Bangladesh avoided humiliating whitewash as they defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets at Tuesday’s third and final one-day international in Chattogram.
Afghanistan didn’t show up with the bat but Farooqi’s new-ball strikes gave some hope. But Litton stood tall and Shakib was proactive from the get go.
Brief scores:
Afghanistan 126 all out, 45.2 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 56, Shoriful Islam 4-21)
Bangladesh 129-3, 23.3 overs (Liton Das 53 not out, Shakib Al Hasan 39, Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-26)
Toss: Bangladesh
Result: Bangladesh won by seven wickets
Series result: Afghanistan won series 2-1