BAN vs HK Ball by Ball Commentary

GAME. SET. MATCH! This is a length ball, on middle. Tawhid Hridoy plays off the back foot and works it across the line, towards deep square leg for a single. BANGLADESH WIN THIS CONVINCINGLY BY 7 WICKETS!

Pulls the length back, on off, slashed hard, but straight to mid off.

Drifting onto the leg stump line. Jaker Ali tries to work it leg side, but misses and the ball rolls off the front pad towards square leg. They get a leg bye. SCORES ARE LEVEL!

OUT! BOWLED! Litton Das walks back and couldn't see his side through. Admonishes himself as he departs. A consolation wicket for Hong Kong, China. Quicker through the air by Ateeq, in front of the sticks, and spinning into the batter from the off stump line. Litton Das clears the front leg and tries to clear long on, but gets an inside edge onto the stumps behind. The 95-run partnership is broken for the third wicket. Litton Das departs for 59 (39) and Bangladesh need just 2 runs to win.

Slower through the air, at 83 kph, turning in front outside off. Tawhid Hridoy is months early to slog that and finish things off with a glory shot, but only manages to wear it on the thigh pad.

Lands it on the shorter side on the leg stump. Punched off the back foot to long on for a single.

Pulls the length by a yard, does Ehsan, on middle. Tawhid Hridoy dances down the track and mistimes the pull shot, but over mid-wicket for a single.

Full and quick at 97 kph, Das shimmies down the track and drills it down to long on for a single.

Pushed through, quicker, and fuller, on the stumps. Shanked across towards deep square leg for a single.

How has that missed the off pole? Arm ball, on a length, spinning into the batter. Tawhid Hridoy shapes ot heave that across the line, but misses and the ball passes close to the off pole before the keeper collects it.

Slower through the air, on a length, around off. Tawhid Hridoy rocks back in the crease and tucks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for another single.

On a length, on middle. Das rocks back and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! In a hurry now! Flat and short, outside off. Das gets enough width to work with. Is quick to go deep in the crease and cuts it powerfully between short third and backward point for a boundary.

Quicker and shorter, outside off, Litton Das rocks back and cuts it over cover-point for a couple more.

FIFTY FOR LITTON DAS! Off 33 deliveries! This is his 14th T20I half century. His golden patch with the bat continues as the skipper has stepped up from the front in this chase. On the shorter side, angling into the batter. Das waits back and pulls it to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

SIX! Into the arc, and out of the park! Half volley, around middle and off, Litton Das picks the length in a trice and slogs it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for a massive six.

Short of a length on the pads, Tawhid Hridoy pulls this to deep mid-wicket's right for a couple of runs.

Short of a length around off, Litton Das rolls this to long on for one.

Short of a length around off, Tawhid Hridoy cuts this to deep point for one more.

Fuller around off, Litton Das milks this in the gap for a single.

FOUR! Right in the gap for four. Das has stepped on the accelerator since the last couple of overs. Full toss on off, Litton Das moves to his leg and drives this all along the carpet through cover for four runs.

Floated around off, Tawhid Hridoy creates room, and attempts for a big-booming shot over cover, but only manages to get a thick outside edge. The ball flies over short third for one.

On a length around off, Tawhid Hridoy punches this to sweeper cover for one.

Good length on off, Litton Das guides this to deep third for one.

FOUR! Das brings out the ramp this time for four more. On a length around off, Litton Das shuffles to his off and ramps this wide to the right of short fine leg for four runs.

FOUR! Edged and away for four. Short-pitched, around off, Litton Das stands deep inside his crease, rises up with the bounce and goes for the cut over point. Gets an outside edge, to the right of the keeper for a boundary.

Back of a length around off, Tawhid Hridoy punches this through cover for one.

Fuller onto the pads, Litton Das tucks this through square leg for a single.

Short of a length around off, Tawhid moves to his leg and cuts this to the left of deep point for two. A productive over for Bangladesh as 11 runs come off it. 100 UP FOR BANGLADESH!

Quicker one onto the pads, Tawhid Hridoy tucks this through mid-wicket for two runs. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Hridoy and Das!

Fuller on off, Litton Das drills this to long on for one.

Short of a length around middle and leg, Tawhid Hridoy pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pushed through on the pads, Litton Das flicks this to long on for one.

FOUR! Innovative and effective from Das. Fuller on middle and leg, Litton Das plays the reverse sweep and connects well to loft this beyond the fielder at backward point for a boundary to kickstart the 13th over.

Good length around off, Tawhid Hridoy cuts this to point for no run.

Good length on the pads, Litton Das tucks this to short fine leg for one.

WIDE! On a length wide outside off. Das leaves it again. Wide called one more time.

WIDE! On a length wide outside off. Litton Das leaves it. Wided.

LEG BYE! On a length down the leg, Tawhid Hridoy jumps down the track and looks to flick but misses. Deflects this off his front pad towards square leg for one.

Slower one, around off. Tawhid Hridoy flicks this through mid-wicket for a couple this time.

