India vs Bangladesh, Super Fours, 16th Match (A1 v B2), Asia Cup 2025 - CommentaryIND vs BAN, Super Fours, 16th Match (A1 v B2), Asia Cup 2025 - Commentary

Abhishek's batting entering a celestial realm: Dinesh Karthik

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Tilak Varma to Mustafizur, out Caught by Axar!! India through, Sri Lanka out and Pakistan vs Bangladesh now turns into a virtual semifinal! Mustafizur is the last man out. This was slightly short and Mustafizur holes out to the fielder at long-off. Axar completes the formalities and that's that. Gambhir along with the other staff members enter the field for the customary handshakes. Mustafizur c Axar b Tilak Varma 6(11) [4s-1]

Shivam Dube to Mustafizur, FOUR, walks across in the crease does Mustafizur and heaves this length ball away to the deep mid-wicket fence for four runs

Bumrah to Saif Hassan, out Caught by Axar!! Finally taken! End of Saif Hassan's charmed life. Looks to take on Bumrah, swings this high up in the air towards long-on. Was a skier and Axar in the deep fumbles on the first attempt, but ends up taking it on the second attempt. India only a wicket away from registering a berth in the Asia Cup final. Saif Hassan c Axar b Bumrah 69(51) [4s-3 6s-5]

Kuldeep Yadav to Tanzim Hasan Sakib, out Bowled!! Two in two for Kuldeep Yadav and wrist spinner is on a hat-trick. Was a googly around middle and leg, Tanzim Hasan Sakib swings and misses. The middle stump is rattled and India inch closer to victory. Only two wickets remaining.. Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Kuldeep Yadav 0(1)

Kuldeep Yadav to Rishad Hossain, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Rishad Hossain goes for the slogsweep, miscues it altogether and Tilak Varma takes another safe catch. Takes it at deep mid-wicket and Bangladesh are seven down. Second wicket for Kuldeep. Spinners doing all the damage. Rishad Hossain c Tilak Varma b Kuldeep Yadav 2(3)

Varun Chakaravarthy to Saifuddin, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Taken this time. But it's not Saif Hassan. Was fraction short around off and Saifuddin took the aerial route. Lofts it towards long-on and Tilak Varma in the deep makes no mistake. A safe catch taken as Bangladesh have lost their sixth wicket. Saifuddin c Tilak Varma b Varun Chakaravarthy 4(7)

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Axar to Saif Hassan, SIX, what a fantastic knock this has been by Saif Hassan! Picks ths bones out of this length ball and deposits it over long-on for six more. Axar under pressure as Saif Hassan is taking him on

Axar to Saif Hassan, SIX, Saif Hassan brings up his fifty with a maximum! A tossed up delivery by Axar, right into the slot and Saif Hassan has clubbed it over long-on for half-a-dozen. Gets a standing ovation from his team-mates and the Bangladesh fans in the stadium

Varun Chakaravarthy to Saif Hassan, out Jaker Ali Run Out!! That's a suicidal run-out by Bangladesh. Saif Hassan pats this in front of cover with soft hands and calls for a quick single. Jaker Ali, obliges and runs across, but SKY is quick to pounce on the ball. He dives and underams a direct-hit at the keeper's end. The batsman puts in a dive, but he is well short. Jaker Ali run out (Suryakumar Yadav) 4(5)

Axar to Saif Hassan, SIX, Saif Hassan is playing a fighting knock! Wickets falling at one end, but Saif Hassan is keeping Bangladesh's hopes alive. Was a fuller delivery by Axar and Saif Hassan lofted it over long-off for a 83m maximum

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shamim Hossain, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Shamim Hossain makes room, exposes his stumps and gets rattled by the straighter delivery. The leg pole goes for a toss and Varun Chakaravarthy after conceding a few boundaries has managed to take a wicket. Bangladesh losing their way as they have lost a few wickets in quick succession. Shamim Hossain b Varun Chakaravarthy 0(3)

Varun Chakaravarthy to Saif Hassan, SIX, smashed over the bowler! Varun Chakaravarthy getting belted today. Nicely tossed up delivery by him, right into the slot and Saif Hassan has launched it straight down the ground. Clears the boundary comfortably for half-a-dozen

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Axar to Towhid Hridoy, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! Gone! Tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Towhid Hridoy looks to go big, miscues this towards long-on and the fielder in the deep holds on to a skier. Towhid Hridoy fails to make an impact. Not smart batting from him because they had got the six for the over and he still went looking for the big shot. That shall be drinks.. Towhid Hridoy c Abhishek Sharma b Axar 7(10)

