BAN vs AFG, Asia Cup 2025: Nasum Ahmed, Tanzid Hasan star as Bangladesh beat Afghanistan - Action in Images

Bangladesh edged past Afghanistan by eight runs in the group stage, keeping their hopes alive for a Super Four berth in the Asia Cup.

Published on: Sept 17, 2025 12:23 AM IST

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Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by eight runs in a group league match to remain in contention for a place in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup. (AP)

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Batting first, Tanzid and Saif Hassan (30 off 28 balls) put on 63 for the first wicket in double-quick time to lay the foundation for a big total on what looked like a good surface for batting. (ANI)

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Opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim blazed away to a 31-ball 52 before Afghanistan bowlers pulled things back to restrict Bangladesh to 154 for five. (AP)

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Rashid Khan led from the front with figures of 2/26, applying constant pressure in the middle overs.  (AFP)

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Noor Ahmad complemented Rashid brilliantly, returning 2/23 to tighten the screws on Bangladesh’s batting. (ANI)

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz anchored the innings with a steady 35 off 31, keeping Afghanistan in the hunt. (AFP)

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The tone was set by Nasum Ahmed whose first delivery of the innings skidded off the surface and hit Sediqullah Atal in front of the pads. The (AP)

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Bangladesh's Rishad Hossain also claimed a couple of wickets and complemented Nasum Ahmed well from the other end. (ANI)

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Azmatullah Omarzai provided the late spark, hammering 30 off just 16 balls to inject momentum.    (AP)

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The end came swiftly when Mustafizur Rahman (3/28) removed Rashid Khan (20) and AM Ghazanfar (0) in consecutive balls of the penultimate over. (AP)