On a length wide of off, Litton Das edges this to third man region for one.

Now that's an appeal and a half for LBW. Slower cutter, coming into the batter from the off stump line. Litton looks shuffles to the off side a bit, and is totally cramped for space. Gets beaten and wears it on his front pad. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Yasim Murtaza, after a short conversation with the bowler and the keeper, sends this upstairs. The UltraEdge comes up, but this is passing close to the bat and the pad, by a razor-thin margin. However, there is a clear spike when the ball is between both bat and pad. After checking the replays very closely, the third umpire could not come to a verdict. He deems that he has no conclusive evidence that the ball struck the pad first or the bat's inside edge. Hence, the on-field decision of Not Out stays.

Fired around off, Litton Das flicks this through mid-wicket for just a single. 8 off the over.

Pushed through on off, Litton Das punches this to sweeper cover for another single.

Fired on off, Tawhid Hridoy punches this off his back foot for a single to sweeper cover.

Fuller around off, Tawhid Hridoy shuffles to his leg and chips this towards deep extra cover for two.

Short of a length around off, Litton Das nudges this through mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up on off, Tawhid Hridoy jumps to the pitch of the delivery and tucks this through mid on for one.

Outside off, on a good length. Das glides it behind to short third. Wants to pinch in a single, but Hridoy does not move a muscle at the non-striker's end. Another over that goes for just 4 runs! At halfway, Bangladesh are 74/2.

Fractionally full and on off, at 106.8 kph. Tawhid Hridoy lets the ball arrive and steers it between cover and point for a quick single.

Pitched full and outside off, at just 113.1 kph. Tawhid Hridoy swings for the hills, to sail it downtown, but gets beaten by the lack of pace.

Full and wide outside off, carved out hard by Tawhid, but straight to the man at cover.

A yard behind fuller length, outside off. Tawhid Hridoy waits back and plays the late-cut towards deep backward point for a couple more.

On a back of a length, around off and middle. Das weighs on the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Slower at 84.8 kph, full and outside the off pole. Litton Das plants the front foot ahead and drills it down to long on. Another single milked. 4 off the over. Just 8 from the last two overs. Bangladesh need 74 runs to win off 66 balls!

Uses the wider angle, and dishes outside off, at 91.6 kph, on a fuller length. Litton Das gets down for a sweep, but gets beaten by the pace.

Full and on middle. Hridoy charges down the track and drills it down to long on for one more.

Slower through the air, comes in with the arm, with the length dragged back. Das waits back and drags it down to long on for an easy single.

Floated full and on middle. Tawhid Hridoy shimmies down the track and flicks it along the turf to deep mid-wicket. A single taken.

Nagging length, on the fourth stump. Hridoy chop-cuts it to the point fielder.

Cuts back into the batter, full and around off. Litton Das waits and waits and waits for the slower ball to arrive. Opens the bat face late, but chops it behind to the keeper. A quiet over from Khan. Just 4 off it.

Rolls the fingers on the ball, an off cutter, outside off, on a good length. Tawhid Hridoy stays on the back foot and cuts it behind square on the off side for a single at deep backward point.

WIDE! Loses the radar massively, outside the tramline, on the off side. Tawhid happily lets it be. Wide called.

Slower one, outside off, slashed to the point fielder by Hridoy.

Fullish delivery, outside off, Tawhid Hridoy leans on and drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Back of a length, outside off, seemingly a slower one. Das has to reach for it. Throws his hands away and gets a top edge over backward point, for a single.

Gentle-paced delivery, around off, on a length. Tawhid Hridoy hangs back and tucks it across, through mid-wicket for a single.

Drags the length, and widens the line, Tawhid Hridoy stands tall and mistimes the heave, down to long on for only a single. 11 off this over. Bangladesh need 82 runs to win off 78 balls.

Drops it short and on the stumps, does Murtaza, Hridoy waits back and pulls it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. Uh, oh! Yasim Murtaza has overstepped and it is a No Ball. The call comes from upstairs. Free Hit to follow...

The length is pulled back, on the pads. Litton Das tucks it around the corner on the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Classic textbook shot! Right out of the coach's manual! Serves it into the slot, a juicy half volley, outside off. Litton Das prods forward and carves it through the off side, bisecting deep point and the long off fielders for a boundary.

In-drifter on the leg stump, Litton Das paddles the full ball, hits it fine enough, to the right of deep backward square leg fielder for a couple of runs.

Shortens the length again, does the skipper, on the stumps. This is nudged to mid-wicket with soft hands.

Starts with a length ball, on the leg stump. Das hangs deep and tucks it to the right of the bowler.

FOUR! Poor delivery and gets the treatment! Sprays it into the pads, does Iqbal, on a length. Tawhid Hridoy waits back and uses his wrists to nudge it through the backward square leg region for a boundary. Bangladesh end their Powerplay at 51/2.

Length ball, stabbed back to the bowler.

OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND GONE! CAUGHT! What a spectacular catch from Nizakat Khan! They dropped four dollies in the previous game against Afghanistan, but have come much sharper in the field. This is fuller and around off from Ateeq. Tanzid Hasan tries to clear the long off fence, but only manages to toe end it high up in the air. The ball travels behind mid off and descends in thereabouts of long off. Nizakat Khan backtracks and keeps his eyes on the ball. Swallows the catch and more importantly, he maintains the ball's possession while tumbling over on the ground. Tanzid Hasan departs for 14 (18) and Bangladesh are 47/2, needing 97 runs to win.

BEATEN! Slides it away from the batter, on a length. That one stays low and beats the inside edge of the bat as Tanzid Hasan tries to whack that over mid off.

Skids from a length, on off, punched off the back foot by Hasan to mid off.

Drifting on middle and leg, Das clips the full ball to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

Short of a length around middle and off, Litton Das pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller on off, Tanzid Hasan drives this away in the gap for another single.

FOUR! Short of a length on off, Tanzid Hasan goes back and away and cuts this through point for another boundary. Bangladesh have raced to 44.

FIVE WIDES! Floated wide down the leg stump line, Tanzid Hasan gets down on a knee and looks for the sweep but misses out and the ball goes straight past the batter down his leg and the keeper to his right for a boundary towards fine leg region.

Quicker one around off, Tanzid Hasan cuts this to point for no run.

Floated onto the pads, Tanzid Hasan nudges this through mid-wicket for a single.

Short of a length on middle and leg, Litton Das flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

On a length around off, Tanzid Hasan looks this hit this over extra cover but hits this off the bottom of his bat towards point for no run.

Good length around off, Tanzid Hasan punches this to mid off for no run.

Good length on middle and leg, Tanzid Hasan flicks this through square leg and scampers back for two.

Overpitched, on off. Tanzid Hasan chips this behind mid on for two.

Back of a length on off, Tanzid Hasan pushes this to cover for no run.

FOUR BYES! This has gone past everyone for a boundary. On a length angling across the batter. Tanzid Hasan stands still and goes for the drive but gets beaten on his outside edge, Zeeshan Ali is standing up for the medium pacer and he fails to get anything onto this as sees this roll to the left. The ball then shoots to the fence behind.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Slower one does the trick for Ayush Shukla and Hong Kong, China. Slower one, around off, Parvez Hossain Emon goes for the wild heave. Gets it off the bottom and hangs this high over Babar Hayat at the deep mid-wicket fence. Babar settles himself well underneath it and holds onto this. Ayush Shukla releases a huge roar as he is thrilled to bits and so are the Hong Kong, China players. Understandably so. Parvez Hossain Emon departs after scoring 19 (14). Bangladesh are 24/1 and need 120 runs to win off 102 balls.

On a length around off, Parvez Hossain Emon punches this straight to the fielder for no run.

SIX! First biggie of the chase. Back of a length around the pads, Parvez Hossain Emon goes for the hook shot. Mishits it and gets a top-edge flying over the fence towards the fine leg region for a huge six.

Short-pitched, on middle and leg, Parvez Hossain Emon pulls this to deep square and takes a couple of runs.

Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Tanzid Hasan mistimes the pull, gets it top edged towards fine leg for one.

NO BALL! Good length, down the leg. Tanzid Hasan leaves it. Wide called by the umpire. Hang on, Ayush Shukla has overstepped here and it will be a NO BALL! Free Hit to follow.

On a length around middle and off, Parvez Hossain Emon flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.

Good length on off, Tanzid Hasan cuts this through point and takes two to end the over. Just 4 off this Ateeq Iqbal over. A good start for Hong Kong, China.

WIDE! On a length around the pads, Tanzid Hasan goes for the flick but misses. Wided.

Good length on middle and off, Parvez Hossain Emon flicks this away for one.

Make it four dots in a row. Good length, pitching around leg and skidding onto the batter. Parvez Hossain Emon misses out on the flick and gets it deflected off his pads towards off. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down.

Good length around middle and off, Parvez Hossain Emon pushes this to mid off for a dot.

Good length on off, Parvez Hossain Emon blocks this firmly to cover for no run.

Pitched up on off, Parvez Hossain Emon punches this to mid off for no run.

Back of a length around off, Tanzid Hasan flat bats it to mid off for no run. 9 off the first over.

Hits the hard length, on top of off, Tanzid Hasan strides to the pitch of the delivery and blocks this out.

Good length on middle and leg, Parvez Hossain Emon flicks this to fine leg for one.

FOUR! Emon gets lucky here. On a length, swinging into the batter. Parvez Hossain Emon presses forward to punch this towards cover but the ball comes back in and gets a faint inside edge, flying past the off-pole of Emon and through the right of the keeper for a boundary.

FOUR! Emon is up and running with a boundary. Good length, wide of off, Parvez Hossain Emon hangs onto his back foot. Cuts this through the gap between cover-point and cover for four runs.

We are underway in this chase with a dot. Good length, around off, with a hint of inward swing on offer. Parvez Hossain Emon gets right on top of the bounce and blocks this out.