After a great start, Bangladesh was in danger of a batting disaster due to a sudden drop in rhythm. However, with the bat of captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Mahmudullah, the team pushed away that fear. Their fifth wicket partnership has already crossed the fifty-run milestone.

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Earlier, two openers Tanjid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar had scored 53 runs. But from there the rhythm begins. On reaching 53 to 58 runs, the first three batters took the path of Sajghar.

Tawhid Hridoy, who was suffering with the bat throughout the series, could not score more than 7 runs. Having lost 4 wickets for 72 runs, Bangladesh is now being pulled by captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Mahmudullah.

As of writing this report, Bangladesh has scored 137 runs for 4 wickets in 32 overs. Miraj is batting with 38 runs, Mahmudullah has scored 33 runs. Their pair has 65 runs.

Incidentally, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have won one each of the first two ODIs in the three-match series. Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan by 92 runs in the first ODI of the series. In the second ODI, the representatives of red and green turned around with a victory of 68 runs. The last ODI of the series has now become a series decider.