Bangladesh vs Hong Kong, China, 3rd Match, Group B, Asia Cup 2025 - CommentaryBAN vs HKC, 3rd Match, Group B, Asia Cup 2025 - Commentary

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Ateeq Iqbal to Litton Das, out Bowled!! Dragged back on. Full and in the slot for the winning hit outside off, Litton Das gets forward to loft and the inside-edge goes back on to middle-stump. Litton falls at the doorstep of victory. Litton Das b Ateeq Iqbal 59(39) [4s-6 6s-1]

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, FOUR, too much width and Litton Das is in no mood to let that go. Very wide outside off, Litton gets there and cuts, beats backward point moving to his right and it's too far away from sweeper cover for him to cut it off

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, SIX, lovely slogsweep and six over deep mid-wicket. It's tossed up on off, Litton Das kneels down low and slogsweeps it over the fielder

Ehsan Khan to Litton Das, FOUR, Litton Das wants to end this quickly now. He makes room and drives the low full-toss well wide of sweeper cover

Ayush Shukla to Litton Das, FOUR, slower-ball on a length outside off, Litton Das shuffles across there and scoops it fine, beats short third man to his right

Ayush Shukla to Litton Das, FOUR, banged in short outside off, Litton Das pulls and the top-edge easily clears Zeeshan Ali who is up to the stumps

Kinchit Shah to Litton Das, FOUR, tossed up on middle, Litton Das turns around and reverse-sweeps it over backward point, hit in the air and into the gap

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Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, FOUR, lovely. Too much air and slower on the stumps, Litton Das makes room and drives wide of the diving cover, races away

Ateeq Iqbal to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR, length and sliding down leg, Towhid Hridoy clips it and it's away to the deep backward square-leg fence, deep square-leg had too much ground to cover to his right

Ateeq Iqbal to Tanzid Hasan, out Caught by Nizakat Khan!! Superb running catch from mid-on. Length on off, Tanzid Hasan gets forward to loft and Nizakat running back stretches his hands and hangs on. Not an easy catch but he used his tall frame to catch that well. HKC have their 2nd in the powerplay. Tanzid Hasan c Nizakat Khan b Ateeq Iqbal 14(18) [4s-1]

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Ehsan Khan to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR, slower and shorter outside off, Tanzid Hasan goes on the back foot and cuts hard, beats backward point and also the sweeper cover back on the fence

Ateeq Iqbal to Tanzid Hasan, byes, FOUR, length delivery and angling away from the left-hander outside off, Tanzid Hasan drives and misses, Zeeshan Ali was standing up and misses, gifts away four byes

Ayush Shukla to Parvez Hossain Emon, out Caught by Hayat!! Big celebration from Ayush Shukla and he is pumped. A slower-ball full outside off, Parvez Hossain Emon gets forward to loft and it's right off the bottom of the bat, loses his bottom-hand and holes out to deep mid-wicket. Simple catch and HKC have the early wicket they wanted. Parvez Hossain Emon c Hayat b Ayush Shukla 19(14) [4s-2 6s-1]

Ayush Shukla to Parvez Hossain Emon, SIX, short on the stumps, Parvez Hossain Emon pulls and the top-edge flies, all the way over fine-leg, was a well-directed delivery and the top-edge helped the batter

Ayush Shukla to Parvez Hossain Emon, FOUR, the thick inside-edge runs away past off-stump and beats the diving Zeeshan Ali to his right. Length and swerves in from outside off, Parvez Hossain Emon gets forward to defend, the thick inside-edge escapes

Ayush Shukla to Parvez Hossain Emon, FOUR, the thick inside-edge runs away past off-stump and beats the diving Zeeshan Ali to his right. Length and swerves in from outside off, Parvez Hossain Emon gets forward to defend, the thick inside-edge escapes

Ayush Shukla to Parvez Hossain Emon, FOUR, fine shot and Parvez Hossain Emon is away. Full and wide outside off, Parvez Hossain Emon is on the move as he thrashes the drive wide of cover, excellent way to get off the mark

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Taskin Ahmed to Aizaz Khan, out Caught by Jaker Ali!! Goes a long way up in the air, and Jaker keeps his cool to hang on. Slower length ball on the stumps, Aizaz goes for a big slog but skies it off the leading edge as he's early through it. Taken nicely at deep backward square. Aizaz Khan c Jaker Ali b Taskin Ahmed 5(6)

Rishad Hossain to Kinchit Shah, out Lbw!! Kinchit is given out LBW and he reviews! That looked plumb. Slow length ball that turns in from off, sneaks under the attempted slog-sweep and hits the back leg. Would've crashed into middle stump as per ball tracking. Kinchit Shah lbw b Rishad Hossain 0(1)

