Bangladesh thump Afghanistan by 89 runs
ACC 16th Men’s Asia Cup 50 Overs Championship 2023 Pakistan & Sri Lanka – 04th Match – Group B – Lahore, Panjab Province
Bangladesh electing to bat, 334 / 5 – ( 50 Overs ) Mehidy Miraz 112 retired hurt ( 3×6, 7×4, 119 balls ) – career best – Najmul Shanto 104 ( 2×6, 9×4, 105 balls ), Skipper Shakib Al Hasan 32no, Mohammad Naim 28, Mushfiqur Rahim 25, Extras 18 – 03 batters dismissed run out – Mehidy Miraz / Najmul Shanto / Mushfiqur Rahim 215 runs for the 03rd wicket – first 10 overs : 60 / 1, 25 overs : 132 / 2, last 10 overs : 103 / 3 – Gulbadin Naib 1 / 58, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1 / 62, Rahmanullah Gurbaz 02 run out assists.
Afghanistan in reply, 245 all out – ( 44.3 Overs ) Ibrahim Zadran 75 ( 1×6, 10×4, 74 balls ), Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi 51 ( 6×4, 60 balls ), Rahmat Shah 33, Rashid Khan 24, Extras 20 – Ibrahim Zadran / Rahmat Shah 78 runs for the 02nd wicket, Hashmatullah Shahidi / Najibullah Zadran 62 runs for 04th wicket – the last 07 wickets fell for the addition of 52 runs – first 10 overs : 37 / 1, 25 overs : 110 / 2, last 4.3 overs : 33 / 4 – Taskin Ahmed 4 / 44, Shoriful Islam 3 / 36.
Player of the Match : Mehidy Miraz – Bangladesh