AFG vs BAN: Stats Preview ahead of the Second Afghanistan vs Bangladesh ODI at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Afghanistan will take on Bangladesh in the second game of the three-match ODI series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on November 9, Saturday.
AFG vs BAN 2nd ODI, Approaching Milestones and Records: The first ODI game between the Afghanistan cricket team and Bangladesh cricket team was pretty one-sided, as Afghanistan thrashed Bangladesh by a massive margin of 92 runs. They have a 1-0 lead now, and the next game between the two teams will now be held at the same venue, Sharjah Cricket Ground. The 18-year-old Allah Ghazanfar bowled a brilliant spell of 6/26, which saw a rare collapse where Bangladesh lost 8 wickets for just 23 runs.
Afghanistan have been superb in the last few series, and they are eyeing yet another series win here. They will be favorites going forward to the second game. Bangladesh have been losing consecutive series, and they are looking under the pump.
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Najmul Hossain Shanto and his men need to address the issue of losing wickets in cluster, or else they will suffer another series defeat in the last few months. Afghanistan, on the other hand, will be confident heading into this clash, and fans expect a close contest. Whatever the result will be, there are some records and milestones on the line. Below, we will talk about big records and milestones which are lined up and can be achieved in the third WI vs ENG ODI in Barbados.
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 2nd ODI: Approaching ODI Records and ODI Cricket Milestones Ahead of the ODI at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
88 - Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has scored 1412 ODI runs in his career so far. He is 88 runs away from completing 1500 ODI runs for Bangladesh.
1 - Mushfiqur Rahim has scored 49 half-centuries in his career and needs just one more to become only the second Bangladeshi batter to score 50 half-centuries after Tamim Iqbal.
8 - Rashid Khan has taken most wickets for ODI. He has 192 wickets. It would be a miracle if he can take eight; he will become the first Afghanistan bowler to take 200 ODI wickets.
2 - Left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi has 48 wickets in 35 games. He needs two more wickets to become the seventh bowler to take 50 wickets in ODI.
2 - All-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has 48 wickets for Afghanistan across formats and needs just two more to complete 50 wickets in international cricket.
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36 - All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has scored 3464 runs for Bangladesh. He needs 36 runs more to complete 3500 runs in international cricket.
