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In the 9th match of the Asia Cup, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 8 runs on Tuesday. With this, the team maintained their hopes to reach the Super-4 stage. On the other hand, Afghanistan will now have to win the last match against Sri Lanka.
In the second innings of the match, Bangladeshi spinner Nasum Ahmed took wickets on the first ball. Rishad Hussain and Ajmatullah Omrajai left 1-1 catches. Bangladesh captain Litton Das was dismissed due to DRS.
Moments of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh match …
1. Omarjai left Saif Hasan’s catch Afghanistan’s Ajmatullah Omarjai left the catch of Saif Hasan in the first over. The fifth ball of the over, Falar Farooqui, threw full length. Hasan went to drive, but the ball stood in the air towards the covers. Omrajai tried to take a catch with one hand by putting a dive to his right, but missed the ball. Saif did not even open the account at the time of life, he scored 30 runs.
After getting life, Saif Hasan played an innings of 30 runs.
2. Ball out of wicketkeeper and slip During Bangladesh’s batting, a ball passed through the batsman’s bat and left between Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper and slip. The second ball of the third over was thrown by Farooqui on a good length outside the off stump. Tanjid Hasan Tamim played the cover drive shot, but the ball went towards the slip. Here wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Gulbadin Naib, standing in the first slip, did not attempt to catch. The ball left between the two for a fours.
Fazline Farooqui missed 2 catches in 2 overs.
3. Litton Das dismissed due to DRS Bangladesh captain Litton Das had to return to the pavilion due to DRS. Noor Ahmed threw Googli on full length. Litton went to sweep, but the ball hit his pads. Afghanistan appealed to LBW, but the umpire called notout.
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan took a review. It was seen in the replay that the ball did not come from Litton’s bat and if the pads did not come in the middle, the ball would have been directly stumped. The field umpire reversed his decision and Litton had to return to the pavilion on a score of 9 runs.
Litton Das was dismissed for 9 runs.
4. Nasum Ahmed wicket on the first ball of the innings Afghanistan lost the wicket on the first ball of their batting. Left arm spinner Nasum Ahmed started bowling from Bangladesh. Left hand batter Seedikullah Atal went to defend the first ball, but the ball hit his pads. Bangladesh appealed for LBW and the umpire gave the outspoken decision.
Nasum Ahmed took 2 wickets in Powerplay.
5. Rishad Hussain left Jadaran’s easy catch Ibrahim Jadaran got a life in the second over of Afghanistan’s batting. The last ball of the over smuggled out a short of good length outside the off stump. Jadaran played the cut shot, but the ball went towards Rishad Hussain standing on the point. Hussain tried to take the catch, but the ball was missed by his hand. Jadran did not even open the account during his life, he was dismissed in the 5th over after scoring only 5 runs.
Rishad Hussain caught a catch in his own over after leaving the catch at Powerplay.
6. Omrajai hit 99 meter long sixes Ajmatullah Omarjai of Afghanistan hit a 99 meter long six in the 16th over. The third ball of the over smuggled a short pitch. Omrajai played the bridge shot and hit a 99 meter long six in the direction of the square leg.
Ajmatullah Omrajai scored 30 runs off 16 balls.