Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli's first class ODI records broke by Rahmanullah Gurbaz as Afghanistan script Boycott series win
Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, on Monday, crushed his eighth ODI century to direct his group to an outright exhilarating five-wicket win against Bangladesh in the third and last ODI in Sharjah and secure a 2-1 triumph in the one-day series. With the thump, the 22 year-old obscured India greats Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli in a world class ODI batting list.
Pursuing 245 in the last match of the series, Bangladesh denied Gurbaz capable help from the opposite end, sending the hosts three down for 81 in 20.1 overs, where the opener did the heft of the scoring. Nonetheless, he produced a coordinate winning fourth-wicket century stand with Azmatullah Omarzai as Afghanistan wrapped up the game with 10 balls in excess.
Gurbaz established the underpinning of Afghanistan's success with 101 off 120, bound with seven sixes and five fours in the series decider. Omarzai (70 not out) blended alert in with hostility and keeping in mind that Mohammad Nabi gave a respectable commitment his unbeaten 34 off 27.
With the hundred years, Gurbaz, at 22 years and 349 days, turned into the second-most youthful ODI player to eight centuries, after South Africa's Quinton de Kock (22 years and 312 days). He pipped Sachin (22 years and 357 days), Kohli (23 years and 27 days) and previous Pakistan chief Babar Azam (23 years and 280 days) to prearrange the accomplishment.
In the interim, with his count of eight tons, Gurbaz currently remains at standard with Sachin and De Kock for additional hundreds of years prior to turning 23, overshadowing Kohli (7).
Third sequential ODI series win for Afghanistan
Prior at night, Bangladesh won the throw and picked to bat, with openers Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar sewing a 53 run stand inside the first powerplay. Be that as it may, Afghanistan returned in fast time with four wickets, leaving the Mehidy Hasan Miraz-drove side reeling at 72-4.
The Bangladesh commander and Mahmudullah assumed responsibility, sharing a bold 145-run organization off 188 balls, and took the guests to 244-8, with Omarzai getting back with figures of 4-37 of every seven overs.
Mahmudullah passed up his hundred years yet was Bangladesh's top-scorer with a run-a-ball 98 while Mehidy, who was playing his 100th ODI, batted gradually however indented 50 years (66).
The series victory was Afghanistan's third in a row in this format, having earlier beaten South Africa 2-1 and Ireland 2-0 in their respective three-match series in the United Arab Emirates
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