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| Afghanistan players celebrate the series win over Bangladesh in the UAE |
Bangladesh conceded the three-match One Day International (ODI) series to Afghanistan after tasting a five-wicket defeat in the series deciding third game at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE on Monday.
Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz struck a scintillating century and Azamatullah Omarzai put up a stellar all-round performance to sink Bangladesh and helped Afghanistan win its second straight bilateral series against the Tigers, having previously won a series in the last year in Chattogram.
Gurbaz raised his eighth ODI century in just 46 matches, making him the third fastest to reach this feat. South Africa’s Hashim Amla played 43 matches while Pakistan’s Babar Azam needed 44 matches to hit eight ODI centuries.
Before being out, he hammered 101 off 120, smashing five 4’s and seven 6’s.
Omarzai who claimed 4-37 with bowling, was not out on 70 and signed off the game with a six. He eventually smote three 4’s and five 6’s, playing 77 balls.
Mahmudullah Riyad made run-a-ball-98 to shrug off his lean patch and Mehidy Hasan Miraz who led the side in his 100th ODI scored a patient 66 to lift Bangladesh to 244-8.
But Gurbaz and Omarzai blitz helped Afghanistan to gun down the target with 10 balls to spare as they reached 246-5.
Batting first team usually wins at this ground but Gurbaz, who failed to prop up his game in the last two matches, drove the side astutely even though Afghan top order couldn’t do anything worthy.
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