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‘Naagins abhi zinda hai’ – Fans react as Bangladesh thrashes Afghanistan by 89 runs in Asia Cup 2023
In the fourth game of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023, Bangladesh and Afghanistan locked horns at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The three-time finalist, Bangladesh needed to win this by a big margin. After all, they lost their opening game against the defending champions, Sri Lanka by a big margin. Meanwhile, in this game, the Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to bat first on a hot day.
They had a decent start as openers, Mohammad Naim and Mehidy Hasan Miraj put together 60 runs in 10 overs. The former was the first wicket to fall to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. In the next over, Towhid Hridoy bagged a silver duck. At 63/2, the likes of Miraj and Najmul Hossain Shanto put together 194 runs for the third wicket. Both batters got a hundred but Miraj got injured and was retired hurt.
Apart from the duo’s centuries, the likes of Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan scored cameos and took the team to a daunting total of 334/5 at the end of the innings.
Bangladesh keeps themselves alive in Asia Cup 2023 with a thumping win
The Green Brigade bowled well throughout the second innings. They had a great start as Shoriful Islam trapped Rahmanullah Gurbaz for lbw. The likes of Rahmat Shah and Ibrahim Zadran put together 78 runs for the second wicket. However, the former was struggling to go free as he was coming back from an injury. To the credit of Bangladesh bowlers, they bowled with discipline.
Zadran scored 75 runs and added another 52 runs with his skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi. The former got out thanks to a brilliant set of wicketkeeping from Rahim as he took a spectacular catch to his right. After this wicket, the likes of Najibullah Zadran and Shahidi put together another 62 runs although both struggled to keep up with the required run rate.
After this partnership was broken by Miraj, it was a matter of time before the Blue Brigade lost this game. They were bowled out for 245 runs, losing the game by 89 runs.
This is how Twitter reacted
Bangladesh Triumphs Over Afghanistan with an 89-Run Win in a Thrilling Contest!🏏🔥#BANvsAFG2023 #BANvAFG #AFGvsBAN #AsiaCup #AsiaCup2023 #Bangladesh #BangladeshCricket #asiacup23 #ODI #Afghanistan #afghanistancricket #Cricket #cricketfans #odimatch #cricketnews #cricketfever pic.twitter.com/xlLbOfC6b2
— Buddy Cricket (@TheBuddyCricket) September 3, 2023
Bangladesh secured an 89-run victory over Afghanistan, keeping their hopes alive for the Super 4 stage. Najmul and Mehidy Hasan both notched centuries, while Taskin took 4 wickets during the defense, contributing to a convincing win for the Tigers. 🇧🇩#AsiaCup2023 #BANvAFG
— Farhan__tweets (@Im_FarhanAnwar) September 3, 2023
Bangladesh clinches their maiden victory in the Super 11 stage of #AsiaCup2023! 🏏🙌#BANvAFG pic.twitter.com/wMbW0JSrzs
— Cric Vibes (@VibesCric) September 3, 2023
Pakistan Is save country to Everyone We are loving Nation 🇵🇰 this pictures for Jay Shah And all those people who don't want to play here #BANvAFG | #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/Jo2HScRkPf
— 𝑰𝒕𝒔𝔸𝗕𝗗 𝕏ᴵᴼ (@ABDULLAH__X10) September 3, 2023
Alhumdulillah, a very good win against Afghanistan !! A perfect bounce back from the terrible loss the other day. #banvafg #AsiaCup
— Rabiul Alam (@rabiul81) September 3, 2023
Mehidy Hasan Miraz makes it count after being promoted to opener in a must-win game for Bangladesh 👊
📝 #BANvAFG: https://t.co/nUb9HIpLwG #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/x9ECDcz9jI
— Nirob Mamun (@Nirob907) September 3, 2023
Bangladesh Won by 89 Runs 🔥🔥#AsiaCup23 #AsiaCup #BANvAFG pic.twitter.com/zbAe9UMsmw
— Hxni Reviews (@hxnireviews) September 3, 2023
Afghan Jalebi 🤣#AsiaCup23 #AsiaCup #BANvAFG pic.twitter.com/wBBektYndg
— Hxni Reviews (@hxnireviews) September 3, 2023
So so good to see Pakistan hosting these two teams. #BANvAFG!! 💚❤️🖤💙
Congratulations Bangladesh! 🇧🇩 #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/ipRSbgkxB9— Uzma Hussain (@hussain_uzma) September 3, 2023
Well played Bangladesh 🇧🇩#BANvAFG
— raheel shaikh (@atta_says) September 3, 2023