Bangladesh vs Afghanistan HIGHLIGHTS Asia Cup 2025: BAN keep Super 4 hopes alive; beat AFG by 8 runs
Chasing 155, Rashid Khan and co. were bowled out at 146 as the Bangla Tigers take the Group B to the final game in order to finalize the top 2 teams.
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BAN vs AFG
Bangladesh survived a late scare to secure a narrow 8-run win over Afghanistan and keep their Super Four hopes alive in the Asia Cup 2025. After a shaky batting effort, Bangladesh’s bowlers and fielders stepped up in the second innings to defend a modest total of 154.
Taskin Ahmed bowled a brilliant final over with Afghanistan needing 22 runs. He conceded only 13, picking up the final wicket of Noor Ahmad, who had threatened to pull off a miracle with two sixes in the last over. Noor was eventually caught at long-off, sparking wild celebrations from Bangladesh and visible frustration from Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan, who was seen fuming and engaging in a tense exchange with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and one of the umpires.
Mustafizur Rahman’s earlier spell was crucial, especially in the 19th over where he took two wickets in two balls — dismissing Rashid Khan and AM Ghazanfar — to shift momentum. His final figures were 4-0-28-3. Taskin, too, finished with 4-0-34-2, including the match-winning final over.
Despite a late flourish from Rashid Khan (20 off 11) and Noor Ahmad (14 off 9), Afghanistan were always just behind in the chase. They had needed 31 off the last three overs and started the final six balls requiring 22. Noor hit two sixes, but the lack of support from the tail and disciplined bowling proved decisive.
Earlier, Afghanistan had crumbled to 27/2 in the powerplay, courtesy of Nasum Ahmed, who ended with an exceptional 4-1-11-2. Rishad Hossain’s leg-spin was also key, taking 2-18 in his four overs. The fifth bowler’s quota, shared by Shamim Hossain and Saif Hassan, proved costly as they gave away 55 runs in 4 overs, which almost came back to haunt Bangladesh.
Afghanistan’s middle-order tried to revive the chase, with Azmatullah Omarzai striking 30 off 16 and Gulbadin Naib scoring 16 off 14. However, crucial wickets at regular intervals and a lack of partnerships ultimately led to their downfall.
With this result, Bangladesh stayed alive in the tournament, while Afghanistan’s path to the Super Fours now depends on other results and net run rate.
BAN 1st inningss scorecard:
| Bangladesh Inning | ||||||||||||||||
| 154-5 (20 ov) CRR:7.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||||||||||
| Saif Hassan | b R Khan | 30 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 107.14 | ||||||||||
| Tanzid Hasan | c I Zadran b N Ahmad | 52 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 167.74 | ||||||||||
| Litton Das (WK/C) | lbw b N Ahmad | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 81.82 | ||||||||||
| Towhid Hridoy | c K Janat b A Omarzai | 26 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 130 | ||||||||||
| Shamim Hossain Patwari | lbw b R Khan | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100 | ||||||||||
| Jaker Ali Anik | Not out | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.31 | ||||||||||
| Nurul Hasan | Not out | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 200 | ||||||||||
| Extras | 2 (b 0, Ib 0, w 2, nb 0, p 0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 154 (5 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||||||||||||
| Yet to Bat | Nasum Ahmed,Rishad Hossain,Mustafizur Rahman,Taskin Ahmed | |||||||||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||||||||||||
| 63-1(Saif Hassan 6.4),87-2(Litton Das 10.1),104-3(Tanzid Hasan 12.5),121-4(Shamim Hossain Patwari 15.3),139-5(Towhid Hridoy 18.1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |||||||||
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.25 | |||||||||
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.33 | |||||||||
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.67 | |||||||||
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |||||||||
| Mohammad Nabi | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | |||||||||
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.75 | |||||||||
AFG 2nd innings scorecard:
| Afghanistan Inning | ||||||||||||||||
| 146-10 (20 ov) CRR:7.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||||||||||
| Sediqullah Atal | lbw b N Ahmed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) | c J Ali b MR Hossain | 35 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 112.9 | ||||||||||
| Ibrahim Zadran | lbw b N Ahmed | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 | ||||||||||
| Gulbadin Naib | c & b MR Hossain | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 114.29 | ||||||||||
| Mohammad Nabi | b M Rahman | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 100 | ||||||||||
