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Asia Cup UPDATES: Bangladesh down Afghanistan to stay alive

Tue, 16 September 2025

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23:59

Bangladesh down Afghanistan to stay alive

Afg 146 all out (20 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Taskin to bowl the final over. Farooqi gets a thick outside edge last ball which goes past a diving wicketkeeper Das for a single.

Noor swings and misses before he makes good connection to hit the next over long-on for a six.

However, Taskin does well to bowl a yorker as Noor can only push it on the off-side for a dot ball.

The slower back of length delivery which Noor slams over the fielder at long-on for a flat six.

However, Taskin finishes off the match in style as Noor holes out to the fielder at long-off from the last ball.

Bangladesh win by eight runs to keep their hopes alive in the Asia Cup.

23:53

Afghanistan need 22 from last over

Afg 133-9 (18 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Afghanistan's hopes now solely rest with captain Rashid. He starts the 19th over with another no look shot to swat Mustafizur over square leg for a four.

However, the pacer gets revenge next ball as Rashid slices the next ball straight to the fielder at short thirdman to be dismissed for 20 from 11 balls.

Mustafizur strikes again next ball as Ghazanfar is caught behind for a first-ball duck.

Mustafizur on a hat-trick! He narrowly misses out the hat-trick as Farooqi is beaten on the outside before he gets the inside edge next ball.

A clear run out opportunity but Mustafizur fails to gather the ball before knocking down the stumps with the batter miles out of the crease.

Noor has a big swing last ball but fails to connect as Mustafizur gives away just five runs from the over.

Afghanistan need 22 from last over.

23:47

Afghanistan need 27 from 2 overs

Afg 128-7 (18 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Bangladesh yet again dent Afghanistan's hopes with a crucial wicket. Janat slaps Nasum into the covers as the fielder in the covers comes up with a diving stop.

Janat is already halfway down before he is sent back but can't get back to his crease to be run out for six.

Noor Ahmad lofts the first ball he faces to long-off for one and Rashid gets a single off the next to the same fielder.

Noor has a big swing fourth ball floated wide but fails to connect before he takes one to long-off.

Rashid manages just a single from the last ball as Nasum does well to concede just four runs from his final over to finish with excellent figures of 2/11 in four overs, including a maiden.

Amazingly, Nasum bowled a total of 16 dot balls in his four over spell.

23:43

Afghanistan need 31 from 3 overs

Afg 124-6 (17 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Rashid plays a sensational no-look shot, waiting for the slower back of length ball before he flicks it over the fine leg fence for a six.

He pushes the next into the covers with soft hands to rush back for the second followed by a dot.

Mustafizur predictable with the slower ball as Rashid rocks back to cut it past point for a four.

Singles off the last two balls makes it 14 runs from the 17th over.

Afghanistan need 31 from 3 overs.

23:37

Afghanistan 6 down; B'desh in control

Afg 110-6 (16 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Leggie Rishad, who has two overs in hand, is back. Karim Janat clips the first ball to deep square leg and rushes back for the second.

Janat can't get a run off the next two followed by singles off the last three balls.

Just five runs from the over as Rishad finishes with 2/18 from four overs.

Afghanistan are 102/5 in 15 overs, needing 53 from five overs for victory.

Taskin is back into the attack. Azmatullah continues his attack as he powerfully pulls the pacer over square leg for a huge 99m six.

He has smashed 30 from 15 balls to single-handedly bring Afghanistan back into the contest.

However, Taskin gets revenge next ball as the dangerous Azmatullah mistimes the slower ball, miscuing it high to be caught by Saif Hasan.

Azmatullah walks back after an entertaining 30 from 16 balls.

Afghanistan need 45 from 4 overs.

23:26

Afghanistan 5 down; B'desh in control

Afg 97-5 (14 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

The experienced Mustafizur comes back to bowl the 13th over. His clever mix of pace troubling the Afghanistan batters as he starts with three dots to Nabi.

Singles from the next two balls before Nabi is bowled off the inside edge with the slower ball doing the trick.

Terrific bowling from the pacer, conceding just two runs while picking up a wicket.

