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Zadran, Nabi, Sami and Rashid star as Afghanistan sweep Bangladesh 3-0

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October 16, 2025

Afghanistan completed their decimation of Bangladesh, wrapping up a 3-0 ODI series win with a 200-run win in the third game in Abu Dhabi.

Zadran, Nabi, Sami and Rashid star as Afghanistan sweep Bangladesh 3-0

Ajial Sami got his maiden five-for

After managing to put up 293 for 9, they shot out Bangladesh for just 93.

Afghanistan's ODI series win comes by the same margin as Bangladesh's in the T20Is.

After Ibrahim Zadran and Mohammad Nabi book-ended Afghanistan's batting effort with excellent half-centuries, seamer Bilal Sami took his maiden five-wicket haul. But much of the rout came about once again due to Rashid Khan, who took three wickets in his first three overs.

Bangladesh's batters capitulated ad nauseum. They hardly any impact on the contest throughout the series, thus continuing the trend in the third game. The procession started with Mohammad Naim struggled for 23 balls before Azmatullah Omarzai had him caught at slip for 7.

Leading up to his dismissal, it was only one-way traffic of runs from the other end. Bangladesh looked like they could get out of some early trouble leaning on Saif Hassan. He didn't disappoint, scoring heavily in the powerplay with a couple of sixes and a four.

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