Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Highlights Asia Cup 2025: Nasum, Mustafizur keep BAN alive with 8-run win

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Towhid Hridoy got his knees and smashed Noor Ahmed for a maximum on the first ball of the over to put the pressure back on him.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Noor Ahmad into the attack and got the better of Litton Das here for 9. The left-arm spinner trapped Litton here and Rashid Khan backed him for the DRS call. BAN 87/1 in 10.1 overs

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Tanzid Hasan Tamim breaks the shackles once again and smashed Mohammad Nabi for six to shift the momentum once again. 12 runs came off the over. BAN 87/1 in 10 overs

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Mohammad Nabi into the attack and he delivered a tidy over with five runs coming off his over. Afghanistan need a couple of tight overs to strengthen their position in the game.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Rashid Khan gets the wicket of Saif Hassan! Afghanistan needed the wicket and the skipper gets the job done in his first over. He gave a stare at the batter after getting him out here. BAN 63/1 in 6.4 overs

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Tanzid Hasan smashed AM Ghazanfar for a couple of sixes as Bangladesh collect 19 runs off the over. There is no stopping for Tanzid at the moment as he is smashing the Afghan bowlers for fun now. 50-run stand between the Bangla openers. BAN 59/0 in 6 overs

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Saif Hassan with a boundary to show his positive intent here in the powerplay. Afghanistan need a wicket here to bounce back, othewise it will be too late for is side. BAN 40/0 in 8 overs

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: AM Ghazanfar into the attack and Saif Hassan charged down the ground to smash a six. However, the right-handed batter is still striking at under 100, which is a worrying sign for the Bangla Tigers. BAN 32/0 in 4 overs

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Tanzid counter-attacked Fazalhaq Farooqi with four boundaries in the over. He bounced back in style to put the pressure back on the left-arm paceman. BAN 24/0 in 3 overs

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Azmatullah Omarzai from the other end and he also delivered a tight over despite getting hit for a boundary by Saif Hassan. Bangladesh need to break the shackles in the powerplay to put pressure back on the Afghan bowlers. BAN 8/0 2 overs

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Sensational start with the new ball from Fazalhaq Farooqi as Saif struggled to break the shackles. He almost got the better of the right-handed batter, but Azmatullah Omarzai failed to hold onto the ball despite a sensational attempt. BAN 3/0 in 1 over

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan are in the middle to open the innings for Bangladesh. Fazalhaq Farooqi has the ball in hand.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: The players of both teams are out in the middle here for the national anthems of their respective nations.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Bangladesh Playing XI - Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Litton Das(w/c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Afghanistan Playing XI - Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Bangladesh skipper Litton Das wins the toss and elects to bat first against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Afghanistan opened their Asia Cup campaign on September 9 with a commanding 94-run victory over Hong Kong and have since had a six-day breather. Head coach Jonathan Trott acknowledged that the gap came as a much-needed reset, both mentally and physically, following a taxing tri-series against UAE and Pakistan, where they played five games in just 10 days before falling short in the final against Pakistan.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: In recent two years or so, Afghans have had success against Bangladesh as well, beating them in a 50-overs series in 2023 at Bangladesh's own territory and securing a thrilling eight-run win over them in the T20 World Cup's Super 8s stage last year, which helped them reach the semifinals.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Afghanistan have grown into a formidable white-ball outfit in recent years. After making the Super Four in the 2022 Asia Cup, they impressed with a sixth-place finish at the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, beating England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, before storming into the T20 World Cup semifinals with landmark wins over Australia and New Zealand.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: A major advantage for Afghanistan lies in their wealth of spin options, led by captain Rashid Khan and seasoned all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, supported by the likes of Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and rising youngster AM Ghazanfar.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Bangladesh, still reeling from a heavy defeat to Sri Lanka, now face a do-or-die Group B showdown against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Tuesday. With a spot in the Super Four at stake, Litton Das and his men must overcome Afghanistan’s world-class spin arsenal led by Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: In the clash against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh’s top order collapsed under pressure, leaving the team in deep trouble early on. However, middle-order batters Jaker Ali and Shamim Hossain rose to the occasion, stitching together an unbeaten 86-run stand for the sixth wicket that gave their side a fighting chance and restored some respectability to the innings.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Sri Lanka currently top Group B with two wins from two games, collecting four points and boasting a strong net run rate of +1.546. Afghanistan follow in second place with two points from a single win, backed by an impressive net run rate of +4.700. Bangladesh, meanwhile, are placed third with two points after winning one and losing one of their two outings.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Afghanistan boast an explosive top order featuring wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, and Ibrahim Zadran, all capable of taking the attack to the opposition from the outset. However, they will be tested against Bangladesh’s in-form pace duo of Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman, who have been consistently striking with the new ball.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Afghanistan and Bangladesh have faced each other 12 times in T20 internationals, with Afghanistan holding the edge with seven wins compared to Bangladesh’s five. Recent encounters also reflect a similar pattern, as Afghanistan have taken three of the last five clashes, while Bangladesh managed to secure two victories.