Azmatullah targets part-time spinner Saif Hassan. He cuts the first ball past point for a four before he powers the next over long-off for a six.

He slog sweeps the fourth ball over midwicket for another six and clips the fifth ball off his pads for a couple.

Another flick off his pads gets Afghanistan 20 runs from the 14th over. They need 58 from six overs.

23:18

Gurbaz departs; Afghanistan in trouble

Afg 75-4 (12 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Afghanistan suffer another blow as the well-set Gurbaz is dismissed by Rishad. The right-hander makes good connection with the sweep but straight to the fielder at fine leg to perish for 35.

Azmatullah Omarzai gets off the mark with one and Nabi takes one through the covers, followed by two dots.

Rashid is proving to be Bangladesh's match-winner with the ball with figures of 2/13 in three overs.

Nabi makes a move as he lofts spinner Saif over long-on for a six and clips the next off his pads for two runs followed by a single.

Afghanistan need 80 from eight overs for victory.

23:07

Rishad strikes; Afghanistan in trouble

Afg 61-3 (10 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Spinner Saif Hasan comes into the attack. Gurbaz lofts the second ball over long-on for a six but the spinner does well to concede just two runs from the rest of the over.

Afghanistan are 61/3 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. They need another 94 from 10 overs for victory.

Their hopes will rest largely on Gurbaz, who has stroked 35 from 30 balls, while Naib has a lot of experience of T20 cricket.

The spinners are proving to be difficult to get away and Afghanistan will need regular flow of boundaries to stay in touch with the asking rate.

23:05

Rishad strikes; Afghanistan in trouble

Afg 53-3 (9 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Rishad checks Afghanistan's progress as he gets Naib caught and bowled for 16.

Afghanistan had made a nice recovery as the duo put on 33 runs for the third wicket but this is another blow to their hopes.

Mohammad Nabi gets off the mark with a single and Gurbaz picks one next ball followed by a dot as the former is beaten trying to defend.

22:56

Gurbaz, Naib rally Afghanistan

Afg 49-2 (8 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

The experienced Mustafizur Rahman comes into the attack, to bowl the sixth over.

Just a single from the first three balls before Naib glances the fifth ball fine off his pads for a four and keeps out the last ball.

Afghanistan are struggling on 27/2 in six overs. They need 128 from 14 overs for victory as the asking rate goes above nine.

Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain comes into the attack. Gurbaz drives the first ball wide of long-off for two runs and takes a single to thirdman two balls later.

Naib pulls the fourth ball for one before Gurbaz slaps the fifth ball behind point for two runs.

Off-spinner Shamim Hossain comes into the attack. He helps Afghanistan release the pressure by bowling a no-ball and the free hit is swung through square leg by Naib for a four.

Singles off the next three balls before Gurbaz hammers the last ball to clear the fielder at long-off for a six.

22:44

Nasum leaves Afghanistan in a mess!

Afg 20-2 (5 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Gurbaz breaks the shackles as he lofts Nasum over mid-on for the first boundary of the innings.

He clips the next on the leg side for a single but Zadran continues to struggle as he plays three dots in a row. He is yet to score from nine balls faced as Afghanistan have managed just eight runs from the first three overs.

Zadran finally gets off the mark from the 10th ball faced as he cuts Taskin past point for a boundary. He hits the next on the off-side for one followed by a leave from Gurbaz.

Gurbaz gets going as he makes room and smashes Taskin uppishly over the covers for another boundary.

The move to give Nasum a third over in the Powerplay pays off. He strikes with the first ball of the fifth over, getting Zadran leg before wicket for five.

He takes the review but the decision stays with umpire's call as Afghanistan suffer another blow.

Gulbadin Naib gets off the mark from the fourth ball with a single to midwicket.

Gurbaz mistimes the low full toss back to the bowler and clips the last ball to deep square leg for one.

22:27

Nasum strikes; Afghans lose early wkt

Afg 3-1 (2 ovs) vs B'desh 154-5 | Scorecard

Sediqullah Atal and Rahmanullah Gurbaz are the two openers for Afghanistan, who will look to make most of the Powerplay with things expected to be difficult against spinners later on.

