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The broadcasters wanted a 10-team tournament and the ICC happily agreed to their demands. The decision was made during 2014/15, when Srinivasan along with Pawar was controlling the ICC/BCCI and wanted the smaller teams out of cricket. Back then the ECB and CA were solidly behind the BCCI. Every other sport has expanded the number of participants. FIFA World Cup has grown from 24 teams to 32, and then again to 48. Even the Kabaddi World Cup now features 12 teams (2 more than the cricket world cup).

Thank you for the sources. This is bullshit. I don't see anything wrong with the broadcaster's side as they always want to make a profit. They will propose the most profitable format where they can make money. But, that doesn't mean ICC has to grant their proposal. If I am not wrong, there are several broadcasting companies. I am not sure if all of them demand 10 teams world cup. It's not fair for teams with low potential. Of course, they have a chance to qualify for the world cup, but still, it's not the world cup main stage. No matter if they won a single match or not. Playing on the main stage is a proud moment for each team.

[Blitzboy]

It's a heartbreak for Zimbabwe as they find themselves knocked out of the 2023 World Cup. Their dreams of making it to the main stage of the World Cup failed because of their two defeats. Zimbabwe played superb throughout the first half of the competition, leaving their fans hopeful and excited. However, in a must-win game, they failed, unable to get the victory over Scotland. It is such a disappointing turn of events for a team that had showcased such promise. Credit goes to Scotland for their impressive bowling display which that made all the difference.

It really hit me in the gut when I heard that Zimbabwe had been eliminated from the 2023 World Cup. Their early work was so promising, and their admirers were right to be optimistic. This embarrassing loss to Scotland underscores how far they have fallen. They ultimately lost the game against Scotland because they couldnt handle the pressure. It was as if they had lost all motivation after their loss to Sri Lanka. It's one thing to lose to a formidable opponent; it's quite another to suffer an unexpected loss to Scotland.

The mental toughness of the team warrants major consideration. Losing thus severely is unacceptable, even when playing a weaker team like Scotland. Maybe there'll be another World Cup in the future

[Litzki1990]

How do you handle a team like Bangladesh finishing their first innings with just 163 runs in 43 overs? Seven overs were shortened due to rain but I don't think just 163 in 43 overs is a good score against a team like Afghanistan. Many people are optimistic about the current team of Bangladesh in the upcoming World Cup. But if Bangladesh becomes such a failure in batting in such a preparatory match before the World Cup, then the trust that people have built in this team will be broken.
The batsmen of Bangladesh could not stand in front of the whirlwind of Rashid Khan and Mujibur Rahman. In a short time, Afghanistan will go into bat to chase the target of 164 runs given by Bangladesh. Afghanistan will win this match by a big margin.

[Popkon6]

How do you handle a team like Bangladesh finishing their first innings with just 163 runs in 43 overs? Seven overs were shortened due to rain but I don't think just 163 in 43 overs is a good score against a team like Afghanistan. Many people are optimistic about the current team of Bangladesh in the upcoming World Cup. But if Bangladesh becomes such a failure in batting in such a preparatory match before the World Cup, then the trust that people have built in this team will be broken.
The batsmen of Bangladesh could not stand in front of the whirlwind of Rashid Khan and Mujibur Rahman. In a short time, Afghanistan will go into bat to chase the target of 164 runs given by Bangladesh. Afghanistan will win this match by a big margin.

Bangladesh have faced Afghanistan in an ODI match after almost a long time. But today, Bangladesh came after seeing a very bad performance on the first day. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets before completing 104 runs, this kind of game is not enough for an ODI match, but such a bad performance in their own home ground is never expected from Bangladesh. Especially Tawhid Hridoy collected 51 runs which is the highest run score by Bangladesh players. In a unique match, Nazmul Hasan Shanto and many others performed very well, but all of them had to leave the field in a short run while facing Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Afghanistan is showing a very good performance as the first opening batsman fell 1 wicket for 55 runs. If the bowling performance of Bangladesh can improve a little bit, Afghanistan will definitely be able to arrest the victory.

