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Nabi ‘happy’ about being snapped up by Mumbai Indians

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In a video message on Wednesday afternoon, Afghanistan veteran all-rounder Mohammed Nabi expressed his happiness at joining Mumbai Indians (MI) for next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) and said he looks forward to playing with Indian stars like Rohit Sharma, skipper Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah.

Nabi was sold to five-time champions MI in the IPL auction in Dubai on Tuesday for IRN 1.50 crores.

In his video, Nabi said: "Hi, Mohammed Nabi here. I am really happy to join the Mumbai Indians team. Playing at Wankhede is always exciting. I am looking forward to sharing the dressing room with Rohit, Hardik, Bumrah and Surya. See you soon, Paltan!"

At 38, Nabi has been a sought-after player in the league circuit for years, and is the oldest player in IPL 2024 but is still considered a T20 superstar.

In T20 Internationals he has scored 1,825 runs at an average of 22.25 with five fifties.

He has also taken 87 wickets in T20Is.

In the league circuit, Nabi has been a firm fixture over the years having played the IPL, Pakistan Super League (PSL), Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL), Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and others.

In the IPL Auction 2022, the Kolkata franchise bought Nabi for IRN 1.00 crore.

In his T20 career, he has 5,370 runs in 366 T20s at an average of 21.56, with 15 fifties and has taken 331 wickets.

Nabi played 17 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL from 2017-21. In these games, he scored 180 runs at an average of 15.00 and a strike rate of over 151, with the best score of 31. He also took 13 wickets, with the best bowling figures of 4/11.

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Gurbaz ton guides Afghanistan to seal ODI series over Bangladesh

Gurbaz, who hit seven sixes and five boundaries in his eighth ODI century, fell in the 39th over with 61 needed.

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a cracking century and Azmatullah Omarzai showed allround skills on Monday to give Afghanistan a five wicket victory over Bangladesh in their third ODI in Sharjah on Monday night.

Omarzai took four wickets before hitting an undefeated 77-ball 70 and opener Gurbaz hit a 120-ball 101 as Afghanistan chased down a 245-run target in 48.2 overs in Sharjah.

The victory gave Afghanistan a 2-1 win in the series in Sharjah. Afghanistan won the first match by 92 runs while Bangladesh took the second by 68 runs.

The series win is Afghanistan's third successive this year, having also beaten Ireland (2-0) and South Africa (2-1) following their wins over England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in last year's World Cup in India.

Gurbaz, who hit seven sixes and five boundaries in his eighth ODI century, fell in the 39th over with 61 needed.

Omarzai hit five sixes and three boundaries and added 58 runs with Mohammad Nabi (27-ball 34) to avoid any turnaround, hitting the winning six.

Speaking after the match, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said he was proud of his team.

"I am very happy as a captain," said Shahidi. "When we lost the toss we were a bit worried because it's tough to bat second in Sharjah but our batters did very well."

Bangladesh’s stand-in skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz praised Afghanistan.

"I think credit goes to Afghanistan the way they played in this series," he said.

"Gurbaz and Omarzai did very well and we couldn't get wickets to win the match."

Omarzai was awarded the Player of the Match for his outstanding all-round performance and managed to grab the award for the first time in international cricket.

The Player of the Series award went to Mohammad Nabi for his heroic all-round performance in the series.

He scored 135 runs at an impressive average of 67.50, including a crucial half-century (84).

Afghanistan National Cricket Team will now be gearing up for their all-format tour to Zimbabwe where they will be meeting the hosts in three T20Is, starting on December 9 in Harare, followed by as many ODIs and a two-match test series in Bulawayo.

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Bangladesh level series after beating Afghanistan by 68 runs 

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first, posting a total of 252 for seven

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Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 68 runs in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE on Saturday. 

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first, posting a total of 252 for seven.

The game was a must-win for Bangladesh to keep the series alive after a 92-run defeat in the first match.

Chasing a target of 253, Afghanistan faced early setbacks, losing Rahmanullah Gurbaz to Taskin Ahmed in the fourth over. 

Afghanistan’s hopes rested on Rahmat Shah, who scored 52 from 76 balls. Shah, however, was run out in the 30th over, dealing a crucial blow to Afghanistan’s chase just as they were attempting to rebuild.

Afghanistan’s innings concluded at 184 in 43.3 overs.

The third and final ODI of the series will take place on November 11 at the same venue, with the winner set to claim the series.

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Afghanistan crush Bangladesh in landmark match at Sharjah

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Mohammad Nabi's 84 off 79 balls and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar's six-wicket haul led Afghanistan to a 92-run victory over Bangladesh in Sharjah on Wednesday in the first one-day international of a three-match series.

Chasing a mediocre 236, Bangladesh were bowled out for 143 as they lost their last eight wickets for 23 runs in Sharjah, which became the first venue to host 300 men's international matches.

Afghanistan were reeling at 71-5 before captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (52) and Nabi lifted them to 235 in 49.4 overs.

Bangladesh cruised to 120-2 in the chase led by captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, but they collapsed after Nabi broke the partnership.

Sharjah will also host the remaining two matches in the series.

 

(Reuters)

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