Asia Cup: Bangladesh gives a target of 155 runs to Afghanistan to win

Abu Dhabi, September 16 (IANS). In the important match played in the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in the Asia Cup 2025, Bangladesh won the throw against Afghanistan and scored 154 runs against the loss of 5 wickets. Bangladesh got a strong start by openers Saif Hasan and Tanjid Hasan and 63 runs in 6.4 overs for the first wicket. Saif Hasan was rejected on this score for 30 runs from 28 balls. Tanjid Hasan beat aggressively and was discharged with the help of 3 sixes and 4 fours of 31 balls for 52 runs. Apart from Tanjid Hasan, no other batsman in Bangladesh could play a big aggressive turn like Tanjid. That was why Bangladesh, despite a good start, had at least 20-25 runs behind the estimated score. Captain Litton Das was rejected by 9 balls 9, Shamim Hussain 11 balls and Tauheed Hrdoy for 20 balls. Jaaker Ali and Nurul Hasan scored an unbeaten 12-12 runs. Captain Rashid Khan bowled brilliantly for Afghanistan and took 2 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs. Noor Ahmed also took 2 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. Umjarai took 1 wicket. It is very important for Bangladesh to win this game. Bangladesh played two games of the league stage. Bangladesh won against Hong Kong, but he had to face defeat in the last match against Sri Lanka. If Bangladesh loses this match against Afghanistan, it will be out of the tournament. At the same time, Afghanistan will cut super 4 tickets with a win. Afghanistan scored a big win against Hong Kong in their first game. He also has another league game against Sri Lanka. -Ians pack/ share these story tags