Player of the Match
Player of the Match
1858dThe Report by Mohammad Isam

Rashid Khan's birthday special destroys Bangladesh

On his 20th birthday, the legspinner struck a 32-ball 57 to breathe life into a stuttering Afghanistan innings, and then took two wickets and effected a run out, becoming Afghanistan's leading wicket-taker along the way

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Hashmatullah Shahidi
58(92) 3x4 - 0x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
7 3 2 2 18 7 9 10
Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan
57(32) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 11 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 9 9 4 12 5 3 15

Best performances - Bowlers

Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan
O10
M1
R42
W4
Eco4.20
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
3W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan
O9
M3
R13
W2
Eco1.44
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Afghanistan , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.30 start, First Session 15.30-19.00 Interval 19.00-19.45, Second Session 19.45-23.15

Match days

20 September 2018 (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Afghanistan 2, Bangladesh 0

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Vishal Dikshit

Presentation time:

Rashid Khan: I'm really happy with my performance and the best thing was I performed with both bat and ball. My main focus was to bat till the end and I think our preparation was good to play till the end. Our fielding was amazing and the conditions were really hard and tough. We've been working hard on our fielding, we focus a lot on that. I've been coming on to bowl late because I want to build pressure by bowling more dot balls and the batsmen give their wickets. You can't rely on or two kind of players on these kind of pitches. I want to dedicate this award to our ex board chairman Atif Mashal who has done a wonderful job for us in the last few years.

Asghar: It was a very important game for us and I'll give a lot of credit to Naib and Rashid for their effort. Our top and middle order didn't play very well but thanks to god Naib and Rashid did very well. Yes, it will be tough for other teams to chase 230 kind of totals against us because of our bowling and fielding. I do have a groin issue but I'll let the physio decide tomorrow on my status for the match (against Pakistan)

10.55pm Chasing these totals of over 200 (barring Hong Kong's attempt against India) is proving to be real tough in this tournament. It could be the heat, it could be the slow pitches that don't have much for the batsmen or bowlers, or it could just be a rewind to the '90s when 250 used to be match-winning. That's all from us tonight, Akshay and I, Vishal, need some sleep too. You can join us tomorrow for the next stage, here are the matches....Until then, it's goodbye and good luck!

SHRAVAN: "Afghanistan play India in super four not Pakistan??" India v Bangladesh and Afghanistan v Pakistan

Surbhi Oberoi: "These are some big victories for AFG, happy to see them grow. Rashid Khan is a superstar in making(if not already). Well played!"

Virag: "As good as it is to see Rashid Khan play his weight in Gold , it is great to see other players like Naib and Shahidi come to the party. Cricket is a team game after all and you need team efforts to take you far."

Rohit: "What a way to enter his 20s! - Happy Birthday Rashid Khan!!"

10.36pm What a comprehensive performance from Afghanistan, they are unbeaten in the Asia Cup after facing Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. At one point it looked like Shakib was taking the match away from them with his stifling lines and four wickets in the first innings. But Bangladesh put the foot off the pedal when Afghanistan were seven down, only to see birthday boy Rashid Khan snatch the game from them. A scintillating half-century in the company of Gulbadin Naib, two wickets after the opening bowlers did the damage and then a run-out too. He aptly leads his team off the field after this massive win.

Mashrafe Mortaza: Afghanistan outplayed us from the 40th over. They played really well and we didn't bowl well in the last 10 overs and batting wasn't up to the mark. We have a big match tomorrow and boys need to be fresh. It's a bit difficult to recover from back to back matches in this heat. Mushfiqur and Mustafiz were rested today because of the niggles.

Jigar Aiya: "Afghanistan is no more underdog. Now very much in race for trophy"

Harsha: "Asia Cup is turning into a huge success with Afganistan and Hong Kong being 2 new forces to reckon with."

42.1
W
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Rubel Hossain, OUT, and he strikes first ball with the googly, Bangladesh are wrapped up for 119. A loopy googly coming in, Rubel hardly moves his feet and is trapped plumb on the front pad in front of the stumps

Rubel Hossain lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Mujeeb comes back

END OF OVER:
42 | (wicket maiden) | BAN: 119/9 (137 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 2.83, RRR: 17.12)

  • Mosaddek Hossain26 (60b)
  • Rubel Hossain0 (0b)
  • Rashid Khan9-3-13-2
  • Mohammad Nabi10-1-24-1
41.6
0
Rashid Khan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, pretty full on off, he digs it out on the leg side
41.5
W
Rashid Khan to Mosaddek Hossain, OUT, what can't Rashid do today? A direct hit this time and there's the aeroplane celebration. Mosaddek made plenty of room to drive inside out but didn't middle it and the ball deflected off Rashid towards mid off. It made Abu Hider go for the run but he was sent back and by then Rashid had sprinted towards mid-off, picked the ball and turned around in no time and even hit the stumps to send the bails flying

Abu Hider run out 1 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 9.09

41.4
0
Rashid Khan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, he reads the googly and blocks it front of the stumps
41.3
0
Rashid Khan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, he connects this time and finds backward point with the cut
41.2
0
Rashid Khan to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, Shahzad appeals as Mosaddek goes back to cut the legbrak and misses

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15Liton DasNajmul Hossain Shanto
2nd2Shakib Al HasanLiton Das
3rd22Shakib Al HasanMominul Haque
4th4Shakib Al HasanMohammad Mithun
5th36MahmudullahShakib Al Hasan
6th11MahmudullahMosaddek Hossain
7th10Mosaddek HossainMehidy Hasan Miraz
8th10Mashrafe MortazaMosaddek Hossain
9th9Mosaddek HossainAbu Hider
10th0Rubel HossainMosaddek Hossain