Spinner Nasum Ahmed strikes with the first ball of the innings. The ball goes straight on as left-hander Sediqullah plays back down the wrong to be trapped leg before wicket for a golden duck.

Ibrahim Zadran watchfully keeps out the next five balls as Nasum makes a perfect start, with a wicket maiden.

Pacer Taskin Ahmed from the other end. He also starts with three dot balls to Gurbaz as the pressure continues to build.

Afghanistan finally get off the mark after nine dots in a row, courtesy of a wide.

Gurbaz is beaten as he attempts to cut the pacer before he steers the next to thirdman for a single to get off the mark.

Zadran gets a lifeline last ball as he slashes Taskin straight to point where Rishad puts down a straightforward chance.

21:56

Afghanistan limit Bangladesh to 152

B'desh 154-5 (20 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Farooqi to bowl the final over. Nurul smashes the first ball back to the bowler for a precious dot ball.

A good yorker follows as Nurul digs it back to the bowler, who ends up deflecting it on the leg side for two runs.

Nurul walks across and plays a cracking scoop over the fielder at short fine leg for a four and gets one off the next.

A well-disguised slower bouncer from Farooqi as Jaker swings and misses -- the fifth dot by Afghanistan in the last 11 balls.

The last ball is a full toss as Jaker mistimes the lofted shot which falls well short of long-on for two runs.

Nine runs from the last over as Bangladesh finish on 154/5 in their 20 overs.

Afghanistan did well to restrict Bangladesh in the death overs, conceding just 35 runs in the last five overs, while picking up two wickets.

Tanzid smashed 52 from 31 balls to give Bangladesh a fiery start, but they struggled in the middle overs against the Afghanistan spinners.

21:47

Omarzai strikes; Bangladesh 5 down

B'desh 145-5 (19 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Pacer Farooqi back into the attack, to bowl the 18th over. Hridoy slaps the first ball in the gap on the off-side for two runs before he swats the next without any timing for another couple of runs.

Hridoy guides the third ball for a single and Jaker pushes the slower ball in the gap at midwicket for two runs.

The right-hander pulls the slower bouncer through square leg and pushes hard for the second run but can't get a run off the last ball.

Azmatullah to bowl the penultimate over. He strikes first ball with the wicket of Hridoy, who is caught in the covers after scoring 26 from 20 balls.

Nurul Hasan gets going immediately as he lofts the first ball he faces, a full toss, over mid-off for a boundary.

Nurul flicks the third ball as he gets the inside edge for a single but Jaker can't get a run off the last three balls as he swings hard but fails to connect.

21:35

Rashid, Noor keep B'desh in check

B'desh 130-4 (17 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Rashid strikes in his final over. Shamim is trapped leg before wicket as he misses the flick off a full delivery. He takes the review but the impact is in line and the ball is striking the stumps as the decision stays.

Shamim walks back for 11 as Bangladesh are reduced to 121/4 in the 16th over.

Jaker Ali gets off the mark with one and Hridoy gets a brace off the last ball.

Another good outing with the ball for Rashid, who finishes with 2/26 in four overs.

Noor continues from the other end, to bowl his final over. Jaker heaves the second ball in the gap at midwicket for a boundary before he gets the next off the outside edge.

Jaker takes one through the off-side and Hridoy is beaten before he sweeps the last ball for a single.

Noor finishes with 2/23 as the two spinners -- Noor and Rashid -- have checked Bangladesh in the middle overs with combined figures of 4/49 in eight overs.

21:25

Noor's double strike rocks Bangladesh

Noor Ahmad

B'desh 119-3 (15 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Rashid comes back into the attack. Hridoy rocks back to cut the first ball for a single before Shamim Hossain guides the next fine on the off-side past short thirdman for a four, as the fielder is unable to stop the ball.

Left-hander Shamim sweeps the fourth ball through square leg for another boundary and Rashid, one of the finest spinners in T20 cricket, is clearly very upset.

Shamim next tries the reverse but fails to connect before he sweeps the last ball for one.

In the next over, Noor bowls two dots in a row to Shamim, who misses the reverse sweep and is beaten by some sharp turn next ball.

