Allah Ghazanfar enters record books; joins Waqar Younis, Rashid Khan in elite list; becomes third bowler in ODI history to
Bangladesh were 120-2 at one stage but were bowled out for 143 runs as Afghanistan registered a 92-run win.
Afghanistan posted 235 runs on the board after winning the toss, with Mohammad Nabi amassing 84 runs in just 79 balls. Skipper Hasmatullah Shahidi managed 52 runs in 92 balls.
Ghazanfar took six wickets and conceded just 26 overs in 6.3 overs. These are the second-best bowling figures by an Afghanistan bowler in a fifty-over format behind Rashid Khan’s 7-18 in the West Indies in 2018.
Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh in the first ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Ground on November 7, with 18-year-old Allah Ghazanfar impressing everyone.
Ghazanfar has taken 10 wickets in six ODIs. The 18-year-old replaced the injured Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) title-winning squad in IPL 2024. However, he didn’t get a game. Ghazanfar became just the third player in history to take six wickets in an ODI before turning 19.
Waqar Younis and Rashid Khan have recorded this feat in the past. Rashid has scripted this milestone twice, but Waqar remains the only fast bowler to achieve this re
Waqar Younis and Rashid Khan have recorded this feat in the past. Rashid has scripted this milestone twice, but Waqar remains the only fast bowler to achieve this record.