Published: Sep 28, 2016, 07:38 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 28, 2016, 08:11 PM (IST)
Bangladesh and Afghanistan are playing yet another crucial match that will decide if the visitors will level the three One-Day International (ODI) series or if the hosts will clinch the series. By the looks of the current scenario, the game pretty much favours Bangladesh as they have grabbed their third wicket. Mossadek Hossain Saikat, who is playing his first ODI, not only starred with bat but also got a wicket on his first ball of Hashmatullah Shahidi. With this he becomes the first Bangladesh to achieve this feat and he also becomes the first to secure this against Afghanistan. He got this feat on his home soil. Hossain, was benched out for the first ODI and was called to replace Imrul Kyes.
For India, this feat was first achieved by Sadagoppan Ramesh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar when they played against West Indies and Pakistan respectively. Inzamam-ul-Haq has also got this feat under his hat. The first cricketer who tops this record is Geoff Arnold from England when he picked Graeme Watson in 1972 at Old Trafford.
As for the match, the visitors’ bowlers help their side to restrict the hosts at 208. Earlier, in the first ODI, the team gave away too many runs which resulted in a defeat. They came in with a better performance with the ball in the second match showing prominent signs of improvement and have successfully restricted Bangladesh within an achievable total. In the morning, skipper Asghar Stanikzai won the toss and elected to bowl first saying the wicket looked good to bowl on early and the bowlers supported the decision by the captain well, not letting the hosts with big partnerships. ALSO READ: Innings Report: AFG restrict BAN at 208 in 2nd ODI
Stanikzai’s captaincy, Afghanistan’s strategy looked to be clearer in second match unlike that in the first. The other department the team worked on is fielding. Extremely sloppy in the first ODI, though Afghanistan missed a chance or two, they looked better than their previous performance. ALSO READ: Watch BAN vs AFG 2nd ODI Live telecast & TV Coverage
| Bowler | Batsman | Team | Opposition | Venue | Season | Notes |
| Geoff Arnold | Graeme Watson | England | Australia | Old Trafford | 1972 | |
| Clive Lloyd | Mike Denness | West Indies | England | The Oval | 1973 | |
| Shahid Mahboob | Krishnamachari Srikkanth | Pakistan | India | Lahore | 1982-83 | |
| Shane Thomson | Mohammad Azharuddin | New Zealand | India | Dunedin | 1989-90 | |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | Brian Lara | Pakistan | West Indies | Faisalabad | 1991-92 | |
| Everton Matambanadzo | Shahid Afridi | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | Peshawar | 1996-97 | |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | Nixon MacLean | India | West Indies | Singapore | 1999-00 | Same match |
| Wavell Hinds | MSK Prasad | West Indies | India | Singapore | 1999-00 | |
| Josephat Ababu | Neil Johnson | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Nairobi | 1999-00 | |
| Martin van Jaarsveld | Talha Jubair | South Africa | Bangladesh | Kimberley | 2002-03 | |
| Monde Zondeki | Marvan Atapattu | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Bloemfontein | 2002-03 | |
| Kaushal Lokuarachchi | Steve Tikolo | Sri Lanka | Kenya | Sharjah | 2002-03 | |
| Rikki Clarke | Imran Nazir | England | Pakistan | Old Trafford | 2003 | |
| Fidel Edwards | Barney Rogers | West Indies | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2003-04 | |
| Thilan Thushara | Runako Morton | Sri Lanka | West Indies | St Lucia | 2007-08 | |
| Parth Desai | Andre Fletcher | Canada | West Indies | Sabina Park | 2009-10 | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Mohammad Hafeez | India | Pakistan | Chepauk | 2012-13 | |
| Kenneth Kamyuka | Daan van Bunge | Canada | Netherlands | King City | 2013 | |
| Andrew Mathieson | Jason Roy | New Zealand | England | Chester-le-Street | 2015 | |
| Mosaddek Hossain | Hashmatullah Shahidi | Bangladesh | Afghanistan | Mirpur | 2016 |
As for Bangladesh, the game was lifted up due to Mosaddek’s quick-fire 45 off 45 deliveries where he smashed 4 fours and two sixes to help Bangladesh push the 200-run mark.