Axar to Saif Hassan, SIX, that releases the pressure. The spinners had started to put the squeeze and Bangladesh needed a release. Fraction short and Saif is quick to pounce, rocks back and nails it into the deep mid-wicket stand

Kuldeep Yadav to Parvez Hossain Emon, out Caught by Abhishek Sharma!! Kuldeep strikes with his second ball. Parvez got runs with the sweep shot and it is that which brings about his downfall as well. Smart from Kuldeep though. He pulled his length back and Parvez could not get on top of the sweep, the top-edge goes straight up and Abhishek settles under it near deep square leg. Parvez Hossain Emon c Abhishek Sharma b Kuldeep Yadav 21(19) [4s-2 6s-1]

Bumrah to Parvez Hossain Emon, SIX, he's nailed this! Superb shot! Short of length delivery and Parvez manages to get under it, he pulls it with a straight bat and sends it sailing over wide long-on. 85-meter maximum..

Champion Kuldeep has consolidated his place: Dinesh Karthik

Varun Chakaravarthy to Saif Hassan, FOUR, just over Bumrah. Third four in the over. Bangladesh getting a move on. Now Saif shuffles across, gets inside the line and sweeps it towards short fine. Bumrah leaps but is beaten for pace and the ball races away

Varun Chakaravarthy to Parvez Hossain Emon, FOUR, back to back fours. Parvez putting the pressure on Chakaravarthy straightaway. Tossed up outside off, Parvez once again moves across and sweeps in front of square this time

Varun Chakaravarthy to Parvez Hossain Emon, FOUR, Parvez greets Chakaravarthy with a boundary. Flighted delivery on off, he shuffles across and sits down to play the sweep, nails it over square leg and beats the fielder in the deep

Hardik Pandya to Saif Hassan, FOUR, shot! That's a confidence-boosting shot. Hardik goes fuller searching for the outswinger, ends up in the slot and Saif lofts through the line, struck it cleanly and almost sent it the distance

Hardik Pandya to Saif Hassan, FOUR, streaky! But they all count. 135.9ks fullish delivery and swings away, Saif looks to loft over mid-on and gets a thick outside edge. The fielder at third man is square and the ball beats him to the fence

Bumrah to Parvez Hossain Emon, no run, goes back to the away swinger. 134ks fuller than a good length and going across, Parvez tries to defend but can only hope that the ball misses the outside edge

Bumrah to Tanzid Hasan, out Caught by Shivam Dube!! Bumrah strikes early! Soft dismissal. 135.6ks good length ball slanted across, Tanzid closes the bat face and the leading edge goes straight up, Dube settles near mid-on and takes a simple catch. India needed an early wicket and their ace bowler has delivered. There was movement away from the left hander and Tanzid tried to play against it. Tanzid Hasan c Shivam Dube b Bumrah 1(3)

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Saifuddin to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Tanzid Hasan!! India finish on 168/6! Pitched up by the bowler on off, right into the slot and Hardik Pandya has lofted it straight to long-off. A straightforward catch by the fielder in the deep and that brings an end to the innings and a crucial cameo by Hardik. Hardik Pandya c Tanzid Hasan b Saifuddin 38(29) [4s-4 6s-1]

Mustafizur to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, back of a length outside off, Hardik Pandya stands tall and thumps it over covers for four more. Just the kind of finish India were expecting from Hardik. He's living up to those expectations

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, that's a gift of a delivery. A juicy full toss outside off, Hardik Pandya plays away from his body and the outside edge beats the fielder at short third man and races away to the fence in a jiffy

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Hardik Pandya eyes the off-side and drills this through the wide gap at covers for a rollicking boundary. No chance of stopping that. Was struck so powerfully

Mustafizur to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Hardik Pandya finally connects one as he thumps it over covers. Manages to beat the fielder sprinting across in the deep and that's a much needed boundary for India

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Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Saif Hassan!! India have lost 5 wickets with more than 5 overs remaining. A slower delivery by Tanzim Hasan Sakib and the batter gets deceived due to the lack of pace. Slogs this towards deep square leg and the fielder stationed there takes a well-judged skier. India losing their way as Dube, SKY and Tilak have been dismissed for single-digit scores. Tilak Varma c Saif Hassan b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 5(7)

Rishad Hossain to Hardik Pandya, SIX, was proving to be a good over, but Hardik Pandya decides to punish the spinner. Waits for the leg-break to dip in front of him and sends it sailing over long-off with a clear lofted drive. 10 runs from the over

Mustafizur to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Jaker Ali!! The Indian captain is gone. Two wickets in the over and Bangladesh are slowly pulling things back. Was a short ball down the leg-side and Suryakumar Yadav tried to flick it away. Brushes the splice of his willow and Jaker Ali completes a good diving catch to his left. Clear deflection on UltraEdge and onfield decision has to be overturned. The Bangladesh fans are loving this. Plenty of them in the stands tonight. Suryakumar Yadav c Jaker Ali b Mustafizur 5(11)

