BAB vs AFG, Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan match today (September 4) in Asia Cup. On the basis of centuries from both Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Nazmul Hasan Shanto, they have set a target of 335 runs for Afghanistan.
BAB vs AFG, Asia Cup 2023:
The fourth match of the Asia Cup is between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. This is Afghanistan’s first match. At the same time, the Bangladesh team had lost their first match against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh needs a win to stay in the tournament. Bangladesh won the toss and batted first and scored 334 runs for five wickets. On the basis of centuries from both Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Nazmul Hasan Shanto, they have set a difficult target of 335 runs for Afghanistan.
Batting first, Bangladesh scored 334 runs for five wickets and has set a target of 335 runs in front of Afghanistan. Mehdi Hasan Miraj scored 112 not out and Najmul Hasan Shanto scored 104 for Bangladesh. Apart from these two, Shakib Al Hasan contributed 32 not out and Mohammad Naeem contributed 28 runs. Rahim scored 25 runs. Mujeeb ur Rahman and Gulbadin Naib took one wicket each for Afghanistan. Three Bangladesh batsmen were run out. Shanto and Miraj shared a record partnership of 194 runs for the third wicket. This is the biggest partnership from Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. It will not be easy for Afghanistan to reach the target of 335 runs.
In today’s match, Bangladesh will have to win the match by a big margin i.e. even if Afghanistan wins the next match, its run rate will be good. Lahore pitch is good for batting. If there is dew effect at night then Bangladesh may have to face more problems while bowling.