Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2022, Highlights: Spinners, Najibullah shine as Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets

Shakib Al Hasan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmanullah Gurbaz pre-meditates and moves past the leg stump. Shakib Al Hasan follows him and floats it around leg stump. Gurbaz plays it onto the off side.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Good half stop! Length again, around off, this is nicely driven on the up but the man at cover dives to his left and gets a hand on it. Just the single then.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, A touch fuller, on middle and skidding through. Gurbaz plays it out with soft hands towards cover.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hits the hard length now, around off, Gurbaz hops onto the back foot and defends it back onto the deck.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Length ball, angled across the right-hander. Gurbaz steps out and looks to swing across the line but gets beaten past the inside edge.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Overpitched and punished! Right in the slot around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz makes a bit of room and thumps it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Mustafizur Rahman to share the new ball.

Mustafizur Rahman to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, It is full, angled across the right-hander, outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves it alone.

Is it a run out? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The replays confirm that the batter is safe. The big screen shows NOT OUT.

Shakib Al Hasan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Risky single but they make it in time! On off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz punches it straight towards mid off and sets off the for the single. Hazratullah Zazai is a bit late to set off and the throw comes in at the striker's end. It is a direct hit and it is sent upstairs. The replays show that Zazai made it in time.

Shakib Al Hasan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, On the pads and pushed awya towards mid on.

We are back. Bangladesh players make their way out on the middle. Followed by Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz who walk out to open for Afghanistan. It will be Shakib Al Hasan to start with the new ball.

Shakib Al Hasan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Flatter delivery, around off, Gurbaz backs away and cuts it straight towards point.

Shakib Al Hasan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Good length, from around the wicket and on off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz defends it out.

Right then. Afghanistan does not have a stiff mountain to climb here. They will surely back their batters to chase this down. Also, lets not forgot about the dew in play. Bangladesh need to start well with the ball to make something of the game. Do join us to find out how things pan out in the second essay.

Shakib Al Hasan to Hazratullah Zazai, Quicker again, angled onto middle, Zazai forces it off the back foot and towards mid on for a quick single. Afghanistan are up and running here.

Shakib Al Hasan to Hazratullah Zazai, Shakib starts off with a quicker and shorter ball on off. Hazratullah Zazai gets pushed onto the back foot and keeps it out on the off side.

... The Run Chase ...

Rashid Khan is in for a quick chat. He starts by thanking God for his performance and says that it is all about performing for the team and whenever they need him, he tries to keep it simple. Adds that it is hard on this wicket to play shots off the back foot and they had a talk about it. Says that once Mujeeb bowled that first over, they were mindful of the length and stuck to it. Adds that they need to play positive cricket and regardless of what happens, it is important to go out and express yourself.

Afghanistan were brilliant with the ball. They kept asking the right questions and made the batters work hard for runs. The two leg spinners, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan completely dismantled the Bangladeshi attack. The former ran riot with the new ball, while the latter dominated the proceedings in the middle overs. They both took three wickets each. Afghanistan were also brilliant in the field throughout the innings.