What ails the Tigers?

It could be down to a lack of confidence, or perhaps too much of it. Maybe they are showing excess respect, or not enough of it. Perhaps the desire to show him up is clouding their judgement, or maybe, in their heart of hearts, they know they are just not good enough to survive him for long enough.

It's tough to pin down exactly what goes through the minds of Bangladesh batters when they see Rashid Khan hurrying into his delivery stride to let rip a ball that, odds are, is heading straight for their stumps.

Rashid, by his standards, bowled poorly in his first two overs of the second ODI against Bangladesh on Saturday.

The wrist spinner was too full on a few occasions, bowled a couple of full tosses and, overall, looked off colour in his first 12 servings to Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali.

Rashid finding his rhythm quickly was crucial for Afghanistan, as even though pacer Azmatullah Omarzai's triple strike had reduced the Tigers to 55-4, chasing an under-par target of 191, Bangladesh were still in the game.

But thanks to Hridoy, Rashid claimed his first wicket of the match before finding his length.

The ball landed in line with the stumps but was overpitched, and could've easily been worked around the leg side for a single or two.

But Hridoy, Bangladesh's in-form batter coming into the match with three half-centuries in his last three ODI outings, tried to hoick the ball with a slog, made zero connection, and lost his stumps.

Bangladesh were then down to their last recognised pair: Jaker and Nurul Hasan.

Although half the side was gone, the required rate was well below four runs per over, the fielders were all vigorously wiping the ball at every turn, a clear sign the dew was setting in, meaning batting would be getting easier as time progressed.

Hridoy's moment of madness was a lesson of what not to do for the rest of the match, especially against Rashid. Surely, no one else would do anything as foolish, right?

Alas, just a few overs later, Nurul attempted to sweep a ball across the line against Rashid, only to get beaten all ends up.

The fate of the match was just a formality from there on, as Rashid claimed three more scalps to complete a match- and series-winning five-wicket haul.

Not just against Rashid, the Bangladesh batters had a confused approach throughout the chase, starting from the top order, who were in a hurry even though there was no scoreboard pressure.

Tanzid Hasan Tamim pulled a wide ball in the first over, only to get caught for a duck. Najmul Hossain Shanto attempted a second run, which ended up being suicidal. Even the in-form Saif Hassan got out trying to hit his third successive boundary in one over.

Less than a week ago, Saif had displayed tremendous game awareness when he played out a maiden against Rashid in the third T20I to see out his quota, and then guided the team home comfortably.

But after spending some time in the Tigers' setup, his rational cricketing mind has seemingly escaped him -- a trend Bangladesh fans have grown tired of seeing again and again.

The series is already gone, but Tuesday's third match will be important for Bangladesh, who are languishing at 10th in the ICC ODI rankings. If they remain there, they would have to go through a qualifying tournament to secure entry for the next ODI World Cup.

The way the Tigers are batting in ODIs at the moment, it's unclear whether they can survive the pressure of a qualifying tournament.