Bangladesh has scored 154 runs while playing first. This is a do or die match in the Asia Cup for Bangladesh. Bangladesh dominated the first 10 overs of this innings, but after the drinks break, the bowlers of the Afghanistan team completely dominated. Bangladesh team managed to score just 67 runs in the last 10 overs. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed took two wickets each for the Afghan team.

After the beginning

In this match, Bangladesh had decided to bat first. Opener Saif Hasan scored 30 runs, but his slow strike rate was overshadowed by the team. Tanjid Hasan was the top scorer of the team, who scored 52 runs in 31 balls. By the time Tanjid Hasan continued to play, the batting run-rate was around 9.

Bangladesh had scored 87 runs in the first 10 overs at the loss of one wicket. Captain Litton Das scored just 9 runs, while Tanjid Hasan was dismissed for 52 runs. After this, Bangladesh had a break at the run rate. In the last 10, only one over came in which 10 or more runs have come.

Seeing one wicket for 87 runs, the Bangladesh team scored 139 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. In the final 2 overs, Zakir Ali scored 12 runs and Nurul Hasan from the other end scored 12 runs in 6 balls to bring Bangladesh score to 150.

Especially Noor Ahmed, Captain Rashid Khan and Ajmatullah Umarjai worked to curb Bangladesh’s run rate. Noor Ahmed’s economy rate was less than 6 and he also took 2 valuable wickets. At the same time, Umarzai gave runs at 6.30 and Rashid Khan at an economy rate of only 6.50.

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Bangladesh has made 4 major changes in its playing XI in a do or die match against Afghanistan. In this Asia Cup match, Bangladesh has decided to bat first after winning the toss. Captain Litton Das confirmed that Taskin Ahmed has returned for this match. Afghanistan has not made any changes in its playing eleven.

Bangladesh has made Parvez Hussain Imon, Mehdi Hasan, Tanjim Hasan Saqib and Shoriful Islam out of the match against Afghanistan. They have been entered in the team of Taskeen Ahmed, Saif Hasan, Nasum Ahmed and Nurul Hasan.

Bangladesh has returned Taskin Ahmed, who has taken 96 wickets in T20 International. Ahmed’s T20 figures against Afghanistan have been good. He has taken 5 wickets in 4 T20 matches against the Afghan team so far and the economy rate has been just 6.40.

Battle of do or die

This match of Group A is like a do or die for Bangladesh. If he has to remain in the race for Super-4, then in any case, one will have to win on Afghanistan with a huge margin. Let us tell you that this is the last group match of Bangladesh, while Afghanistan has another match remaining after this.

Bangladesh’s playing XI: Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hasan, Litton Das (Captain), Tauheed Hriday, Nasum Ahmed, Nurul Hasan, Jekar Ali, Shamim Hussain, Rishad Hussain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

Afghanistan’s playing XI: Sedikullah Atal, Rehmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Jadaran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (Captain), Noor Ahmed, AM Ghaznafar, Fazalhak Farooqui

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