- June 25, 2024 10:57Afghan openers continue to make merry
- June 25, 2024 10:55A famous win in Kingstown for Afghanistan!
- June 25, 2024 10:47Top wicket takers list!
- June 25, 2024 10:38AFG will face South Africa in Trinidad!!!
- June 25, 2024 10:25WAFG win by 8 runs!
9 runs needed from 8 balls.
Naveen into the attack. Litton moves across and punches one to the offside for a single. Short of a length, guided past backward point, Farooqi does well to prevent a boundary. Dropped!! Litton offers a return catch after stepping down the track, Naveen can’t grasp it!
WICKET!! Naveen strikes!! A slower one outside off, Taskin inside edges it onto his own stumps! Rain falling as well!!
Taskin Ahmed b Naveen-ul-Haq 2(9)
Players made their way out briefly due to rain, but they’re coming back in now. Mustafizur is the last man in. WICKET!! TRAPPED IN FRONT!
Slower full ball in line with the stumps, Mustafizur misses it. BAN have no option but to review. THREE REDS! AFG ARE IN THE SEMIFINAL!
Mustafizur lbw b Naveen-ul-Haq 0(1)
- June 25, 2024 10:22BAN 102/8 in 17 overs
Naib continues. Angled into the lefthander, he will get off strike with a legbye. Short to Litton, pulled to long on for a single. 100 up for Bangladesh! Full on the stumps, clipped to midwicket for another single by Taskin. Slower short ball, Litton waits and pulls it to deep midwicket for a single. Appeal for caught behind, not given.
- June 25, 2024 10:18No shortage of drama today!
- June 25, 2024 10:17BAN 98/8 in 16 overs
Noor with his last. Litton just about manages to get his bat on that googly. Four!! Litton sweeps hard to the boundary to get a boundary and complete his fifty! Has he played a crucial knock to send Australia to the semifinal?
Two more balls for Noor. First one is safely defended to the keeper’s right. Appeals for lbw!! Huge appeals!! Umpire says no and Afghanistan take the review. Looks like the front pad was outside off stump. Umpire’s call on impact and hitting!! Barest of margins!
- June 25, 2024 10:10WBAN 94/8 in 15 overs
Naib into the attack. Litton pushes one to long on for a single. WICKET!! Afghanistan dream on! Tanzim only manages a top edge on his shot and is easily pouched at extra cover.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib c Nabi b Gulbadin 3(10)
Taskin in at 10. Back of a length, defended to point. Short ball outside off, Taskin ducks and lets it go.
- June 25, 2024 10:07BAN 91/7 in 14 overs
Noor with his third. Tossed up to the batter, flicked to midwicket on the full and despite losing his bat in the middle, Tanzim makes his ground at the non-strikers. Litton goes on the backfoot and punches one to long on.
- June 25, 2024 10:03BAN 88/7 in 13 overs
Rashid with his fourth. Tanzim fends off the hattrick ball to long on for a single. Short in length, Litton pulls it to midwicket and will scamper across for two. Even shorter, Litton pulls to long on for a single. Three balls for Tanzim to survive. Punches one to the offside for a single. Litton follows suit. Last ball of the Rashid spell, Tanzim defends.
- June 25, 2024 09:51BAN 82/7 in 12 overs
Noor into the attack. Single to start the over. Tanzim beaten on the outside edge twice in a row. Noor changes the angle, beats Tanzim again’s edge again.
Naib on the floor holding the back of his leg! The rain is here and the players are walking off!!
Bangladesh are behind the DLS par score by two runs as things stand.
Play resumes after the short interruption.
We have lost an over of play. BAN revised target is 114.
Tanzim drives a full one through covers and will get a single. Dot ball to finish.
- June 25, 2024 09:43WBAN 80/7 in 11 overs
Rashid continues. Litton pulls one to long on for one. Mahmudullah fends to the offside for another single. Dot ball as Litton defends to backward point. Length ball, swatted to midwicket for a single. Appeals for caught behind after Mahmudullah misses his slog sweep. AFG review. WICKET!! There is a spike on Ultraedge!! Afghanistan get their man.
Mahmudullah c (sub)Mohammad Ishaq b Rashid Khan 6(9)
Rishad in at 8. WICKET!!! Doesn’t pick the googly and is castled first ball!!
Rishad Hossain b Rashid Khan 0(1)
- June 25, 2024 09:394BAN 77/5 in 10 overs
Noor Ahmed into the attack. FOUR! After three dot balls, Mahmudullah drives through covers to breach the fence. Just four from the over. Bangladesh well ahead of the par score of 63 after 10 overs.
