Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 7th Match, Pool A at Canberra, , Feb 18 2015 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

7th Match, Pool A (D/N), Canberra, February 18, 2015, ICC Cricket World Cup

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Bangladesh

267

Afghanistan

(42.5/50 ov, T:268) 162

Bangladesh won by 105 runs

Player Of The Match

Mushfiqur Rahim

, BAN

71 (56)

A fan prays in a stairwell during the match•Feb 18, 2015•Matt King/Getty Images

Afghan refugees in Peshawar watch the Afghanistan-Bangladesh match, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Afghan refugees in Peshawar watch the Afghanistan-Bangladesh match•Feb 18, 2015•AFP

Taskin Ahmed is delighted after picking up his first World Cup wicket, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Taskin Ahmed is delighted after picking up his first World Cup wicket•Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Afghanistan fans gathered in large numbers at the Manuka Oval to watch the game, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Afghanistan fans gathered in large numbers at the Manuka Oval to watch the game•Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Bangladesh fans are ecstatic after the 105-run win over Afghanistan, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Bangladesh fans are ecstatic after the 105-run win over Afghanistan•Feb 18, 2015•ICC

Samiullah Shenwari watches in despair as he is run out, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Samiullah Shenwari watches in despair as he is run out •Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Nawroz Mangal lines up to play a shot, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Nawroz Mangal lines up to play a shot•Feb 18, 2015•AFP

Afsar Zazai walks off after being trapped lbw by Rubel Hossain, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Afsar Zazai walks off after being trapped lbw by Rubel Hossain •Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Shakib Al Hasan watches the bails light up as he is bowled by Hamid Hassan, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Shakib Al Hasan watches the bails light up as he is bowled by Hamid Hassan •Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Inside the official scoreboard at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Inside the official scoreboard at the Manuka Oval in Canberra •Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Mashrafe Mortaza celebrates a wicket, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Mashrafe Mortaza celebrates a wicket•Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Composite: An Afghanistan fan and Bangladesh fans, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Composite: An Afghanistan fan and Bangladesh fans•Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Bangladesh players celebrate after their 105-run victory over Afghanistan, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Bangladesh players celebrate after their 105-run victory over Afghanistan•Feb 18, 2015•AFP

Rubel Hossain took a stunning catch to dismiss Nawroz Mangal, but injured his calf while tumbling onto the ground, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Rubel Hossain took a stunning catch to dismiss Nawroz Mangal•Feb 18, 2015•Associated Press

Mohammad Nabi goes on the attack, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Mohammad Nabi goes on the attack•Feb 18, 2015•ICC

A group of people in Kabul gather to watch Afghanistan's World Cup debut, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

A group of people in Kabul gather to watch Afghanistan's World Cup debut•Feb 18, 2015•AFP

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza celebrates the wicket of Asghar Stanikzai, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza celebrates the wicket of Asghar Stanikzai•Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Sabbir Rahman has his middle stump pegged back by a Hamid Hassan delivery, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Sabbir Rahman has his middle stump pegged back by a Hamid Hassan delivery•Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the Bangladesh innings, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the Bangladesh innings •Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Shakib Al Hasan plays a cut shot, Afghanistan v Bangladesh, World Cup 2015, Group A, Canberra, February 18, 2015

Shakib Al Hasan plays a cut shot•Feb 18, 2015•Getty Images

Match Coverage

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A boy, his bread, a ballgame in the balance in a foreign land

Afghanistan v Bangladesh

Wisden's review of the seventh match, Afghanistan v Bangladesh

Soumya Sarkar's shot in the dark

The long-lasting memory of a young batsman we have never seen before is of that one brilliant shot announcing his arrival

Umpiring confusion reigns again

It took only seven balls for Samiullah Shenwari's delight at Afghanistan's first appearance in a World Cup to descend into personal disaster as the focus turned once again onto umpiring confusion

This is how good the World Cup could be

Hamid's headband, Shapoor's distance sprint to the wicket, and Mirwais' shining scalp provided examples of the glories of an inclusive global tournament

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Videos

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3:15

Insights: The Shakib-Mushfiqur partnership

3:15

Insights: The Shakib-Mushfiqur partnership

2:29

'Najibullah LBW decision seemed wrong'

Afghanistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Javed Ahmadi	caught	1	2
Afsar Zazai	lbw	1	5
Nawroz Mangal	caught	27	57
Asghar Afghan	caught	1	7
Samiullah Shinwari	run out	42	75
Mohammad Nabi	caught	44	43
Najibullah Zadran	lbw	17	34
Mirwais Ashraf	caught	10	15
Aftab Alam	run out	14	12
Hamid Hassan	caught	0	5
Shapoor Zadran	not out	2	2
Extras	(lb 1, w 2)
Total	162(10 wkts; 42.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza	9	2	20	3	2.22
Rubel Hossain	6	0	27	1	4.5
Taskin Ahmed	7	0	23	1	3.28
Shakib Al Hasan	8.5	0	43	2	4.86
Mahmudullah	8	1	31	1	3.87
Soumya Sarkar	3	0	13	0	4.33
Sabbir Rahman	1	0	4	0	4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	2	Javed Ahmadi	Afsar Zazai
2nd	0	Nawroz Mangal	Afsar Zazai
3rd	1	Nawroz Mangal	Asghar Afghan
4th	62	Nawroz Mangal	Samiullah Shinwari
5th	13	Mohammad Nabi	Samiullah Shinwari
6th	58	Mohammad Nabi	Najibullah Zadran
7th	0	Mohammad Nabi	Mirwais Ashraf
8th	18	Mirwais Ashraf	Aftab Alam
9th	0	Hamid Hassan	Aftab Alam
10th	8	Shapoor Zadran	Aftab Alam

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ICC Cricket World Cup

Pool A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	6	6	0	12	2.564
AUS	6	4	1	9	2.257
SL	6	4	2	8	0.371
BAN	6	3	2	7	0.136
ENG	6	2	4	4	-0.753
AFG	6	1	5	2	-1.853
SCOT	6	0	6	0	-2.218

Pool B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	6	6	0	12	1.827
SA	6	4	2	8	1.707
PAK	6	4	2	8	-0.085
WI	6	3	3	6	-0.053
IRE	6	3	3	6	-0.933
ZIM	6	1	5	2	-0.527
UAE	6	0	6	0	-2.032

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