Mustafizur to Suryakumar Yadav, out Abhishek Sharma Run Out!! A fantastic effort in the field results in Abhishek Sharma's run-out. Was short and wide outside off, and Suryakumar Yadav cut it towards backward point where Rishad Hossain stopped it with a dive. The non-striker leaves his crease looking for a single, but is sent back. Rishad waits for a moment and fires a flat throw at the bowler's end. Mustafizur is equally calm while gathering the throw and he whips off the bails before the batter could get back with a dive. End of a superb knock by the opener. Scored 74 against Pakistan in the previous match, walks back after scoring 75 tonight. Abhishek Sharma run out (Rishad Hossain/Mustafizur) 75(37) [4s-6 6s-5]

Saifuddin to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Abhishek Sharma throws the kitchen sink at it and smashes it over covers for another boundary. Moves into the 70s again

Saifuddin to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, 100 up for India! Pitched up by the bowler, right into the slot, was the slower one and Abhishek Sharma picks the bones out of it. Smokes it over long-off for a towering six

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Rishad Hossain to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, shot! No boundary is big for him. 90.6ks touch quicker but the length was the key, right in the slot and Abhishek sits down to play the slog sweep, launches it high and well over deep mid-wicket. 85-meter six..

Rishad Hossain to Shivam Dube, out Caught by Towhid Hridoy!! Second wicket for Rishad. Dube's promotion does not work out. He was sent in to take on the spinners and perishes while trying to do so. This is the googly and the length is quite full, Dube tries to loft it down the ground and skews it off the outer half to long-off, simple catch for Hridoy. Bangladesh fighting back with a couple of wickets and a tidy over. Shivam Dube c Towhid Hridoy b Rishad Hossain 2(3)

Rishad Hossain to Gill, out Caught by Tanzim Hasan Sakib!! There's the much needed wicket for Bangladesh. The partnership has been broken. Gill departs while trying to play the big shot. But credit to Rishad. He was not afraid to flight the ball even after getting hit for a boundary, just drags the length back a touch and Gill lofts it off the toe-end, Sakib settles near long-off and takes a well-judged catch. Gill c Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Rishad Hossain 29(19) [4s-2 6s-1]

Rishad Hossain to Gill, FOUR, poor fielding. Flighted outside off, Gill drives in front of square and Saif gets around from sweeper, but ends up diving over the ball and allows it to roll into the rope

Saifuddin to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, smashed! Once more uses his feet. This is smart batting. Abhishek does advance a lot to the pacers but Saifuddin is not offering pace, so he's run down almost every ball and created his own pace. He converts this into a full delivery and smacks in front of square on the off-side. First 3 overs: 17/0, next 3 overs: 55/0.

Saifuddin to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, the boundaries continue to flow.. Abhishek steps out and is met by an off-pace short of length delivery, gives himself enough room to flay this over the point region

Saifuddin to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, thumped! Very small margin for error against Abhishek. Full pitcher outside off, plenty of space for him to free his hands and he pumps it over extra cover, couple of bounces and over the rope

Saifuddin to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, ufff! Minimal followthrough of the bat and the ball almost travels the distance. He shimmies out, gives himself room and slices the full toss over the off-side field, just bounces inside the rope

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Mustafizur to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, 17 from this over. 38 from the last 2 overs. India are back on track. Abhishek charges down and gets a short of length delivery, there's width on offer and he slashes it towards third man, gets enough elevation to clear the rope

Mustafizur to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, back to back sixes for Abhishek. He's finding his timing. 138.7ks length delivery and he manages to get under it, lofts it with a straight bat and sends it sailing over long-on. 81-meter six..

Nasum Ahmed to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, 21 from the over. Giving Nasum the new ball worked for one over. This was right in the slot and with the kind of form Abhishek is in, he was not missing out and launches this well over long-on

Nasum Ahmed to Gill, SIX, lovely shot! This is Gill at his best. He's putting the pressure back on Bangladesh. Once again uses his feet, gets close to the flighted delivery and lofts it down the ground, 89-meter six over wide long-on

Nasum Ahmed to Gill, FOUR, shot! Gill comes down the track, converts it into a half volley and drills it straight of mid-on. He does not bother to run..

Nasum Ahmed to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, not quite off the middle but Abhishek and India have their first boundary. 89.9ks fuller and drifts away, Abhishek once again looks to loft down the ground and ends up slicing it over backward point. The ball lands safely and runs away..

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