He then reverse sweeps the third for a single before Hridoy is unable to connect with the cut shot but he slaps the next behind point for a four.

21:16

Noor's double strike rocks Bangladesh

B'desh 104-3 (13 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Ghazanfar, who was smashed for 27 runs in two overs in the Powerplay, comes back into the attack.

He makes a good comeback, giving away just five singles in his third over.

Tanzid races to his fifty from 28 balls with a single as he slaps the fifth ball to the sweeper on the off-side.

In the next over, Hridoy sweeps Noor over square leg for a six to take Bangladesh past 100, in the 13th over.

However, Noor strikes another big blow with the wicket of the well-set Tanzid.

The left-hander makes room but ends up lofting it straight to the fielder at long-off to walk back after a cracking innings of 52 from 31 balls.

Noor has done well, picking up 2/12 in two overs.

21:05

Noor strikes; Bangladesh 2 down

B'desh 90-2 (11 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad comes into the attack. Litton misses the sweep first ball as the bowler is quite confident but the umpire turns down the appeal.

Afghanistan take the review. It turns out to be a good call as the ball has pitched in line and is going on to hit the middle stump.

A big breakthrough for Afghanistan as Bangladesh captain Litton is given out LBW on the review after scoring just nine.

Towhid Hridoy gets off the mark with a single to long-off. Two more singles before Noor ends the over with two dots in a row.

An excellent start for Noor with the ball as he gives away just three runs in his first over, while picking up a wicket.

20:58

Tanzid's attack boosts Bangladesh

Tanzid Hasan

B'desh 87-1 (10 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Veteran spinner Mohammad Nabi comes into the attack. He makes a tidy start, giving away just five runs in his opening over.

Afghanistan will look to choke the Bangladesh batters in the middle overs with their quartet of spinners.

Rashid also keeping things tight, as he gives away six runs in his second over.

Bangladesh have managed just 16 runs from the last three overs after the Powerplay.

Tanzid breaks the shackles as he pulls Nabi over square leg for a six followed by two runs and singles off the last two balls.

Bangladesh well placed on 87/1 in 10 overs. Tanzid has taken the attack to the Afghanistan bowlers, smashing 47 from 22 balls with four fours and three sixes, while Litton is on nine.

20:45

Rashid strikes; Bangladesh lose 1st wkt

B'desh 64-1 (7 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Captain Rashid Khan brings himself into the attack with Afghanistan desperate for a breakthrough.

Saif plays a nice drive through the covers for two runs and inside edges the next for two more runs.

Rashid makes the breakthrough as he bowls Hasan, who attempts the slog sweep but misses and is bowled for 30 from 28 balls.

The openers have done a good job, putting on 63 from 40 balls.

Litton Das is struck on the pads first ball but the LBW shout is turned down before he takes one next ball to get off the mark.

20:39

Tanzid, Saif give Bangladesh quick start

B'desh 59-0 (6 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Mystery spinner Ghazanfar continues. Saif makes room to loft it over the off-side and ends up mistiming it but clears the ring for two runs followed by a single.

Ghazanfar struggling to check the flow of runs. Tanzid goes after the spinner, slog sweeping the third ball over midwicket for a six.

He takes a single next ball to bring up Bangladesh's 50 in the sixth over.

Saif gets an inside edge which goes fine on the leg side for three runs before Tanzid heaves the last ball over square leg for another six.

19 runs from the over as Bangladesh race to 59 for no loss in six overs.

Tanzid has been quite positive, smashing 32 from 12 balls, while Saif has made 26 from 24 balls.

20:33

Bangladesh off to a good start!

B'desh 40-0 (5 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Off-spinner Allah Ghazanfar comes into the attack in the Powerplay. Saif clips the first ball off his pads for two runs followed by two dots in a row.

Saif makes most of some flight as he lofts the spinner straight down the ground for a six.

He makes a lot of room but inside edges the last ball on to the leg side.

Azmatullah comes back into the attack. Tanzid is beaten first ball before he uses his feet and takes a single to mid-off.

A good short ball from the pacer as Tanzid top edges the pull shot on to his helmet as it goes over short thirdman for two runs. The batter undergoes the mandatory concussion test before he is cleared to continue.