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c S Hassan b T Ahmed | 30 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 187.5 | ||||||||||
| Karim Janat | runout (L Das / N Hasan) | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 | ||||||||||
| Rashid Khan (C) | c T Ahmed b M Rahman | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 181.82 | ||||||||||
| Noor Ahmad | c N Hasan b T Ahmed | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 155.56 | ||||||||||
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | c L Das b M Rahman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | ||||||||||
| Extras | 3 (b 0, Ib 0, w 2, nb 1, p 0) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 146 (10 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||||||||||||
| Fall of Wickets | ||||||||||||||||
| 0-1(Sediqullah Atal 0.1),18-2(Ibrahim Zadran 4.1),51-3(Gulbadin Naib 8.3),62-4(Rahmanullah Gurbaz 10.2),77-5(Mohammad Nabi 12.6),109-6(Azmatullah Omarzai 15.4),124-7(Karim Janat 17.1),132-8(Rashid Khan 18.2),132-9(Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 18.3),146-10(Noor Ahmad 19.6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO | |||||||||
| Nasum Ahmed | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | |||||||||
| Taskin Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.5 | |||||||||
| Mustafizur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| Rishad Hossain | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | |||||||||
| Shamim Hossain Patwari | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| Saif Hassan | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
11:58 PM
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Bangladesh have got a well-deserved victory against Afghanistan as an 8-run win on the night keeps them alive in the race for the Super 4s.
11:48 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: Rashid caught at 3rd man!
Rashid Khan departs as Mustafizur with another big wicket for Bangladesh on the night.
11:46 PM
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A single stopped again as AFG need 27 runs in the last 2 overs now with Noor Ahmed on strike.
11:43 PM
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Good fielding from Bangladesh and a mix up between the AFG batters cost them another wicket as Karin Janat is sent back now.
11:41 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: Rashid Khan giving AFG hope!
Afghanistan now need 31 runs to win from 18 deliveries as Rashid Khan comes in and a SIX and boundary has given his side some hope at the death now.
11:34 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: Taskin takes Azmat out!
Omarzai caught at third man as his mishit cost AFG another wicket on the night with their defeat all but confirmed now.
11:30 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: 100 up for AFG!
Over Summary 2 0 0 1 1 1; AFG 102/5 after 15 overs; Omarzai 24 (13) Janat 4 (5)
AFG need 53 to win from 30 balls
Rishad continues the attack for Bangladesh and concedes 5 runs from the over
11:20 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: Nabi cleaned up!
Over Summary 0 0 0 1 1 W; AFG 77/5 after 12 overs; Omarzai 3 (6) Nabi 15 (15)
AFG need 78 to win from 42 balls
Mustafizur continues the attack for Bangladesh and concedes 2 runs from the over
11:16 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: 11 runs from the over!
Over Summary 1 0 1 6 2 1; AFG 75/4 after 12 overs; Omarzai 2 (5) Nabi 14 (10)
AFG need 80 to win from 48 balls
Saif continues the attack for Bangladesh and concedes 11 runs from the over
11:10 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: Big wicket for BAN!
Rahmanullah Gurbaz caught at deep square as Rishad Hossain takes the big fish out of the chase.
11:05 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: 8 runs from the over!
Over Summary 0 6 1 0 1 0; AFG 61/3 after 10 overs; Gurbaz 35 (30) Nabi 2 (4)
AFG need 94 to win from 60 balls
Saif into the attack for Bangladesh and concedes 8 runs from the over
11:00 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: 50 up for AFG!
Over Summary 1 1 W 1 1 0; AFG 53/3 after 9 overs; Gurbaz 28 (26) Nabi 1 (2)
AFG need 102 to win from 66 balls
Rishad continues the attack for Bangladesh and concedes 4 runs from the over
10:57 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: Naib departs!
Gulbadin Naib sent back by Rishad Hossain on 16 runs. Caught and bowled.
10:49 PM
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Over Summary 2 0 1 1 2 0; AFG 33/2 after 7 overs; Gurbaz 18 (21) Naib 8 (8)
Rishad into the attack for Bangladesh and concedes 6 runs from the over
10:44 PM
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE UPDATES Asia Cup 2025: 5 runs from the over!
Over Summary 0 1 0 4 0 0; AFG 27/2 after 6 overs; Gurbaz 13 (16) Naib 7 (7)
Mustafizur into the attack for Bangladesh and concedes 5 runs from the over
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First Published: Sep 16 2025 | 6:44 PM IST
