Live Cricket Score, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018

M Mortaza to R Khan, A good yorker by Mortaza but it is dug out well by Rashid. The ball rolls down into the leg side and the fielder at deep square leg runs in to stop it but cannot stop the batsmen from taking a brace.

M Mortaza to R Khan, FOUR! Two in two for the birthday boy. He looks in smashing form today. Will surely take this confidence into his bowling as well. He gives the charge and skips down the ground, seeing this the Bangladesh skipper bangs it in and slower in pace. Rashid does well to wait for the ball to arrive, swivels and pulls it behind square for a boundary. It is looking good now for the Afghans as they race ahead. The flamboyant Rashid Khan at it again, with the bat this time.

M Mortaza to R Khan, FOUR! Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan star, doing exactly what his team requires off him. Mortaza dishes in a off cutter a bit short in length and angling into the batsman. Rashid hammers the pull over square leg to bisect the fielders. Rubel rushes across to his left from fine leg, puts in a dive but it falls in front before going past the boundary line.

M Mortaza to G Naib, Mashrafe starts the final over by landing an off cutter on a good length just outside off, Naib waits for the ball nicely and swats it through mid-wicket but to the fielder placed at the boundary line there. They take a single.

Abu Hider to R Khan, Great game awareness from the birthday man! Wow... this is simply superb. It was another full toss on middle and Rashid flicked it over square leg. The deep mid-wicket fielder ran to his right and pushes the ball in at the very last moment. Now, here is where the drama begins. While completing the second run, Rashid loses his bat. But he does not cheat. He goes back and drags his left foot inside the crease. Now see the greediness of the birthday boy. He wants the cake and the ice-cream as well. In spite of losing his footing, he wants the third. Maybe because he wanted to keep strike. However, sensing danger, his partner sends him back. Mr. Khan though has left his station and has to put in the sudden brake. He slips but shows good awareness by planting his left hand inside the crease. Terrific, simply terrific cricket. Take a bow, RK. So just 7 from the penultimate over and Abu Hider is done for the day. A debut which is surely worth remembering. He was excellent with the new ball and was brilliant at the death. He finishes with figures of 9-1-50-2.

Abu Hider to R Khan, Swing and a miss! Outside off, Rashid swings but only connects with thin air. Just 5 from the over so far. The last ball of his last over spoiled it. Can he finish well this time?

Abu Hider to G Naib, Another full toss but Naib now seems to have run out of gas. He is unable to find the middle as he mistimes it again towards mid off for a run.

Abu Hider to G Naib, Naib now walks ahead to counter the yorker. He takes it on the full but mistimes it towards mid-wicket. A brace taken.

Abu Hider to R Khan, Yorker again! This is very impressive stuff from the debutant. Rashid can only jam it out towards the leg side for a run.

Abu Hider to G Naib, Risky single... but safe! Naib goes for the paddle but gets a bottom edge beside the pitch. Rashid calls for a run. Hider runs towards the ball but fails to pick it up. One run added to the total.

M Mortaza to R Khan, FOUR! Yes, they have. 17 from the over and this boundary is the best of all the boundaries that Rashid has hit today. The slower ball on middle, Khan makes room and slaps it over the cover fielder and the ball races away. RK moves onto 36 in no time.

M Mortaza to R Khan, A couple off the Free Hit! Another full toss, Khan this time flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and the batsmen take two. 13 from the over so far, can they make this a 17-run over or a 19-run over?

M Mortaza to R Khan, FOUR! And to add to that Mortaza has overstepped. What a shot! Picked his spot to perfection there, Rashid Khan! He comes down the track and takes it on the full. Lofts it over mid off and bags a boundary. Free Hit coming up.

M Mortaza to G Naib, A low full toss, GN tries to go over covers but does not get the timing right. Only a single results.

M Mortaza to G Naib, Two again! On a length around middle, Naib once again gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket and gets two.

M Mortaza to G Naib, Brilliant again! He bowls it full and also follows the batsman as he makes room. Naib mistimes it towards mid on and some good running helps them get two.

M Mortaza to R Khan, Mashrafe comes from around the wicket and bowls the yorker on middle, Rashid jams it down to long on for a run.

Abu Hider to G Naib, FOUR! But can't. The last ball spoils the over! Top shot by Naib. He walks right across and Hider bowls a yorker. Naib, at the very last moment, gets his bat down and flicks it through square leg for a boundary. The 50-run stand is up and it has come up in quick time. The momentum changing partnership you can say.

Abu Hider to G Naib, Lovely over this is till now! Another yorker outside off, Naib fails to jam it out. Needs to finish it well.

Abu Hider to R Khan, Another delivery he has gotten away with. A high full toss outside off. Khan swings but misses. The keeper fumbles and concedes a bye.