Liton Das scored a century as Bangladesh secured an 88-run win against Afghanistan in their second one-day international to take an unassailable 2-0 lead 🤪in the three-match series on Friday.
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Liton struck 16 fours and two sixes in his 126-ball 136 as Bangladesh posted 306-4, its highest total against Afཧghanistan. Bangladesh dismissed Afghanistan for 218 in 45.1 overs with a disciplined display of bowling.
Liton w꧑as well supported by Mushfiqur Rahim (86). They combined for a national🤡 record third-wicket stand of 202.
“(I) enjoyed my partnership with Mushfiqurဣ,” Liton said. “We also had some good partnerships in the past. He encouraged me a lot.”
Bangladesh won the first match by four wickets.
After opting to bat first, Bangladesh lost captain Tamim Iqbal for 12, folꦯlowing a slow start. Liton also appeared to be nervyꦏ but Shakib Al Hasan played some good shots around the wicket to keep the runs coming.
Leg൲spinner Rashid Khan removed Shakib (20) to give Bangladesh a setback.
Liton and Mushfiqur then survived some tricky moments against Afghanistan’s celebrated spin trio — Rashi▨d, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi.
Mushfiqur brought up his 41st half-century, slog-s꧒weeping Rashid for a boundary through midwi🔴cket off 56 balls.
Soon Liton reached his 50 off 6🌄5 balls as🐼 he pulled Nabi for a boundary through square leg.
After geꦏtting his half-century, Liton paced his innings impeccably, much to the disappointment of the Afghan attack. But he was dropped on 87 when skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi put down the catc🔯h off Mujeeb.
Liton completed his fifth century off 107 balls, hitting Rashid for a boundary through extra cover. Fareed Ahmad brought an꧃ end ღto his superb innings, undoing him with a slower short delivery.
Fareed got Mushfiqur Rahim with a similar𝐆 delivery in the next bal🤡l to finish with 2-56.
“They knew that we have the No. 1 spin attack so they made wickets for pacers,” Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz said. “This is Bangladesh’s home series, so we expected them not to make a spinner’s wicket for us. The main thing is we didn’t do w🌱ell as a batting unit.”
Najibullah Zadran, who made 67 in the first game, again top-scored for Afghanistan with 54 and opener ﷺRahmat Shah scored 52.
They shared an🌊 89-run stand for the fourth wicket after Afghanistan was reduced to 34-3.
Fast bowler Taskin Ahmed, who f𒈔inished with 2-31, dismissed both of them in quick succession to edge Bangladesh closer to v🎶ictory.
Nabi hit 32 and Rashid m𓄧ade a𒁏 quick 29 but that only reduced the margin.
Shakib ripped through Afghanistan’s mid♊dle order with his left-arm spin to end with 2-29.
The third and final ODI is on Monday.
