Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 200 runs in the third and final ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday (October 14). In the match played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, after posting a total
of 293/9 in 50 overs, Afghanistan bowled Bangladesh out for 93 runs in 27.1 overs. Bilal Sami, in his second ODI for the Afghanistani team, picked up 5 wickets for 33 runs in 7.1 overs, and star spinner Rashid Khan finished with figures of 3 for 12 in six overs.
The win over Bangladesh in the third ODI helped the Afghanistani team become the first side in the world to win an ODI match by 200 or more runs in Abu Dhabi.
The previous record of the biggest win in a 50-over match played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium was in the name of South Africa. On October 4, 2024, South Africa defeated Ireland by 174 runs.
A total of 15 teams have played ODI matches at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi so far.
Biggest ODI wins (by runs) at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi
| WINNER | MARGIN | LOSER | DATE |
| Afghanistan | 200 | Bangladesh | October 14, 2025 |
| South Africa | 174 | Ireland | October 4, 2024 |
| Scotland | 150 | Afghanistan | January 14, 2015 |
| South Africa | 139 | Ireland | October 2, 2024 |
| Pakistan | 138 | New Zealand | November 3, 2009 |
| Pakistan | 136 | West Indies | October 5, 2016 |
| Afghanistan | 136 | Bangladesh | September 20, 2018 |
| England | 130 | Pakistan | February 13, 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 115 | Pakistan | May 22, 2007 |
| Ireland | 112 | UAE | January 18, 2021 |
In ODIs, Afghanistan’s biggest win by run margin is 232 against Zimbabwe. In the match played at Harare Sports Club on December 19, 2024, Afghanistan recorded their biggest win in the 50-over format of the game.
Afghanistan’s biggest wins in ODIs
| AGAINST | RUNS | VENUE | DATE |
| Zimbabwe | 232 | Harare | December 19, 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 200 | Abu Dhabi | October 14, 2025 |
| South Africa | 177 | Sharjah | September 20, 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 154 | Sharjah | February 9, 2018 |
| Zimbabwe | 146 | Sharjah | February 19, 2018 |
| Bangladesh | 142 | Chattogram | July 8, 2023 |
| Ireland | 138 | Sharjah | December 5, 2017 |
| Bangladesh | 136 | Abu Dhabi | September 20, 2018 |
| Ireland | 126 | Belfast | May 21, 2019 |
| Ireland | 117 | Sharjah | March 12, 2024 |
The five-wicket haul by Bilal Sami on Tuesday helped him become the second specialist pacer and overall ninth bowler from Afghanistan to take a fifer in ODIs. Before him, the only other specialist pacer to take a fifer in ODIs for Afghanistan was right-arm fast bowler Hamid Hassan.
Rashid has six fifers to his name in ODIs and Allah Ghazanfar is second on the list with two five-wicket hauls in 14 ODIs played so far.
