Recap

Afghanistan won the first ODI between the two teams in a series of three matches held at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, with a comfortable five-wicket victory over Bangladesh October 8, 2025. The Bangladesh team that chose to bat first was unable to cope with the difficult pitch conditions and got out for 221 runs in 48.5 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 60 runs, and Towhid Hridoy scored 56 in a significant 101-run partnership that allowed the Bangladesh team to recover from an early collapse, making them the highest scorers of the innings. Rashid Khan, with his 38 runs, was the bowler who got most wickets for Afghanistan, and Azmatullah Omarzai, who opened the bowling, put the batsmen under tremendous pressure.

Afghanistan, who needed 222 runs, had a great start as both openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah scored fifty runs each, and then went back to the dressing room. The middle order then took over the innings with Azmatullah Omarzai playing a knock of 40 off 44 balls, which was crucial for the team, he also hit some boundaries at the death against Mehidy and Tanzim Hasan, who were bowling well. Although Bangladesh’s Tanzim Hasan was regularly taking wickets including his three-wicket haul, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Mohammad Nabi kept things calm for a while. Nabi completed the victory in a fitting way with a big six over long-off in the 48th over thus giving Afghanistan a 1-0 lead in the series with 17 balls to spare. This win was the perfect way to respond as Afghanistan had just lost the T20I series 3-0.