Saif plays a short arm jab, swatting the fourth ball in the gap at midwicket for a four before he takes one off the last ball.

20:21

Bangladesh off to a confident start!

B'desh 34-0 (3 ovs) vs Afg | Scorecard

Azmatullah Omarzai from the other end. The first ball is down the leg side to Saif and is ruled a wide before he defends the next.

Azmatullah drifts on the pads as Saif plays a cracking pick up shot, flicking it over square leg for a four.

He comes down the track next ball and attempts a big swing over the off-side but fails to connect.

A beauty from Azmatullah, the effort delivery, which bounces quite sharply and nearly takes the gloves as Saif is beaten all ends up, followed by two dots in a row.

Farooqi continues with the ball. Left-hander Tanzid comes down and pushes at a wide length ball and gets the edge but it gets in the gap between the wicketkeeper and the slip fielder, with neither going for the catch.

Tanzid again gets the edge as the ball goes past the slip fielder along the ground for another four. The impact is in line but the ball is clipping the top of the stumps as the decision stays with umpire's call.

Tanzid breaks free as he lofts the fifth ball over the fielder at mid-on for a boundary. He swats the next straight down the ground for another four.

Farooqi has a confident shout for leg before wicket turned down as Tanzid is struck on the pads by the incoming delivery. Afghanistan immediately take the DRS.

20:08

Bangladesh elect to bat vs Afghanistan

B'desh 3-0 (1 ov) vs Afg | Scorecard

Tanzid Hasan and Saif Hassan are the two openers for Bangladesh, while left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi opens the bowling for Afghanistan.

The first ball is on length and swings away to beat Saif on the outside edge. The next ball comes in and strikes the right-hander on the pads but the confident shout for LBW is turned down. The ball looked to be going down as Afghanistan decide against the review.

The third ball swings away as Saif plays and misses again. He uses his feet to hit the pacer through the off-side but is beaten again, for the fourth ball in a row.

Saif finally gets bat on ball as he dives Farooqi uppishly with the fielder in the covers making a superb one-handed effort for an overhead catch but fails to hold on.

Tanzid off to a confident start as he drives the last ball in the gap through the covers for two runs to get off the mark.

19:48

Bangladesh elect to bat; Afghanistan unchanged

Bangladesh captain Litton Das has won the toss and elected to bat in the must-win match against Afghanistan.

Senior pacer Taskin Ahmed is back as Bangladesh have made four changes, going in with a balanced attack featuring three spinners and two pacers.

'160 will be a good total, the pitch is good but slightly on the slower side,' said Das at the toss.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan have retained the same playing XI.

Check out the playing XIs:

Bangladesh: Litton Das (captain, w/k), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Nurul Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (captain), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w/k), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

19:20

Do-or-die for Bangladesh vs Afghanistan

Bangladesh cricket team

Welcome to the coverage of the Asia Cup 2025 match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

A faltering Bangladesh will face a stern trial by spin in their do-or-die Group B clash against Afghanistan.

The Litton Das-led side opened their campaign on a bright note with a commanding win over Hong Kong, but their momentum came crashing down with a heavy defeat to Sri Lanka that left them third on the points table.

With Afghanistan (4.700) comfortably ahead on net run rate and Sri Lanka (2.595) occupying second place in Group B, Bangladesh (-0.650) must win their final match to stay alive in the tournament.

Their batting, however, remains a big concern.

Against Sri Lanka, the top order failed miserably before Jaker Ali and Shamim Hossain salvaged the innings with an unbeaten 86-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

Once again, the spotlight will be on skipper Litton Das, who struck a half-century against Hong Kong, to deliver runs at the top.

Waiting for them now is Afghanistan's potent spin attack of captain Rashid Khan, veteran Mohammad Nabi, left-arm sensation Noor Ahmad, and the emerging AM Ghazanfar, a combination tailor-made for prevailing conditions.

On the other hand, Afghanistan carry the confidence of a recent victory over Pakistan and two wins against UAE in the tri-series. They began their Asia Cup campaign with a 94-run thrashing of Hong Kong.

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