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**Bangladesh Edges Out Afghanistan in Thrilling Asia Cup Encounter, Super 4 Hopes Alive**

**[City, Date]** – In a nail-biting encounter in the Asia Cup 2025, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 8 runs, keeping their hopes alive for a spot in the Super 4 stage. The match, the ninth of the tournament, saw Bangladesh win the toss and elect to bat first, setting a target of 155 runs.

Bangladesh got off to a good start with a 63-run opening partnership by Saif Hassan and Tanjid Hasan. Tanjid Hasan went on to score a valuable half-century, anchoring the innings. Although the scoring rate slowed in the later overs, Bangladesh managed to post a competitive total of 154/5 in their 20 overs.

Afghanistan’s chase got off to a disastrous start, losing their first wicket on the very first ball, with Atal dismissed for a duck. The wickets kept falling at regular intervals, with only Gurbaz and Umarzai managing to score above 30. Rashid Khan tried to steady the innings, but he too failed to help his team reach the target. The Afghan team was eventually bowled out for 146 in the final over.

Afghanistan’s batting order collapse: 0-1 (Sediqullah Atal, 0.1), 18-2 (Ibrahim Zadran, 4.1), 51-3 (Gulbadin Naib, 8.3), 62-4 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 10.2), 77-5 (Mohammad Nabi, 12.6), 109-6 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 15.4), 124-7 (Karim Janat, 17.1), 132-8 (Rashid Khan, 18.2), 132-9 (AM Ghazanfar, 18.3), 146-10 (Noor Ahmad, 19.6)
Bangladesh’s fall of wickets: 63-1 (Saif Hassan, 6.4), 87-2 (Litton Das, 10.1), 104-3 (Tanjid Hasan Tamim, 12.5), 121-4 (Shamim Hossain, 15.3), 139-5 (Towhid Hridoy, 18.1)
With this victory, Bangladesh now sits second in Group B, behind Sri Lanka (qualified) and ahead of Afghanistan. Hong Kong has already been eliminated, having lost all of their matches. All eyes will now be on Afghanistan’s next match, which will determine their fate in the tournament.

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