बांग्लादेश vs अफगानिस्तान, मैच 9, शेख़ ज़ाएद स्टेडियम, अबू धाबी, 16 September 2025 - हाइलाइट्स

Good length and on middle, Karim Janat flicks it away towards deep square leg for the third double in a row.

Flatter, short and outside off, Karim Janat slashes at it but misses.

Googly, full and on middle, turns in, Karim Janat neither comes forward nor goes backward and tries to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Dragged back and on middle, Karim Janat punches it to long on for a single. 100 UP FOR THE AFGHANS!

Short again and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai slaps it to long off for one.

Another short ball, on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai heaves it to deep square leg for one more. Rishad Hossain finishes an excellent spell with figures of 4-0-18-2. Afghanistan needs 53 runs in the last 5 overs. This is going down to the wire here.

Fine shot, excellent field in the deep by Tanzim Hasan Sakib, the substitute fielder. That was travelling at the rate of knots! On a fullish length, outside off, Karim Janat smashes it uppishly to deep backward point. Sakib from deep cover runs and dives to his left to intercept the ball and keep the batters down to just one.

Well-directed short ball, on the shoulder height, Azmatullah Omarzai tries to pull, but mistimes it off the bottom and the ball drops to the leg side.

SIX! MURDERED! Azmatullah Omarzai is giving it a real good smack now! He moves to 30 off just 15 balls! Short and angling into the batter. Azmatullah Omarzai shuffles a bit to the leg side, gets the ball at a comfortable height and pulls it massively behind deep square leg for a mammoth six.

OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND TAKEN! A perfect response from Taskin Ahmed and he releases out a huge roar! Smart change of pace from Ahmed, as he rolls the fingers and dishes out a deceptive off-cutter. On a length, landing on the seam and around off. Azmatullah Omarzai backs away and tries to whack it over the off side, but is through the shot early. Only manages to get it off the toe end and the ball is skied high up. Saif Hassan at backward point, settles under it and takes a fine catch. First wicket for Taskin. Azmatullah Omarzai departs for 30 off 16 balls and Afghanistan are 109/6, needing 46 runs off 26 balls.

Nagging length, skidding through the deck, outside off, swing and a miss for Rashid.

Short-pitched delivery, on the bodyline. Rashid Khan tries to duck in an evasive action, but fails to get his bat down in time and the ball is pulled towards widish deep square leg for a single. Afghanistan need 45 from 24 balls.

SIX! Now that is some really innovative shot from the Afghan skipper! A no-look six! Aimed at the leg stump, on a fuller length. Rashid Khan brings his wrists to play and nonchalantly flicks it behind deep fine leg. The ball has landed just on the boundary cushions on the full and the replay shows the same.

On a good length, around middle and leg. Rashid Khan hangs deep in the crease and punches it to deep point. Saif Hassan is a bit late onto the ball and that allows the batters to cross over for the second run. Litton Das is absolutely fuming at the fielder.

Outside leg, on a fuller length. Rashid tries to whip it across, but gets a leading edge onto the pitch.

FOUR! QUICK HANDS! Back of a length, outside off. Rashid Khan stays back and cuts it powerfully through deep backward point for a cracking boundary.

Fuller ball, around off, slower at 118.3 kph. Rashid Khan waits back and carves it through cover for a single.

Back of a length, around middle, Karim Janat waits for it to arrive and taps it into the cover region for a single. 14 off Mustafizur Rahman's third over and his figures read 3-0-23-1. Afghanistan need 31 runs off the last 18 balls!

OUT! RUN OUT! A huge moment in the game and Bangladesh refuse to back down one bit! Excellent commitment in the field by Nurul Hasan! Nasum drops it short and just outside off. Karim Janat rocks back in the crease and smashes it a bit uppishly, to the left of Hasan at cover. He flings himself with a full-length dive to his left and intercepts the ball. Now, Karim is off for a run and is almost halfway through, but Rashid refuses to run and sends him back. Spotting this, Nurul releases the throw towards Litton Das at the batting end and with Karim Janat out by a country mile, Das whips the bails off. And even a dive cannot save him here. 

