Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Highlights Asia Cup 2018 Live Score: AFG Win Match by 136 Runs, Rashid Khan is Player of the Match!
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Bangladesh lost the match when Rashid Khan and Galbudin Naib started firing big in their last 10 overs. They couldn't recover from their assault. The partnership of 95 runs in the last 10 overs proved fatal for Bangladesh.
Afghanistan bowlers too, put up a good show as they chipped away wickets at regular intervals. However, the match was a dead rubber. Though, that does not take away the credit of how Afghanistan flayed away Bangladesh.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman picks up the last wicket and it is Rubel Hossain. Rahman strikes on the first ball and the game's over. Bangladesh has lost the dead rubber and Afghanistan has won the match by 136 runs.
Rashid Khan is surely going to party big tonight. Another wicket falls in his over, this time of Abu Hider, who has been trying to hold an end. Bangladesh is 9 down now. The end is near! FOW: 119/9: Abu Hider: 1 (11).
Mohammad Nabi joins the party. Nabi takes out dangerman Mortaza and ends his struggle. It is an eleven ball duck for Bangladesh skipper. FOW: 110/8: Mashrafe Mortaza: 0 (11). Debutant Abu Hider is the new man in.
Rahmat Shah picks a wicket. Mehidy Hasan is CAUGHT OUT! The match is to be over sooner than it seemed to be. Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza is the new man in. FOW: 100/7: Mehidy Hasan: 4 (10).
Rashid Khan has taken out Mahmudullah this time. Bangladesh's last hope is back in the pavilion now. Mahmudullah is BOWLED OUT! and Bangladesh is six down!
Mehidy Hasan is the new man in. FOW: 90/6: Mahmudullah: 27 (54).
The required run rate is climbing as both Mahmudullah and Mosaddek are finding it difficult to score boundaries. Afghanistan bowlers are bowling on better lengths, and the pressure is mounting on.
Shakib Al Hasan falls after all holding fort at one end. Rashid Khan it is. The birthday boy takes out Shakib after a loud appeal. Half of Bangladesh team is back in the hut. Mosaddek Hossain is the new man in. FOW: 79/5: Shakib Al Hasan: 32 (55).
Another quiet spell for both the teams. Afghanistan has not let the match slip away. Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah are playing slowly at the moment and cautiously.
Gulbadin Naib picks out Mithun too. Faster than a pack of cards, the Bangladesh team is falling. Afghanistan team is happy as the fourth wicket is down. Mahmudullah is the new man in.
Gulbadin Naib picks up another wicket. This time it is Mominul Haque. Bangladesh is faltering here. Naib bowls the leg side, Haque looks to guide it past down the leg-side but fails. The deflection is snapped by the wicket-keeper as Mominul is CAUGHT OUT!
Even the DRS! could not save him. Mohammad Mithun is the new man in.FOW: 39/3: Mominul Haque: 9 (17).
Bangladesh has managed to not lose any other wicket, however, the run rate is very slow at the moment. Afghanistan bowling and fielding is excellent at the moment and there seems to be no loose end so far.
Another one bites the dust, this time it is Liton Das. Aftab Alam keeps his line and length tight, and gets a wicket in reward. Das is LBW OUT! and calls for a DRS! after a chat with Shakib.
The third umpire doesn't overturn the decision and Das is on his way. Afghanistan is elated.Mominul Haque is the new man in.FOW: 17/2: Liton Das 6 (14). A wicket maiden by Alam here!
Bangladesh loses their first wicket as Hossain falls in the trap of Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Hossain is CAUGHT OUT! by the point fielder. Shakib Al Hasan is the new man in. FOW: 15/1: Nazmul Hossain 7 (13). A dot ball to end the over.
Some superb discipline is shown by Mujeeb Ur Rahman early in the innings.
Aftab Alam to begin with the new ball for Afghanistan. Nazmul Hossain and Liton Das to open the innings for Bangladesh. A quiet over to begin with. Only four runs from it.
Aftab Alam to begin with the new ball for Afghanistan. Nazmul Hossain and Liton Das to open the innings for Bangladesh. A quiet over to begin with. Only four runs from it.
Birthday boy RASHID KHAN got into the celebratory mod, little too early, as he along with Gulbadin Naib help Afghanistan put on a decent total on the board.
The record 8th wicket partnership of 95 runs in less than 10 overs has given the Afghani bowlers aplenty to defend.
From 160/7 to 255/7, it is enough to tell you the mayhem in the last 10 overs!
Join us in a short while as we return with the chase.
Four FOURs! by Rashid Khan in the last over has given Afghanistan enough runs on the board to defend against a weakened Bangladesh. And, not to forget, he has also reached his FIFTY! and has also helped Afghanistan cross 250-run mark!
All seemed good in the last two overs; however, a FOUR! on the last ball has given Afghanistan an edge in the last two overs. How much more can they score from here?
The partnership has crossed over 50 in only 6 overs between Rashid Khan and Gulbadin Naib.
Both the teams would be looking to try out newer combinations in the match, as the schedule is tightly scheduled that they would not risk their key players’ health status before the Super 4 round begins. Come Thursday, no matter how inconsequential the match is, Bangladesh would not want to get beaten by the minnows, whereas, Afghanistan would be looking to enter the next round with high confidence. Asia Cup 2018 Date and Time: Next Game Is Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Get Free Live Streaming Online and Cricket Match Score Details.
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