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How do you handle a team like Bangladesh finishing their first innings with just 163 runs in 43 overs? Seven overs were shortened due to rain but I don't think just 163 in 43 overs is a good score against a team like Afghanistan. Many people are optimistic about the current team of Bangladesh in the upcoming World Cup. But if Bangladesh becomes such a failure in batting in such a preparatory match before the World Cup, then the trust that people have built in this team will be broken.
The batsmen of Bangladesh could not stand in front of the whirlwind of Rashid Khan and Mujibur Rahman. In a short time, Afghanistan will go into bat to chase the target of 164 runs given by Bangladesh. Afghanistan will win this match by a big margin.

Bangladesh could not bat very well today, their game was very bad, their batting performance was very bad. Although optimistic about Bangladesh in the World Cup, the performance of their current batsmen can be said to be bad. If Bangladesh continues to perform poorly like this then their dream may be dashed. Although Afghanistan bowled brilliantly today which made Bangladesh fall wickets very quickly and Bangladesh team could not score much runs. But the way Afghanistan are batting now, they can definitely win the match without any difficulty. Afghanistan's batsman Ibrahim Zadran is playing brilliantly but the match is currently suspended due to rain. But today Afghanistan can easily win the match with Bangladesh.
Afghanistan's total score right now 83 ran 2 wicket 21.4 over.

[onecall123]

How do you handle a team like Bangladesh finishing their first innings with just 163 runs in 43 overs? Seven overs were shortened due to rain but I don't think just 163 in 43 overs is a good score against a team like Afghanistan. Many people are optimistic about the current team of Bangladesh in the upcoming World Cup. But if Bangladesh becomes such a failure in batting in such a preparatory match before the World Cup, then the trust that people have built in this team will be broken.
The batsmen of Bangladesh could not stand in front of the whirlwind of Rashid Khan and Mujibur Rahman. In a short time, Afghanistan will go into bat to chase the target of 164 runs given by Bangladesh. Afghanistan will win this match by a big margin.

Bangladesh have faced Afghanistan in an ODI match after almost a long time. But today, Bangladesh came after seeing a very bad performance on the first day. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets before completing 104 runs, this kind of game is not enough for an ODI match, but such a bad performance in their own home ground is never expected from Bangladesh. Especially Tawhid Hridoy collected 51 runs which is the highest run score by Bangladesh players. In a unique match, Nazmul Hasan Shanto and many others performed very well, but all of them had to leave the field in a short run while facing Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Afghanistan is showing a very good performance as the first opening batsman fell 1 wicket for 55 runs. If the bowling performance of Bangladesh can improve a little bit, Afghanistan will definitely be able to arrest the victory.

Afghanistan bowlers put up a great performance and restricted Bangladesh just only 169 runs. Hridoy was the only shining star for Bangladesh, as no batters were able to make any impact with their bats. Bad news is rain interrupted the match and DLS target for Afghanistan set at 164 runs. Before the rain performing, Afghan batters on fire with their bats. It looks like an easy win for Afghanistan. I feel disappointed with the Bangladeshi bowlers, as they failed to make any significant role in this match. Bangladesh's performance in the first ODI turn out extremely poor.

[Litzki1990]

Afghanistan's total score right now 83 ran 2 wicket 21.4 over.

The second innings of the first ODI match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan is closed for the third time. Before the rain, Ireland managed to score 83 for 2 in 21 overs. If the rest of the match is not played due to rain, the result of the match will go in favor of Afghanistan. The moment the rain came down, the equation for Afghanistan's victory was that Afghanistan needed to score at least 67 runs for two wickets, but Afghanistan undoubtedly came out on top as Afghanistan now collected 83 runs for two wickets. That means the dugout of Afghanistan will be tension free till now. Even if the rain stops and play resumes, it is not possible for Bangladesh to win this match. Because they still need less than four runs per over to win and Afghanistan still have eight wickets in hand, it can be said that Afghanistan will win this match even if the rain stops.

[Dimitri94]

How do you handle a team like Bangladesh finishing their first innings with just 163 runs in 43 overs? Seven overs were shortened due to rain but I don't think just 163 in 43 overs is a good score against a team like Afghanistan. Many people are optimistic about the current team of Bangladesh in the upcoming World Cup. But if Bangladesh becomes such a failure in batting in such a preparatory match before the World Cup, then the trust that people have built in this team will be broken.
The batsmen of Bangladesh could not stand in front of the whirlwind of Rashid Khan and Mujibur Rahman. In a short time, Afghanistan will go into bat to chase the target of 164 runs given by Bangladesh. Afghanistan will win this match by a big margin.

