.1
0
Rashid Khan to Nahid Rana, no run, Over the wicket, googly on a shorter length, kept out to cover-point

END OF OVER:
26 | 2 Runs | BAN: 91/9 (203 runs required from 24 overs, RR: 3.50, RRR: 8.45)

  • Nahid Rana1 (5b)
  • Hasan Mahmud8 (20b)
  • Bilal Sami7-0-33-4
  • Rashid Khan5-1-10-3
25.6
1
Bilal Sami to Nahid Rana, 1 run, Yorker wide of off and he digs it out to deep extra cover
25.5
0
Bilal Sami to Nahid Rana, no run, Hurls down a shorter thunderbolt on off, caught up in two minds, wanted to get out of the way and ends up gettinng some bat on it and it doesn't balloon up
25.4
0
Bilal Sami to Nahid Rana, no run, Good length and outside off, presses it down the carpet to mid-off

Mazhar: "Hasan Mahmud played Rashid Khan better than the whole Bangladesh's top and middle order"

25.3
0
Bilal Sami to Nahid Rana, no run, Appeal for a caught behind but gets nothing from the umpire. Short of a length and zagged away fractionally in the corridor, flings the bat out and might have got an edge. The review has been taken. Flat line on the ultra-edge
25.2
1
Bilal Sami to Hasan Mahmud, 1 run, Touch fuller and slackens his pace, clipped off the pads to deep fine leg for a run
25.1
0
Bilal Sami to Hasan Mahmud, no run, Over the wicket, menacing bouncer on off-stump, goes for the pull looking ungainly

END OF OVER:
25 | 1 Run | BAN: 89/9 (205 runs required from 25 overs, RR: 3.56, RRR: 8.20)

  • Hasan Mahmud7 (18b)
  • Nahid Rana0 (1b)
  • Rashid Khan5-1-10-3
  • Bilal Sami6-0-31-4
24.6
1
Rashid Khan to Hasan Mahmud, 1 run, Tossed fuller on middle, clipped leg-side
24.5
0
Rashid Khan to Hasan Mahmud, no run, Pitched up outside off, sliced to backward point and there could easily been a run out, mix up in the middle, he goes back just in time, the pick up wasn't clean
24.4
0
Rashid Khan to Hasan Mahmud, no run, Googly on middle, he picks him well and blocks it off the middle
24.3
0
Rashid Khan to Hasan Mahmud, no run, Drags his length back and gets plenty of spin outside off, unable to cut
24.2
0
Rashid Khan to Hasan Mahmud, no run, lobbed up fuller on off, defends on the front foot

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st35Saif HassanMohammad Naim
2nd12Najmul Hossain ShantoSaif Hassan
3rd12Saif HassanTowhid Hridoy
4th11Mehidy Hasan MirazSaif Hassan
5th0Mehidy Hasan MirazShamim Hossain
6th0Nurul HasanShamim Hossain
7th4Nurul HasanRishad Hossain
8th7Tanvir IslamRishad Hossain
9th7Hasan MahmudRishad Hossain
10th5Hasan MahmudNahid Rana