Bangladesh secured a vital eight-run victory towards Afghanistan in the Asia Cup group league match on Tuesday, retaining their Super Fours qualification hopes alive.Following their earlier six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh delivered a powerful group efficiency in a aggressive match that noticed a number of momentum shifts.Afghanistan appeared to be in management on the midway level after limiting Bangladesh to 154 for 5. However, they struggled in their chase and have been finally bowled out for 146 in 20 overs.Azmatullah Omarzai made a big influence along with his fast 30 runs off 16 balls, together with 20 runs in Saif Hassan’s 14th over, which sparked Afghanistan’s comeback after a gradual begin.Omarzai’s innings ended shortly after hitting a six off Taskin Ahmed in the sixteenth over. Mustafizur Rahman sealed Afghanistan’s destiny by dismissing Rashid Khan for 20 and AM Ghazanfar for 0 in consecutive deliveries throughout the penultimate over.Bangladesh’s success was constructed on wonderful fielding and dominant performances in each powerplays. They scored 59 runs with out shedding any wickets in the primary powerplay and restricted Afghanistan to 27 for 2 in their batting powerplay.Nasum Ahmed set the tone early by dismissing Sediqullah Atal along with his first supply. He continued his spectacular spell by taking Ibrahim Zadran’s wicket for five runs in the fifth over.Despite Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s sturdy batting efficiency on the high, Afghanistan struggled as Gulbadin Naib departed for 16 runs with out making a big influence.Bangladesh’s spinners Nasum Ahmed and Rishad Hossain outperformed their Afghan counterparts. Nasum completed with figures of 4-1-11-2, whereas Rishad took 2 wickets for 18 runs in his 4 overs. Afghanistan’s spinners Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad had earlier restricted Bangladesh with spectacular spells of two/26 and a pair of/23 respectively.Bangladesh’s innings was highlighted by opener Tanzid Hasan’s quick-fire 52 runs off 31 balls. His partnership with Saif Hassan, who scored 30, helped Bangladesh attain 87 for one on the midway mark.The Afghan bowling assault, led by their spinners and supported by Azmatullah Omarzai, managed to decelerate Bangladesh’s scoring fee with correct bowling and variations.Tanzid Hasan’s aggressive batting included 4 boundaries off Fazalhaq Farooqi in the third over, regardless of surviving an in depth leg-before enchantment.Saif Hassan demonstrated his intent with a robust six towards AM Ghazanfar. Tanzid adopted with two extra spectacular sixes off the Afghan spinner in the sixth over.Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan broke the opening partnership when his low supply defeated Saif’s sweep shot and hit the off-stump.Although Bangladesh maintained an excellent scoring fee till the tenth over, they confronted growing stress from Afghanistan’s spinners, who maintained tight traces and restricted the batsmen’s scoring alternatives.
