Afghanistan Future Stars defeated Bangladesh U19 by 43 runs in the third match to stay alive in the four-match Youth ODI series.
Earlier in the morning,
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Afghan Zwanan managed to
post 237/10 runs on the board in the first innings, setting Bangladesh a target
of 238 runs for victory. Subhanullah top-scored for Afghanistan with 81 runs,
while Faisal Mubarez contributed 80 and Sohail Khan added 24 runs.
While defending the total,
Afghanistan Future Stars delivered an impressive performance to defend the
target successfully and restrict Bangladesh for 194 runs to secure a 43-run
victory. Imran Mohammadi led the bowling attack with three wickets, while
Sohail Khan and Lutfullah Mohammadi claimed two wickets each. Mohammad Ali and
Abidullah picked up one wicket apiece.
Subhanullah was named Player of
the Match for his outstanding performance.
Afghanistan Future Stars will
face Bangladesh in the fourth and final match of the series next Friday.