Full and around off, Noor Ahmad chips it over mid off for a single.

Full and outside off, Rashid Khan works it down to long off for a single.

Quicker delivery, full and spins away from off. Noor Ahmad sits down to slog it over the leg side, but misses on the connection.

On middle and leg, drifting in, worked down to long on for a single.

Another good display in the field there! Pulls the length back, does Nasum on middle. Rashid Khan backs away and cuts it powerfully to the left of Jaker Ali at cover-point. Ali dives full-stretch and cuts it off. One taken. 

FOUR! An excellent start to the over by Rashid! On a hard length, around the leg stump line. Rashid Khan lifts his front leg up in the air to balance himself up. Uses his wrists and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. Another no-looker from the Afghan skipper. Frustrations are multiplying for Litton Das. Afghanistan need 23 off 11 balls.

OUT! GONE! CAUGHT! Is that the match for Bangladesh? Mustafizur Rahman delivers gold when it matters the most for his side. He bowls it too full and outside the off stump line. Rashid Khan bends low and jams his bat down, opening the bat face very late. Doesn't manage to keep it along the ground and the ball goes flat into the hands of Taskin Ahmed at short third. Rashid Khan departs for a quickfire 20 off just 11 balls. Afghanistan are 132/8, needing 23 runs off 10 balls. 

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! 'The Fizz' gets his third wicket and has brought Bangladesh almost within touching distance to win this one! Bowls on a back of a length, angling outside off, AM Ghazanfar just hangs the bat away from the body and tries to work it off side, but plays inside the line and gets a faint outside edge. Litton Das collects it comfortably behind the wickets. Mustafizur Rahman is on a HAT TRICK! Afghanistan are 132/9.

On a nagging length, slanting across off, Fazalhaq Farooqi wildly swings across the line and is beaten past the outside edge.

Run out chance, missed! On a good length, around off. Fazalhaq Farooqi chop-cuts it to the backward point fielder and sets off for a run. The fielder is quick to pick the ball and throw at the bowler. However, Mustafizur Rahman does not cleanly colllect the ball up and breaks the stumps without the ball in his hands. 

Swing and a miss! What a sensational penultimate over from Mustafizur Rahman! Back of a length, boucing over the off pole. Noor Ahmad misses pulling it away. Mustafizur Rahman ends his spell with figures of 4-0-28-3.

Length-delivery, outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi creates room and tries to slash it away, but gets a thick outside edge. The ball shoots past the right of the diving Litton Das and runs behind to the left of deep third for a single. 21 needed off the last 5 balls!

Slower one, on the leg stump line, on a good length. Noor Ahmad swings across the line to pull but misses.

SIX! Sails all the way! Still not over! Taskin serves it right into the wheelhouse, full and on middle. Noor Ahmad clears the front leg away and smokes it downtown for a six. 15 needed off 3 balls!

Excellent execution from Taskin Ahmed! A pinpoint yorker, on off, Noor Ahmad carves it out to the mid off region. 

SIX! Clears the ropes! This is going to hurt Bangladesh's net run rate to an extent even if they win! Hard length, on top of middle. Noor Ahmad backs away and brings the bat horizontally to smash it over Rishad Hossain, who leaps from long on but the ball sails over him for half a dozen! Oh, hang on, it seems like Rishad Hossain got his fingertips on the ball and just tipped it over the ropes. Litton Das is not happy.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A slower ball from Taskin, at 115 kph, full and around off. Noor Ahmad swings through the line, hits it aerially, but slices it off the bat, and hence, does not get the distance required. Sails it straight down the throat of Nurul Hasan stationed at the long off fence. Nurul doesn't have to move a muscle and takes a simple catch. Taskin Ahmed finishes with two wickets. Disappointing faces in the Afghan hut, and exact contrary emotions in the opposite dugout. BANGLADESH WIN BY 8 RUNS!