Rishad Hossain to Nizakat Khan, out Caught by Tanzim Hasan Sakib!! Holes out at long-on! Dances down as Rishad tosses it up, doesn't quite get hold of the lofted shot and it goes only as far as long-on. Nizakat Khan c Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Rishad Hossain 42(40) [4s-2 6s-1]

Rishad Hossain to Nizakat Khan, SIX, risky business from Rishad to toss it up at this stage. It ends up right in the slot for Nizakat who uses his feet beautifully to loft it down the ground

Mustafizur to Nizakat Khan, out Yasim Murtaza Run Out!! Slapped hard but straight to extra cover, and both batters are stranded in the middle of the pitch. Murtaza just took off but Nizakat saw the danger. He stopped in his tracks quickly, and there was no way back for Murtaza once the fielder gathered it cleanly. Returns the throw to Mustafizur who collects and knocks over the stumps. Yasim Murtaza run out (Rishad Hossain/Mustafizur) 28(19) [4s-2 6s-2]

Taskin Ahmed to Yasim Murtaza, FOUR, slower short ball, Murtaza isn't deceived, he waits for it and pulls hard over midwicket

Taskin Ahmed to Nizakat Khan, FOUR, unlucky for Taskin who nails the yorker but it races away off the toe-end past off stump! No chance for the keeper and third man as well

Mahedi Hasan to Yasim Murtaza, SIX, Nizakat couldn't get to the pitch off the previous ball, but Murtaza does get to the pitch off this one. Shimmies down, gets it in the slot and smokes it over long-on

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Yasim Murtaza, SIX, wow where has that gone! Absolutely flew off the middle of Murtaza's bat! Back of a length on leg, he goes for the short-arm pull and times it so well that he must've surprised even himself. Goes flying over the backward square leg boundary

Rishad Hossain to Yasim Murtaza, FOUR, hammered down the ground. Rishad again not afraid to toss it up but it's right in the slot for Murtaza who shimmies down and whacks it past the non-striker

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Zeeshan Ali, out Caught by Mustafizur!! Superb catch from Mustafizur while running back! He calls for it, keeps his eyes on the ball and stretches out with both hands as it comes over his shoulders. Zeeshan Ali goes. He backs away but is denied the room by Tanzim who follows him, gets it to zip through from back of a length and finds a thick top-edge on the pull shot. It hangs in the air between midwicket and long-on, and Mustafizur makes sure that it doesn't fall between them. Zeeshan Ali c Mustafizur b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 30(34) [4s-3 6s-1]

Mahedi Hasan to Zeeshan Ali, FOUR, swiped away over midwicket! Steps out, gets close to the pitch and hammers it away. Good start after the drinks break

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Mustafizur to Zeeshan Ali, FOUR, dragged away behind square! Slower cutter on short of length, Zeeshan is deceived and through the pull early but he manages to adjust. Drags it away into the gap

Rishad Hossain to Zeeshan Ali, FOUR, dragged down short and hammered! He rocks back and nails the pull shot through midwicket

Rishad Hossain to Zeeshan Ali, SIX, cracking shot from Zeeshan who finally breaks the shackles! Tossed up just outside off, he steps out, gets right to the pitch and drills it over wide long-off

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Hayat, out Bowled!! Tanzim strikes back and knocks over the stumps with a cracking yorker! An excellent response from the young aggressive fast bowler who is pumped up. Full and straight as Hayat gives the charge, swings away and beats him comprehensively. His bat was in a different postcode there. It crashes into middle and off and the second wicket goes down. Hayat b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 14(12) [6s-1]

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Hayat, SIX, finally gets one right off the middle! No shortage of intent so far from Hong Kong, even if the scoreboard wasn't refecting it before this delivery. Dances down, finds the ball is on a back of a length and swats it over mid-on

Taskin Ahmed to Anshuman Rath, out Caught by Litton Das!! Excellent review from Bangladesh. Taskin was confident, and Litton seemed interested too. They both had a chat before taking it upstairs. Pitched up just outside off, Rath's feet again go nowhere on the drive and it nips away just enough to foil his effort. There's a clear spike on UltraEdge next to the bat and Bangladesh have struck early. Anshuman Rath c Litton Das b Taskin Ahmed 4(5) [4s-1]

Taskin Ahmed to Anshuman Rath, FOUR, slapped to the boundary! Slower one outside off, back of a length, Rath makes room and cuts hard to make good use of the free hit

Mahedi Hasan to Anshuman Rath, leg byes, 1 run, drifting down leg, Rath gets low to sweep but it goes off the pad behind square

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