Live Cricket Score, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018

Ur Rahman to L Das, The batsman has driven it back to the bowler.

Ur Rahman to L Das, Flighted and on middle, flicked on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket.

Ur Rahman to N Hossain, Flatter and shorter wide outside off, Hossain slaps it from the back foot through cover-point. Shenwari gives the chase and slides to stop the ball. He parries it behind to the fielder who was also chasing and he returns the ball in play. Three added to the total.

Ur Rahman to L Das, Starts with a delivery on middle and leg, it's been flicked behind square leg for a single.

As expected, Mujeeb Ur Rahman to bowl with the second new ball.

A Alam to N Hossain, A touch short and around middle, moving away, Hossain stays back and defends it towards point. End of a good first over by Alam.

A Alam to N Hossain, This one comes back into the batsman but the line is too straight. Nazmul tickles it through square leg and gets off the mark in ODI cricket with a brace.

A Alam to N Hossain, Beaten! Short in length and wide outside off, Nazmul tries to cut but misses.

A Alam to N Hossain, Good stop by Rashid. This boy can do everything related to cricket. Can bat, can bowl and surely can dive around in the field. Alam once again with an outswinger outside off, Hossain punches it towards cover-point where Khan dives to stop the ball.

A Alam to N Hossain, Another delivery outside off, this time Hossain allows it through to the keeper.

A Alam to N Hossain, Big movement. The ball really swings under light here. Alam serves it on a good length around off and it further nips away after landing. Hossain flashes at it and misses.

A Alam to L Das, Nearly a run out first ball! What a start to this run-chase. A gentle loosener by Alam first up. He sprays this one down the leg side, Liton can't flick and Shahzad is quite lazy to get to the ball. It rolls down to fine leg and they cross. The batsmen eye the second run but Liton decides to send his partner back. Hossain dives in at the striker's end. The replays later on shows that had the fielder (not the keeper) who has come up to the stumps gathered the throw cleanly, it would have been curtains for Nazmul.

Back for the chase! The Afghanistan players are in a huddle near the boundary line. After a thundering partnership towards the end of the first innings, they surely have the momentum currently on their side. Let's see how they begin with the ball. Liton Das and Nazmul Hossain are the openers for Bangladesh. Aftab Alam to begin proceedings with the first new ball. A wide slip in place.

Mehidy was very economical and one would wonder why he did not bowl his full quota of overs. Hossain and Mortaza started off well but fell prey to the carnage towards the fag end. They were completely clueless.

The Bangladesh bowling started off really well. To be honest, they bowled well throughout but faltered at the death. Shakib and Abu Hider were the standout bowlers with the star all-rounder finishing with a 4-fer and the debutant bagging a 2-fer.

Things changed for better for Afghanistan post that. The birthday boy, Rashid Khan had something special in store for us. He came out all guns blazing and scored a magnificent half ton. Naib, too, played his hand and they smoked the bowlers to all parts of the ground.

After electing to bat, Afghanistan got off to a poor start. They lost two early wickets. Then, Shahzad and Shahidi steadied the ship with a 51-run stand. But just as Mohammad Shahzad tried to cut loose he departed. Wickets then fell at regular intervals and at the 40th over mark, Bangladesh looked like they would restrict Afghanistan below 200.

WOW! What a power-packed performance this by Afghanistan! 97 is the number of runs they've scored in the last 10 overs, courtesy a 95-run stand off just 56 balls between Rashid and Naib. The two walk off to a standing ovation from the crowd and also their teammates. This pair has ensured that Afghanistan have a total which we believe is above par on this surface.

M Mortaza to R Khan, FOUR! Rashid Khan, you beauty! Afghanistan could not have asked for a better finish than this. Rashid, in full attacking mode, charges down the track. Mortaza keeps it on a length and it is an off cutter again. Rashid flat-bats it over the extra cover region and finds the gap to get another boundary in this final over. 19 to finish their innings and Afghanistan set a TARGET OF 256 for Bangladesh.

M Mortaza to R Khan, FOUR! Mortaza, seeing the batsman is targeting the leg side, fires this one a bit shorter of good length and wide of off. Rashid Khan is seeing the ball like a football and slashes hard at it. The hard cut flies over the point region and the ball crosses the deep point fence in a jiffy. Third ODI fifty for the swashbuckling all-rounder comes up. What an end to the innings, this!