BAN VS AFG Asia Cup 2025: Bangladesh won by 8 runs in the ninth match of the Asia Cup played in Abu Dhabi. Litton Das’s team defeated Afghanistan in a prickly match. Afghan batsmen failed to chase a target of 155 runs.
Ban vs afg match highlights: In the ninth match of Asia Cup 2025, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 8 runs and registered the second win of the tournament. The match played in Abu Dhabi between the two teams went on the last ball, which saw a lot of thrill. Batting first, the Bangladesh team scored 154 runs on the scoreboard, in response to which the entire Afghanistan team collapsed for 146 runs, chasing the target. In this decisive match, Bangla Tiger has shown excellent performance. Let’s look at the entire highlight of this match.
Tanjid Hasan played wonderful innings for Bangladesh
In this match, Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and decided to bat first, after which the batsmen scored 154 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. Tanjid Hasan scored the highest number of 52 runs from the team. He hit 4 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Apart from him, Saif Hasan 30, Tauheed Hriday 26, Nurul Hussain 12*, Jaaker Ali 12*, Shamim Hussain 11 and Litton Das scored 9 runs.
Noor Ahmed and Rashid Khan made a gather
At the same time, the bowlers showed a great performance from Afghanistan. At one time it seemed that Bangladesh would make 200+ when both openers made 59 in 6 overs. But after that the magic of spinners went on. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed took 2-2 wickets from the Afghan team, while Ajmat Umarjai took 1 wicket.
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Afghanistan piled up chasing 155
Chasing a target of 155 runs, the entire team of Afghanistan was able to score 146 runs losing 10 wickets in 20 overs. The highest number of 35 runs in batting were scored by Gurbaz, which included 2 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from him, Ajmat Umarjai 30, Rashid Khan 20, Gulbadin Naib 16, Mohammad Nabi 15, Noor Ahmed 14, Karim Jannat 6, Ibrahim Jadaran 5, Allah Ghaznafar 0, Fazlak Farooqui 1* and S Atal 0 runs.
Bangladesh did wonders with the ball after the bat
After the bat, Bangladesh bowlers also did wonders with the ball. Mustafizur Rahman took the maximum 3 wickets from the team. Apart from him, Nasun Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed and R Hussain got 2-2 success. After this victory, Bangladesh’s expectations for Super 4 continue, while the next match for Afghanistan has become a do or dying.
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