In the 9th match of the Asia Cup T20 tournament, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 8 runs. This Group B match was played in Abu Dhabi where Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.Bangladesh scored 154 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Tanzeed Hasan scored 52 and Saif Hasan scored 30 runs. Tohid scored 26 runs. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed got 2 wickets each for Afghanistan.
In response to the target of 155 runs, the Afghanistan team was bowled out for 146 runs in the allotted 20 overs. For Afghanistan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 35, Azmatullah 30 and Rashid Khan scored 20 runs. For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman got 3 wickets, while Naseem Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed and Rashad got 2 wickets each.
In Group B, Sri Lanka is in first place with 4 points after winning 2 consecutive matches, while Bangladesh is in second place with 4 points from 3 matches. Afghanistan is in third place with 2 points from 2 matches, while Hong Kong’s journey in the event is over after 3 consecutive failures.
