Afghan Teen Allah Ghazanfar Makes History, Matches Record Held by Waqar Younis and Rashid Khan

A spin bowler from Afghanistan named Allah Ghazanfar, who is 18 years old, took six wickets as his team beat Bangladesh by 92 runs in the first ODI in Sharjah.

Afghanistan kept up their great ODI form by beating Bangladesh by 92 runs in the 300th match, which took place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Afghan spin bowler Allah Ghazanfar, who is 18 years old, was the game's star. He took a career-high 6/26 as Bangladesh was bowled out for 143 while chasing 236 to win.

Ghazanfar made history in ODI cricket by becoming the third bowler to get six wickets in 50-over games before turning 19 years old. The only people who have done this before are Pakistan legend Waqar Younis and Ghazanfar's Afghan partner Rashid Khan.

Bangladesh's downfall was shocking. Najmul Hossain Shanto's team lost their last 8 wickets for 23 runs after being 120 for 2 at one point because of the young off-spinner's great spell. Shanto, Bangladesh's captain, scored the most runs with 47 off of 68 balls.

Ghazanfar has taken 10 wickets in his first six ODIs, which is a very good average of 15.4. After his first game, which was against Ireland, Ghazanfar gave all of South Africa's batters trouble in Afghanistan's famous ODI series win.

This 18-year-old joined the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team that won the IPL 2024 after Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman got hurt and couldn't play. He didn't play any games this year, though.

Before, Afghanistan came back from being down to 71 for 5 in 20 overs thanks to Mohammad Nabi's 84 off 79 balls, which included three sixes and four fours. They scored 235, which was a good score after playing first. Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain, also made 52 runs off of 92 balls, including a couple of fours.

Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman both took 4 wickets for Bangladesh. "He (Allah Ghazanfar) has a unique skill." He is a good kid who will do well for Afghanistan. So he can play on the team because I trust him. He bowled well in the first few overs too. Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, said of Ghazanfar, "After the no ball, I asked him what he was doing and told him not to do it again."

"He looked really good," said Mohammad Nabi. Based on what we talked about, a score of 220 would be fine. "A good score was 236 here, and the bowlers did their part," Shahidi said.