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Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi and Hashmatullah Shahidi, in the third ODI against Ireland, broke their Ramadan fast on the field at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. After losing the one-off Test match, the Atalan Lions whitewashed the Irish after clinching the three-game series 2-0 as the second game was washed out.
In the third ODI, Afghanistan batted first to post a total of 236 runs on the back of Mohammad Nabi's 48 and a 69-run knock from Hashmatullah Shahidi. Then with the ball, the 39-year-old all-rounder picked up five wickets while giving away just 17 runs and powering Afghanistan to a 117-run victory.
Afghanistan players break Ramadan fast on-field against Ireland
In the first inning, the Nabi-Shahidi took a pit stop to break their fast while their teammates observed the religious duties in the dressing room. A clip of the Afghanistan team went viral on the internet. Check out the video here:
After 17-18 years of ODI cricket, I took a fifer, very happy: Nabi
Talking about his all-around performance, Mohammad Nabi said, "Really happy to perform in that kind of conditions. After a long time, after 17-18 years of ODI cricket, I took a fifer, very happy. Just bowled on a line and a length, he hit me for a sixer first over and then in the next over, I told Ibrahim to put back mid-off and bowled wicket to wicket and he did a mistake. I wanted to put a big total on the board and I went harder that time."