Bangladesh have faced Afghanistan in an ODI match after almost a long time. But today, Bangladesh came after seeing a very bad performance on the first day. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets before completing 104 runs, this kind of game is not enough for an ODI match, but such a bad performance in their own home ground is never expected from Bangladesh. Especially Tawhid Hridoy collected 51 runs which is the highest run score by Bangladesh players. In a unique match, Nazmul Hasan Shanto and many others performed very well, but all of them had to leave the field in a short run while facing Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Afghanistan is showing a very good performance as the first opening batsman fell 1 wicket for 55 runs. If the bowling performance of Bangladesh can improve a little bit, Afghanistan will definitely be able to arrest the victory.

The start of the Bangladesh team was not good at all. But it was beyond imagination that the ending would be so bad. Tamim and Shakib didn't collect good score. Batting at number five, Towhid Hridoy had a good innings but after his departure everyone failed to deliver. Mushfiqur Rahim- 1 Afif Hossain- 4 Mehidy Hasan Miraz left the field with 5 runs. Such performance is not expected from Bangladesh team. On the other hand Afghanistan team is batting well. They will win this match easily.

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Afghanistan bowlers put up a great performance and restricted Bangladesh just only 169 runs. Hridoy was the only shining star for Bangladesh, as no batters were able to make any impact with their bats. Bad news is rain interrupted the match and DLS target for Afghanistan set at 164 runs. Before the rain performing, Afghan batters on fire with their bats. It looks like an easy win for Afghanistan. I feel disappointed with the Bangladeshi bowlers, as they failed to make any significant role in this match. Bangladesh's performance in the first ODI turn out extremely poor.

Afghanistan won by 17 runs in the DLS method. Yes, their bowlers did very well. Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb, and Rashid Khan were outstanding with the ball today. Bangladeshi batters were struggling against them. It seems they are playing a test match yet they couldn't manage to survive on the crease. Afghanistan won the well-deserved match. Bangladesh had to figure out what is their weak point. They are struggling in their backyard against Afghanistan while they have won the maximum series in Bangladesh. I heard that Tamim Iqbal is not fit for the match. Yet he played in this match and he said he want to check by playing if he is fit or not. This is a ridiculous statement of a captain.

[Litzki1990]

Afghanistan bowlers put up a great performance and restricted Bangladesh just only 169 runs. Hridoy was the only shining star for Bangladesh, as no batters were able to make any impact with their bats. Bad news is rain interrupted the match and DLS target for Afghanistan set at 164 runs. Before the rain performing, Afghan batters on fire with their bats. It looks like an easy win for Afghanistan. I feel disappointed with the Bangladeshi bowlers, as they failed to make any significant role in this match. Bangladesh's performance in the first ODI turn out extremely poor.

Afghanistan won by 17 runs in the DLS method. Yes, their bowlers did very well. Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb, and Rashid Khan were outstanding with the ball today. Bangladeshi batters were struggling against them. It seems they are playing a test match yet they couldn't manage to survive on the crease. Afghanistan won the well-deserved match. Bangladesh had to figure out what is their weak point. They are struggling in their backyard against Afghanistan while they have won the maximum series in Bangladesh. I heard that Tamim Iqbal is not fit for the match. Yet he played in this match and he said he want to check by playing if he is fit or not. This is a ridiculous statement of a captain.

Afghanistan batsmen have adopted some strategies to win this match. From the beginning, Afghanistan was very behind in terms of scoring runs. But when there was a threat of rain, Afghanistan's batsmen played a somewhat aggressive role against the Bangladeshi bowlers. That is, their target was that if the result of the match was DLS due to rain, Afghanistan would be ahead in the direction of victory.  Everything has been expected in Afghanistan. After some extra runs were added to the scoreboard in short order, the rain came shortly and the result of this match was decided by DLF system with Afghanistan securing a 17-run victory over Bangladesh. Congratulations to Afghanistan.

[Marvell1]

Afghanistan bowlers put up a great performance and restricted Bangladesh just only 169 runs. Hridoy was the only shining star for Bangladesh, as no batters were able to make any impact with their bats. Bad news is rain interrupted the match and DLS target for Afghanistan set at 164 runs. Before the rain performing, Afghan batters on fire with their bats. It looks like an easy win for Afghanistan. I feel disappointed with the Bangladeshi bowlers, as they failed to make any significant role in this match. Bangladesh's performance in the first ODI turn out extremely poor.

