Tigers at risk of rare home whitewash

Bangladesh will look to avoid a whitewash as they take on Afghanistan in the third and final ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.

The Tigers have already lost the series, having been beaten by 17 runs (DLS Method) in the first ODI and then suffering a 142-run thumping in the second match, in the process losing only their third ODI home series 2016.

The last time Bangladesh were on the receiving end of a whitewash at home was back in 2014 when Sri Lanka beat them 3-0.

The hosts will hope to brush away the batting woes that have pulled them back in both previous contests as the batters have struggled to tackle Fazalhaq Farooqi, and failed to get a read on Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan.

In the bowling scheme of things, the Tigers will look to regroup as they were handed a hammering by Afghan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran in the second match.

With all the momentum in the bag, an upbeat Afghanistan will be at more ease going into the contest, while the unwanted record of a whitewash at home looms large for the Tigers.