Bangladesh (154/5) defeat Afghanistan (146) by 8 runs in a thrilling encounter of the Asia Cup 2025

[Cricket Warrior]

As long as Gurbaz is there, Afghanistan have a good chance.

It is now 50-50. Can go either way.

Need to get Gurbaz out.

Afghanistan cant chase 10 RPO type runs in the last 5 overs.. so I am confident enough that even Gurbaz cant bring them home

 

[saabir]

BD once used to have so many left arm spinners playing together Mohd Rafiq, Abdul Razzaq then Saqib ul Hasan..now they have only one Nasum..I believe part time left armers are going to be affective in these slow pitches against right handers.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Afhganistan build their unit like teams like scotland, ireland, netherlands. Lot of useful lower order hitters.

 

[Hellion]

Only 10 yr age fraud- Afghanistan team says hold my chai

Lala at least looked young for a long time

 

[Local.Dada]

Nabi, Rashid,Gurbaz- 3 key wickets for Bangladesh. Get these 3 cheaply before it gets too close and game is in the bag.

 

[jnaveen1980]

BD once used to have so many left arm spinners playing together Mohd Rafiq, Abdul Razzaq then Saqib ul Hasan..now they have only one Nasum..I believe part time left armers are going to be affective in these slow pitches against right handers.

Afghanistan doesn't even try to reverse sweep. Hence Left arm spinners are allowed to bowl the way they want.

 

[Rana]

Gurbaz Gone!!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Gurbaz gone

Is that the game gone too?

 

[Local.Dada]

Afghanistan doesn't even try to reverse sweep. Hence Left arm spinners are allowed to bowl the way they want.

I feel Afghanistan has a gun batting line up for ODIs not fit for T20s and a gun bowling line up for T20s not fit for other formats.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Some things about Afghanistan make no sense.

- Why is Rashid slotted to come in after Karim Janat when he is one of their best power-hitters?
- Gulbadin in the playing XI and batting at 4
- Continually selecting Ghazanfar over Mujeeb eventhough he has one wicket in four matches

 

[sweep_shot]

Gurbaz is out.

Big wicket.

62/4.

 

[Mas-LFC]

Danger-man Gurbaz out

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Pretty much game over, unless we get a Nabi/Rashid special

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Gurbaz is out.

Big wicket.

62/4.

haha as i said earlier.. match is over for Afghanistan

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

How old is this Gulbadin? Don’t give me “official” age I can also look up. Easily early 50s if I had to bet. Great genes though at 50

I don't think he's in his 50s. He looks early to mid 40s.

 

[Local.Dada]

Rashid and Nabi the key here. Rest don’t have the temperament. However Bangladesh side can choke too so wouldn’t underestimate their capacity. However if I had to pick right now- Bangladesh firm favorite

 

[Human786]

haha as i said earlier.. match is over for Afghanistan

badey confident ho ... 91 from 54 req

 

[Rana]

RQ rate above 10

 

[Hellion]

Afghans need a couple of left handers in that lineup. Can't just be Sediqullah.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Superb over by Rishad

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

If Afghanistan really wanted to win this match they wouldn't have said Gulbadin before Nabi

 

[sweep_shot]

AFG - 64/4 (11 overs).

91 to win from 9 overs.

 

[Rana]

I feel Afghanistan has a gun batting line up for ODIs not fit for T20s and a gun bowling line up for T20s not fit for other formats.

Who’s their GUN ODI batters?

 

[Mas-LFC]

BD once used to have so many left arm spinners playing together Mohd Rafiq, Abdul Razzaq then Saqib ul Hasan..now they have only one Nasum..I believe part time left armers are going to be affective in these slow pitches against right handers.

Tanvir Islam is a left arm spinner did well in Lanka recently, took a 5fer too. Dont know why he has been left out. Maybe more suited to ODI’s. Idk

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Bangladesh seem to be switched on now

 

[sweep_shot]

Part-timer Saif is bowling.

They have to bowl 2 more overs of part-time spin. They should finish it off.

 

[Rana]

Saif bowling alright

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Who’s their GUN ODI batters?

Zadran and Gurbaz are definitely gun ODI batters.

Sediquallah has some potential.

That's about it.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

6 Smashed by Nabi

 

[sweep_shot]

Bangladesh seem to be switched on now

They have no other choice.

If they lose, they go home.

 

[Local.Dada]

Who’s their GUN ODI batters?

Zadran, Gurbaz, Sadequllah has immense potential for that format. Too raw for tests and not a hitter for T20s, perfect for ODIs. Omarzai also will be a good odi batsman.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Zadran and Gurbaz are definitely gun ODI batters.

Sediquallah has some potential.

That's about it.

Omarzai has potential too

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Who’s their GUN ODI batters?

Zadran and Azmat

 

[light]

Afg needs a miracle at this point.

 

[sweep_shot]

Six from Nabi. Great shot.

 

[Rana]

5th bowlers letting down Bang here

 

[Deewana Mastana]

80 off 48 needed

 

[sweep_shot]

This has been the best game of the tournament so far.

 

[sweep_shot]

5th bowlers letting down Bang here

Agree.

I don't know why they didn't play 5 specialist bowlers. Blunder.

Tanzim or Shoriful should've played.

 

[Rana]

Zadran and Azmat

They are OK

Gun is a pretty strong word

You use that for players like Klaasen, Head, Butler etc

 

[sweep_shot]

80 to win from 8 overs.