Afghanistan won by 17 runs in the DLS method. Yes, their bowlers did very well. Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb, and Rashid Khan were outstanding with the ball today. Bangladeshi batters were struggling against them. It seems they are playing a test match yet they couldn't manage to survive on the crease. Afghanistan won the well-deserved match. Bangladesh had to figure out what is their weak point. They are struggling in their backyard against Afghanistan while they have won the maximum series in Bangladesh. I heard that Tamim Iqbal is not fit for the match. Yet he played in this match and he said he want to check by playing if he is fit or not. This is a ridiculous statement of a captain.

It was a shame that the match was interrupted by the rain for three times and in the end, it was not played. Afghanistan was able to win by the DLS method. But I thought Bangladesh actually had a chance when Afghanistan lost the second wicket. Bangladesh was looking to make a comeback. Afghanistan was also finding it really hard to score freely against the bowling of Bangladesh. But in the end, I think Afghanistan deserved the win.

We can say that there was rain interaction and Bangladesh probably could have found a way to make a comeback in that match if there was no interruption from the rain. But there is no excuse for the disappointing performance of Bangladesh in that match. Towhid Hridoy is the only player who played well in this match for Bangladesh.

[GigaBit]

How do you handle a team like Bangladesh finishing their first innings with just 163 runs in 43 overs? Seven overs were shortened due to rain but I don't think just 163 in 43 overs is a good score against a team like Afghanistan. Many people are optimistic about the current team of Bangladesh in the upcoming World Cup. But if Bangladesh becomes such a failure in batting in such a preparatory match before the World Cup, then the trust that people have built in this team will be broken.
The batsmen of Bangladesh could not stand in front of the whirlwind of Rashid Khan and Mujibur Rahman. In a short time, Afghanistan will go into bat to chase the target of 164 runs given by Bangladesh. Afghanistan will win this match by a big margin.

Bangladesh have faced Afghanistan in an ODI match after almost a long time. But today, Bangladesh came after seeing a very bad performance on the first day. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets before completing 104 runs, this kind of game is not enough for an ODI match, but such a bad performance in their own home ground is never expected from Bangladesh. Especially Tawhid Hridoy collected 51 runs which is the highest run score by Bangladesh players. In a unique match, Nazmul Hasan Shanto and many others performed very well, but all of them had to leave the field in a short run while facing Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Afghanistan is showing a very good performance as the first opening batsman fell 1 wicket for 55 runs. If the bowling performance of Bangladesh can improve a little bit, Afghanistan will definitely be able to arrest the victory.

Afghanistan bowlers put up a great performance and restricted Bangladesh just only 169 runs. Hridoy was the only shining star for Bangladesh, as no batters were able to make any impact with their bats. Bad news is rain interrupted the match and DLS target for Afghanistan set at 164 runs. Before the rain performing, Afghan batters on fire with their bats. It looks like an easy win for Afghanistan. I feel disappointed with the Bangladeshi bowlers, as they failed to make any significant role in this match. Bangladesh's performance in the first ODI turn out extremely poor.

The score was not big and the same time rain shows danger signal for the Bangladesh team both of the sides doesn't favor Bangladesh team even though Bangladesh is more stronger team in ODI cricket than Afganistan. Lost the first match in the 3-match ODI series Afghanistan team won by 17 runs on DLS method. Bangladeshi batsmen could not show their ability to Afghanistan bowlers except Towhid Hridoy. Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi contributed the most in this match along with Rashid Khan who also fell some important wickets.

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Oman vs West Indies
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The West Indies defeated Oman in the seventh match of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers by seven wickets and with 62 balls remaining. Oman poor performance saw them set a low aim of 221 runs in 50 overs but this amount turned out to be insufficient. With noteworthy performances from B. King who struck a spectacular century of 100 runs off 104 balls and S. Hope who contributed a commendable 63 runs off 65 balls the West Indies demonstrated their superiority throughout the match. The West Indies dominating victory demonstrated their skill in both bowling and batting demonstrating their capacity to play at the highest level of cricket.

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Oman vs West Indies
World Cup Qualifier Super Six Match 7 Oman vs West Indies. West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, Oman have so far scored 134 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 36 overs. Today it looks like Oman will not be able to score 220+. West Indies bowled brilliantly today. The chances of West Indies winning today's match are very high. Let's see what happens in the end, how many runs Oman gives the target.

