Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI: Live Score and Updates from Sharjah

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That’s a fine recovery from Afghanistan. Had they been given over 220 when they were 4 down for not a lot, they would have surely taken it. The top order was dismissed inside Powerplay 1 but then Gulbadin Naib and Hashmatullah Shahidi put up a small stand to steady things. Naib fell when he just started to get going but then came the stand which got Afghanistan back into the game. A 100-plus stand between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Mohammad Nabi with both scoring fifties. When they were batting 250 looked possible but wickets towards the end has seen them fall short of that mark but still get to a competitive score thanks to Nangeyalia Kharote and his fine cameo of 27 runs from 28 balls.

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