 

[Mas-LFC]

Bangladeshis in UAE showing a lot of support to BD. Excellent crowds. Cricket needs Bangladesh, BD has expats everywhere too.

 

[Local.Dada]

Bangladesh don’t have an X factor bowler except maybe Mustafizur (for Afghan level he is X factor) so couple of clean hits from Nabi and Rashid can keep them in the game.

 

[sweep_shot]

Bangladeshis in UAE showing a lot of support to BD. Excellent crowds. Cricket needs Bangladesh, BD has expats everywhere too.

UAE have a lot of Bangladeshis living and working there.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Bangladeshis in UAE showing a lot of support to BD. Excellent crowds. Cricket needs Bangladesh, BD has expats everywhere too.

They're alot there in the UAE.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Afghanistan conceded a lot of edged fours misfielded fours. Atleast 20 to 25 extras they could have avoide. It all comes back to bite them.

 

[sweep_shot]

4 balls, 1 run. Good over from Mustafiz so far.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Nabi bowled just 1 run and the wicket by Fizz

 

[jnaveen1980]

NRR is the only thing afghanistan should care about now

 

[Local.Dada]

Bangladeshis in UAE showing a lot of support to BD. Excellent crowds. Cricket needs Bangladesh, BD has expats everywhere too.

Not a surprise. Even if Nepal was playing this Asia cup, this stadium would be even more packed to the rafters.

 

[Human786]

over I guess .. unless 32 year old Rashid thinks otherwise .

 

[Rana]

Don’t bowl the part timer

Look for a big win

30-40 run win

 

[sweep_shot]

Bowled him. Nabi departs.

AFG - 77/5 (13 overs).

 

[light]

Bangladesh don’t have an X factor bowler except maybe Mustafizur (for Afghan level he is X factor) so couple of clean hits from Nabi and Rashid can keep them in the game.

Too bad after his surgery he went downhill. Prior to that, was an amazing bowler

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Nabi needs to retire. No number of hair transplants are going to make him any younger.

Hasn't performed with the bat in 3 years.

 

[Mas-LFC]

Big wicket of Nabi highly experienced player

 

[sweep_shot]

Don’t bowl the part timer

Look for a big win

30-40 run win

They have to bowl 4 overs of part-time bowling. 3 overs are done. 1 more to go.

One option would be to bowl the part-time spinner later. Make that RRR go higher.

 

[Local.Dada]

They are OK

Gun is a pretty strong word

You use that for players like Klaasen, Head, Butler etc

You obviously have a type but I also think Bevan, Hussey, Martyn, Chanderpaul, Vvs Laxman, Rizwan, Younis Khan were gun cricketers and not all of them were flashy

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Omarzai taking full advantage of the part timer now

 

[sweep_shot]

Big wicket of Nabi highly experienced player

Nabi plays since Afghanistan's division 5 days. 2009 or maybe even before that.

 

[Rana]

This Liton guy is clueless

There is no need to bowl the part timer now you idiot!

 

[Human786]

over I guess .. unless 32 year old Rashid thinks otherwise .

Azmat garam ho gaya ...93/5

 

[Deewana Mastana]

That's a biggie 6 more on the grass banks

93 metres

 

[sweep_shot]

They have to bowl 4 overs of part-time bowling. 3 overs are done. 1 more to go.

One option would be to bowl the part-time spinner later. Make that RRR go higher.

They are bowling out the final part-time over.

After this over, no more part-time.

 

[light]

By the way this match is going, RR might Stabilize enough for BD and this can become very very close for these 3 in group b if Afg pulls of a win Vs SL

 

[Local.Dada]

Nabi needs to retire. No number of hair transplants are going to make him any younger.

Hasn't performed with the bat in 3 years.

His son is ready to play international cricket I heard. Maybe waiting for that record to happen. Don’t think ever happened in international cricket

 

[sweep_shot]

68 to win from 39 balls.

 

[Rana]

They are bowling out the final part-time over.

After this over, no more part-time.

If the run rate becomes manageable at 8/9

Best of luck

 

[RidiculousMan]

Mahedi Hasan Miraz should've been in the squad if Bangladesh were looking for an all rounder in the XI

 

[saabir]

Inteligent cricket by Afganistan targeting part timers

 

[sweep_shot]

Why are they playing 4 specialist bowlers and not 5? I am still scratching my head.

What a blunder!

 

[Human786]

58 from 36 req

 

[Deewana Mastana]

20 off the last over

 

[G0rmintAunty]

This Saif lulloo losing it for BD.

 

[Rana]

What a rubbish decision IMO

Well done for giving AFG a big over of 20 and momentum going into the final 6

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Why are they playing 4 specialist bowlers and not 5? I am still scratching my head.

What a blunder!

Something Simmons could perhaps answer

 

[sweep_shot]

20 from the over. Is this the decisive over?

58 to win from 6 overs.

 

[Rana]

This Saif lulloo losing it for BD.

It’s the captain

Rubbish decision to bowl him.

 

[RidiculousMan]

BD once used to have so many left arm spinners playing together Mohd Rafiq, Abdul Razzaq then Saqib ul Hasan..now they have only one Nasum..I believe part time left armers are going to be affective in these slow pitches against right handers.

Saif taken to cleaners!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

His son is ready to play international cricket I heard. Maybe waiting for that record to happen. Don’t think ever happened in international cricket

Lol. He was supposed to retire earlier this year but then took it back.

Officially 40 but likely even more. Afghans need to move on from him