Oman vs West Indies
 In today's match, Oman did not score many runs when they came out to bat first. However, if Oman wants to win the match with the runs it scored, then the bowling line has to play very well. And if Oman spoils the bowling line, then there is no possibility of winning this match.  There will be no Oman team. It will be difficult to win today's match with the run that Oman team has made. But let's see how well Oman can open today.

West Indies have lost their last three matches against Scotland, Netherlands, and Zimbabwe. The performance of the West Indies players in all three matches was very disappointing. Especially the performance of their batsmen was poor. West Indies team is much stronger and more experienced than Oman in today's match. Even then I would say West Indies are likely to lose.
Oman set a target of 222 runs. If Oman could have collected more than 250, they would have had a better chance of winning. However, the performance of West Indies batsmen is erratic now. West Indies lost their first wicket by 7 runs. West Indies collect 12 runs in 4 overs. If the team is not able to survive at the crease, there is a possibility of defeat even with such a low target.

West Indies have lost their last three matches badly and their performance has been very poor. But how well today's match will perform against Oman is understood by looking at the disappointing performance of the batting. Oman set a target of 222 runs today but West Indies batted first and lost wickets which put them under pressure. West Indies is a strong team compared to Oman but there is not much chance to win the match. And at the moment West Indies are showing a very good game to win their match if they can make this pair then it is definitely possible to win the match. At the moment West Indies have collected 69 runs. They need to collect only 153 runs to reach the target of victory. And West Indies still have enough wickets, so if they can stay at the crease till the end, there is a possibility of winning the match.

West Indies reached the target of victory with the loss of just 3 wickets. Their batsmen have not played well in the last few matches but today they played very well. West Indies won easily as a result of Brandon King's responsible batting in particular. Brandon King returns to the dressing room after collecting 100 runs. This match was not an important match for West Indies. West Indies have no chance of qualifying for the World Cup. It is sad not to see an experienced team like West Indies in the World Cup. However, I hope this team will try their best to correct their mistakes. And will try to perform better in ODI format in future.

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Oman vs West Indies
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The West Indies defeated Oman in the seventh match of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers by seven wickets and with 62 balls remaining. Oman poor performance saw them set a low aim of 221 runs in 50 overs but this amount turned out to be insufficient. With noteworthy performances from B. King who struck a spectacular century of 100 runs off 104 balls and S. Hope who contributed a commendable 63 runs off 65 balls the West Indies demonstrated their superiority throughout the match. The West Indies dominating victory demonstrated their skill in both bowling and batting demonstrating their capacity to play at the highest level of cricket.

West Indies pulled off a great win when they not needed because they already failed to qualify to the world cup. Although there was confidence in this team at the beginning of this session, after a few match results it was easy to guess that this team will not be able to qualify for the World Cup. In today's match, this team was able to score 222 runs by losing only 3 wickets playing against the target of 221 set by Oman team. If they could have shown such a performance in some other matches like today, they could have easily qualified for the World Cup.

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Oman vs West Indies
~~snip~~

The West Indies defeated Oman in the seventh match of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers by seven wickets and with 62 balls remaining. Oman poor performance saw them set a low aim of 221 runs in 50 overs but this amount turned out to be insufficient. With noteworthy performances from B. King who struck a spectacular century of 100 runs off 104 balls and S. Hope who contributed a commendable 63 runs off 65 balls the West Indies demonstrated their superiority throughout the match. The West Indies dominating victory demonstrated their skill in both bowling and batting demonstrating their capacity to play at the highest level of cricket.

West Indies pulled off a great win when they not needed because they already failed to qualify to the world cup. Although there was confidence in this team at the beginning of this session, after a few match results it was easy to guess that this team will not be able to qualify for the World Cup. In today's match, this team was able to score 222 runs by losing only 3 wickets playing against the target of 221 set by Oman team. If they could have shown such a performance in some other matches like today, they could have easily qualified for the World Cup.

After watching the West Indies' performance in the last few matches, my expectations were not high from the West Indies in today's match as well. Still, West Indies performed very well. The team won easily. Losing only 3 wickets, West Indies batsmen collected 222 runs in 39.4 overs. West Indies cannot beat teams like Scotland and Netherlands. They lost against such an inexperienced team. West Indies' woes in the ODI format are probably due to their overemphasis on the T20 format.

