Rahmanullah Gurbaz left behind the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Babar Azam and Virat Kohli to achieve a massive ODI feat as he led Afghanistan to a series win while KL Rahul revealed the reasons behind his Lucknow Super Giants exit. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on November 12.
Bangladesh lost eight wickets for just 23 runs as Allah Ghazanfar literally ran through the Bangladesh line-up to hand Afghanistan a handsome win. Bangladesh's winless streak across formats in international cricket went up to eight as the Tigers are to get over the line since the Pakistan series.
The first ODI between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Ground was a landmark one as the venue completed 300 matches in international cricket. Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat but could only muster 235 runs in their innings.
Afghanistan will be on cloud nine after beating South Africa 2-1 in the three-match ODI series in September and now the Bangladesh assignment will be another step in the right direction towards preparation for the Champions Trophy. Bangladesh, on the other hand, would want to start afresh.
Afghanistan and Bangladesh are set to face each other in a three-match ODI series starting on November 6. These matches will kickstart their preparations for the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan and both teams will be keen on sorting out their combinations.
Afghanistan, after a historic ODI series win against South Africa, will be in action once again, against Bangladesh as part of the preparation for the Champions Trophy. The three-match ODI series will take place at a yet undecided venue in the UAE in the first week of November.
Afghanistan all-rounder and former captain Gulbadin Naib came under scrutiny with a sudden cramp while standing in the slips as soon as Jonathan Trott asked his players to slow the game down. Afghanistan beat Bangladesh to get into the semi-finals for the first time in an ICC event.
Afghanistan prevailed in a low-scoring thriller against Bangladesh in St Vincent to knock out Australia in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup and qualified for their maiden semi-finals. Bangladesh failed to chase down 114 runs in 19 overs (DLS adjusted) as they kept losing wickets regularly.
Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan with a 10-ball cameo of 19* lifted his side's score to 115 after what was a struggle for the batters in St Vincent. Rashid denied singles to Karim Janat as he had belief in his ability to score big, but when he was refused a single by his teammate, he lost his cool.
The final Super 8 round of the T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Afghanistan have a great chance of making it to the semis and will have a scenario in front of them as IND vs AUS game would've ended by then.
What caught everyone's attention was Najibullah Zadran's innings. He smashed 43 runs off 17 deliveries with one boundary and six sixes, guiding Afghanistan to an easy win with 9 balls to spare.
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Afghanistan failed to recover from the initial blow and eventually was dismissed for 94 in 17.4 overs in reply to Bangladesh's 155-8.
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The previous record of registering successive T20I victories was also held by Afghanistan when they had completed 11 T20I wins from March 27, 2016 to March 12, 2017.
Nabi's comments came after Afghanistan notched up a seven-wicket win over Ireland.
Chasing a target of 238, Rohit (111 no off 119 balls) and Dhawan (114 off 100 balls) flayed the Pakistan attack adding 210 runs for the opening stand to seal their second lopsided victory at 2018 Asia Cup.
The 19-year-old wonder spinner has gained 54 points to finish with 813 points, 80 more than second-placed Shadab Khan of Pakistan.
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