Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE Score, Asia Cup 2025 Match 9: BAN Finish At 154/5 After Slow End

Not a perfect ending for Bangladesh and they will think they have finished under par especially considering the kind of start that they got. Bangladesh were 59 for no loss in the powerplay and then have just added 95 more rruns in the next 14 overs. That is not even seven runs per over. Poor finish. Afghanistan will be really happy with their bowling performance.

BAN 154/5 (20)

BAN 130/4 (17)

Bangladesh have slowed down after the powerplay and they have never been able to up the ante since then. Not the best show of batting so far. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad finish their spells for Pakistan with a couple of wickets each.

BAN 114/3 (14)

Noor Ahmad strikes again and this time he gets the set batter Tanzid Hasan who departs for a brilliant 54. Last five overs, just 39 runs and that has put Bangladesh under a bit of pressure. Six overs now remain in this innings. Bangladesh would want to go beyond 175. They still have wickets in hand.

BAN 87/2 (10.1)

Litton Das is gone! Noor Ahmad strikes with his very first delivery. Bangladesh lose their second wicket. Tanzid Hasan is still going hammer and tongs on the other hand but Das had been slow. Bangladeshi captain departs for 9 from 11 and he takes a review with himself as well.

BAN 69/1 (8)

A top innings from Tanzid Hasan who is batting on 35 from just 15 balls. His partner Saif Hassan has been bowled by Rashid Khan in the seventh over 30 off 28 balls. But Tanzid will keep going. Litton Da is the new man in and the captain will have a lot of responsibility on his shoulder.

What an exceptional start from Saif Hassan and Tanzid Hasan. Bangladesh are going at almost 10 runs an over. They take 19 runs from the final over of the powerplay bowled by Allah Ghazanfar and suddenly, Afghanistan are on the backfoot.

BAN 59/0 (6)

BAN 24/0 (3)

A watchful start from Bangladesh in the first two overs but Tanzid Hasan has taken off in the third. Four fours in the third over by Fazalhaq Farooqi ad Hasan has given Bangladesh the kickstart they needed in this must-win game.

National anthems are done. Saif Hassan and Tanzid Hasan are at the crease for Bangladesh. Saif Hassan will take strike. Fazalhaq Farooqi will open the attack for the Afghans. Here we go!

Afghanistan Playing XI: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Bangladesh Playing XI: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Litton Das (wk/c), Towhid Hridoy, Nasum Ahmed, Nurul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first in a must-win clash against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi today.

Bangladesh are in a must-win territory. They beat Hong Kong in their tournament opener before being humbled by Sri Lanka. A loss to Afghanistan will certainly end their hopes of qualifying for the Super 4s. Meanwhile, Afghanistan thrashed Hong Kong in their opener and they have not played a game since. A win tonight will help them qualify for the Super 4s along with Sri Lanka. A loss will revive Bangladesh's hopes but make Afghanistan's final Group B game against Sri Lanka a virtual knockout.

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