[Iranus]

How do you handle a team like Bangladesh finishing their first innings with just 163 runs in 43 overs? Seven overs were shortened due to rain but I don't think just 163 in 43 overs is a good score against a team like Afghanistan. Many people are optimistic about the current team of Bangladesh in the upcoming World Cup. But if Bangladesh becomes such a failure in batting in such a preparatory match before the World Cup, then the trust that people have built in this team will be broken.
The batsmen of Bangladesh could not stand in front of the whirlwind of Rashid Khan and Mujibur Rahman. In a short time, Afghanistan will go into bat to chase the target of 164 runs given by Bangladesh. Afghanistan will win this match by a big margin.

Bangladesh have faced Afghanistan in an ODI match after almost a long time. But today, Bangladesh came after seeing a very bad performance on the first day. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets before completing 104 runs, this kind of game is not enough for an ODI match, but such a bad performance in their own home ground is never expected from Bangladesh. Especially Tawhid Hridoy collected 51 runs which is the highest run score by Bangladesh players. In a unique match, Nazmul Hasan Shanto and many others performed very well, but all of them had to leave the field in a short run while facing Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Afghanistan is showing a very good performance as the first opening batsman fell 1 wicket for 55 runs. If the bowling performance of Bangladesh can improve a little bit, Afghanistan will definitely be able to arrest the victory.

Afghanistan bowlers put up a great performance and restricted Bangladesh just only 169 runs. Hridoy was the only shining star for Bangladesh, as no batters were able to make any impact with their bats. Bad news is rain interrupted the match and DLS target for Afghanistan set at 164 runs. Before the rain performing, Afghan batters on fire with their bats. It looks like an easy win for Afghanistan. I feel disappointed with the Bangladeshi bowlers, as they failed to make any significant role in this match. Bangladesh's performance in the first ODI turn out extremely poor.

The score was not big and the same time rain shows danger signal for the Bangladesh team both of the sides doesn't favor Bangladesh team even though Bangladesh is more stronger team in ODI cricket than Afganistan. Lost the first match in the 3-match ODI series Afghanistan team won by 17 runs on DLS method. Bangladeshi batsmen could not show their ability to Afghanistan bowlers except Towhid Hridoy. Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi contributed the most in this match along with Rashid Khan who also fell some important wickets.

The pitch was somewhat pace bowling friendly. But even then Bangladesh had no chance of winning after being given a target of just 170 runs. Afghanistan batsmen have batted very responsibly. Since the target was very low, they just tried to stay at the crease. However, due to rain, it became easier for Afghanistan to win this match. Afghanistan will play 3 ODIs and two T20 matches in this tour. And so Bangladesh still has the possibility of winning the series.

[SamReomo]

Afghanistan bowlers put up a great performance and restricted Bangladesh just only 169 runs. Hridoy was the only shining star for Bangladesh, as no batters were able to make any impact with their bats. Bad news is rain interrupted the match and DLS target for Afghanistan set at 164 runs. Before the rain performing, Afghan batters on fire with their bats. It looks like an easy win for Afghanistan. I feel disappointed with the Bangladeshi bowlers, as they failed to make any significant role in this match. Bangladesh's performance in the first ODI turn out extremely poor.

Afghanistan won by 17 runs in the DLS method. Yes, their bowlers did very well. Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb, and Rashid Khan were outstanding with the ball today. Bangladeshi batters were struggling against them. It seems they are playing a test match yet they couldn't manage to survive on the crease. Afghanistan won the well-deserved match. Bangladesh had to figure out what is their weak point. They are struggling in their backyard against Afghanistan while they have won the maximum series in Bangladesh. I heard that Tamim Iqbal is not fit for the match. Yet he played in this match and he said he want to check by playing if he is fit or not. This is a ridiculous statement of a captain.

It was a shame that the match was interrupted by the rain for three times and in the end, it was not played. Afghanistan was able to win by the DLS method. But I thought Bangladesh actually had a chance when Afghanistan lost the second wicket. Bangladesh was looking to make a comeback. Afghanistan was also finding it really hard to score freely against the bowling of Bangladesh. But in the end, I think Afghanistan deserved the win.

