Tamim, Mosharraf send Afghanistan packing

Bangladesh 279 for 8 (Tamim 118, Sabbir 65, Rashid 2-39, Nabi 2-14) v beat Afghanistan 138 (Rahmat 36, Mangal 33, Mosharraf 3-24) by 141 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details

The series-deciding third ODI turned out to be a no-contest, which Bangladesh won by 141 runs to clinch the series. The match was virtually sealed in the 23rd over of Afghanistan’s 280 chase, when Samiullah Shenwari was dismissed. They were eventually bowled out for 138 in 34th over to cap off a spin capitulation, led by comeback man Mosharraf Hossain, who picked up three wickets. It also happened to be their 100th ODI win.

That Bangladesh could build scoreboard pressure on Afghanistan was largely due to Tamim Iqbal’s seventh ODI century that helped ride a middle-order implosion. Sabbir Rahman, who made 65, complemented Tamim in a 140-run second-wicket stand and Mahmudullah provided the late impetus with a cameo 32 that left Afghanistan having to achieve their highest-successful chase to win the series.

Any chance of this being a close finish hinged on Mohammad Shahzad, the wicketkeeper batsman. But Afghaistan’s chase hit a road block as soon as he was snuffed out for a duck by Mashrafe Mortaza in the third over. A 47-run second-wicket stand between Nowroz Mangal and Rahmat Shah, albeit slowly, gave them an opportunity to claw back, but Bangladesh’s experience and superiority prevailed in the end.

Afghanistan didn’t help their cause by fielding the way they did. Things started badly when Asghar Stanikzai, the captain, but down a …

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