Bangladesh batsmen are facing Afghanistan bowlers in the series concluding match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday (Feb 28).

Liton Das scored the crucial 86 runs off 113 balls before leaving the crease and helped Bangladesh reach 160 runs for six after 38 overs against Afghanistan. 

Besides, Tamim Iqbal scored 11, Shakib Al Hasan 30 Mushfiqur Rahim 7, Yasir Ali 1 and Afif Hossain 5 runs before going back to the pavilion.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. 

Bangladesh went in unchanged while Afghanistan brought back Gulbadin Naib instead of Fareed Ahmed.

Bangladesh won the first ODI by four wickets while clinching the series by earning an 88-run victory in the second game but ICC Super League points are at stake the hosts have no reason to be relaxed as every point in the bilateral series is important despite winning the series.

The hosts reached a magical 100 points and moved to the top of ICC ODI Super League after defeating the visitors in the second ODI’s but still, there is a long way to go for them as far as booking a place in the next edition of ICC World Cup is concerned as they have got some tough series coming up.

Bangladesh’s remaining ODI assignments will be against South Africa, Ireland and England with the first two assignments away from home while the series against England at home will not be easy either.

Bangladesh XI: Litton Das, Tamim Iqbal (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Yasir Ali, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

Afghanistan XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Riaz Hasan, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi

BDST: 1353 HRS, FEB 28, 2022
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