We can say that there was rain interaction and Bangladesh probably could have found a way to make a comeback in that match if there was no interruption from the rain. But there is no excuse for the disappointing performance of Bangladesh in that match. Towhid Hridoy is the only player who played well in this match for Bangladesh.

You're absolutely right, Bangladesh played like a mediocre team this time, and their performance was one of the worst performances from a good team. They have disappointed their followers with that low score because people expected good runs from the team. I agree that team Afghanistan won this match because of the DLS method, but still if there wasn't a rain in the match then still the odds were in the favor of team Afghanistan this time. I didn't expected that Afghanistan can win a team like Bangladesh, but my friend it's cricket and anything can happen on the ground.

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I didn't expected that Afghanistan can win a team like Bangladesh, but my friend it's cricket and anything can happen on the ground.

Brother you are underestimating Afghanistan team which is full balanced in term of batter and Thier bowling is at another class, no doubt Thier record are quite bad in ODI format compared to T20 because Thier mostly player love power hitting which can really help them in short format but not here,
Afghanistan team has ability to grab any big team hardly on day performance at crutial situation, Thier main strength is bowling which has ability to hold and dismissed big names like Virat , baber etc so if Thier batter scored little big then on that day they will be one of danger ever team..

[Vaskiy]

How do you handle a team like Bangladesh finishing their first innings with just 163 runs in 43 overs? Seven overs were shortened due to rain but I don't think just 163 in 43 overs is a good score against a team like Afghanistan. Many people are optimistic about the current team of Bangladesh in the upcoming World Cup. But if Bangladesh becomes such a failure in batting in such a preparatory match before the World Cup, then the trust that people have built in this team will be broken.
The batsmen of Bangladesh could not stand in front of the whirlwind of Rashid Khan and Mujibur Rahman. In a short time, Afghanistan will go into bat to chase the target of 164 runs given by Bangladesh. Afghanistan will win this match by a big margin.

Bangladesh have faced Afghanistan in an ODI match after almost a long time. But today, Bangladesh came after seeing a very bad performance on the first day. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets before completing 104 runs, this kind of game is not enough for an ODI match, but such a bad performance in their own home ground is never expected from Bangladesh. Especially Tawhid Hridoy collected 51 runs which is the highest run score by Bangladesh players. In a unique match, Nazmul Hasan Shanto and many others performed very well, but all of them had to leave the field in a short run while facing Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Afghanistan is showing a very good performance as the first opening batsman fell 1 wicket for 55 runs. If the bowling performance of Bangladesh can improve a little bit, Afghanistan will definitely be able to arrest the victory.

Afghanistan bowlers put up a great performance and restricted Bangladesh just only 169 runs. Hridoy was the only shining star for Bangladesh, as no batters were able to make any impact with their bats. Bad news is rain interrupted the match and DLS target for Afghanistan set at 164 runs. Before the rain performing, Afghan batters on fire with their bats. It looks like an easy win for Afghanistan. I feel disappointed with the Bangladeshi bowlers, as they failed to make any significant role in this match. Bangladesh's performance in the first ODI turn out extremely poor.

The score was not big and the same time rain shows danger signal for the Bangladesh team both of the sides doesn't favor Bangladesh team even though Bangladesh is more stronger team in ODI cricket than Afganistan. Lost the first match in the 3-match ODI series Afghanistan team won by 17 runs on DLS method. Bangladeshi batsmen could not show their ability to Afghanistan bowlers except Towhid Hridoy. Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi contributed the most in this match along with Rashid Khan who also fell some important wickets.

The pitch was somewhat pace bowling friendly. But even then Bangladesh had no chance of winning after being given a target of just 170 runs. Afghanistan batsmen have batted very responsibly. Since the target was very low, they just tried to stay at the crease. However, due to rain, it became easier for Afghanistan to win this match. Afghanistan will play 3 ODIs and two T20 matches in this tour. And so Bangladesh still has the possibility of winning the series.

Whatever might be the scenario it is really bad to score 169/9 against Afghanistan team. Also it is the home ground, which means the home team should be good enough to play any condition in the ground. Bangladesh team have completely failed, atleast they could've scored 200+ runs. Towhid Hridoy stood wicket and scored at the right time, if not the match would've gone even worse. Rain had favoured Afghanistan, but the Afghanistan team is really good with their performance. More two matches left, which could still be a series winning opportunity for Bangladesh. Afghanistan lacks experience, but this time they performed really well without getting into hard hitting plans.