- June 25, 2024 09:364BAN 73/5 in 9 overs
WICKET! Rashid strikes once more! Hridoy holes out at deep mid wicket trying to slog sweep.
Towhid Hridoy c Zadran b Rashid 14 (9)
Mahmudullah in at No. 7. FOUR! Litton charges down the track and swats this length ball down to long off. FOUR again! This time an edge gets the ball through third man.
- June 25, 2024 09:314BAN 63/4 in 8 overs
Nabi to continue. DROPPED! Farooqi is chasing this top edge from short fine leg but cannot grab it. Probably the wind making it tough. FOUR! A boundary with another top edge, Noor Ahmed manages to get to it but fumbles it away at the boundary, trying to put in a drive. FOUR again! This time over mid wicket. Two runs from the last ball, 12 runs in the over.
- June 25, 2024 09:26BAN 51/4 in 7 overs
Rashid Khan to Litton, swipes the first to long on for one run. A wide down leg to follow. GONE! Rashid castles Sarkar. This just skids on and goes through the gate.
Soumya Sarkar b Rashid 10 (10)
Towhid Hridoy off the mark with a cut to deep point. Litton tucks the fifth delivery to deep mid wicket to get another single. A single to fine leg to finish.
- June 25, 2024 09:22BAN 46/3 in 6 overs
Mohammad Nabi into the attack. Litton late cuts the second delivery to short third and collects a single. Sarkar’s reverse sweep lands just short of short third. A single on the fourth ball. Litton slog sweeps but gets just one as he slips at the non-striker’s end.
- June 25, 2024 09:174BAN 43/3 in 5 overs
Naveen again. Two dots to begin, the first is played straight to covers while Litton is beaten trying to slog on the second. FOUR! Short and wide from Naveen and Litton upper cuts it over point. Beaten again! No connection on his expansive drive from Litton. Scoops the next over mid off for two runs. A single to deep mid wicket to end the over.
- June 25, 2024 09:13BAN 36/3 in 4 overs
Farooqi to bowl the third ball of the over, Litton on strike. Starts with a single through backward point. Another quick single, Sarkar taps to point and sets off for a single, Litton gets in easily. Another run to deep point. Sarkar chips over mid wicket to end the over with a couple.
- June 25, 2024 09:11Back again
The Afghanistan players are back on the field warming up. Moments away from a restart.
Litton Das and Soumya Sarkar will walk out again. Bangladesh needs 85 from 53 to advance.
- June 25, 2024 08:57Rain stops
The latest update from the ground is that the rain has stopped, and play will resume at 9:13 AM IST.
- June 25, 2024 08:424BAN 31/3 in 3.2 overs
Farooqi again. Starts with a wide. FOUR! Sarkar goes over mid wicket, too much elevation but still manages to avoid the fielder and get the boundary. A quick single after Sarkar’s cut shot is stopped by point. Another wide from Farooqi.
Uh-oh! The rain has returned and the covers are being called on.
- June 25, 2024 08:33WBAN 24/3 in 3 overs
Naveen to Litton, rapped on the pads, appeals from Afghanistan but denied. Another review, this time from Rashid Khan’s side. The ball swings back in a bit too much and was missing the wickets, Afghanistan loses the review. FOUR! Shanto pummels the second through mid wicket. Naveen goes for a slower, manages to beat the batter. CAUGHT! Another slower delivery, Shanto picks the deep square fielder on this one.
Najmul Hossain Shanto c Nabi b Naveen 5 (5)
Shakib Al Hasan is OUT for a golden duck. A simple return catch for Naveen.
Shakib Al Hasan c and b Naveen 0 (1)
Soumya Sarkar avoids the hat-trick, gets a single to third man.
- June 25, 2024 08:27BAN 18/1 in 2 overs
Gurbaz was struck on the knee on the last delivery of the previous over. He has gone off the field for treatement.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to bowl the next. Litton gets two leg byes off the first delivery. A simple block on the second, a run taken as the point fielder stops it. WICKET! A sharp nip-backer from Farooqi and Tanzid is caught in front. He goes up for review. Height could be an issue here. No it’s not, three reds and Tanzid has to walk back.
Tanzid Hasan lbw b Farooqi 0 (3)
Najmul Hossain Shanto in at No. 3. Two singles to finish the over.
- June 25, 2024 08:176BAN 13/0 in 1 over
Naveen to Litton, a single to mid off to get the first run on the board. Tanzid starts with a defence. A leg bye to fine leg on the third delivery. FOUR! An outside edge through the third man region, but Litton won’t mind how the runs come. SIX! Comes down the track and picks it up over mid wicket. A bye to finish the over.
- June 25, 2024 08:15Ready to resume
The Afghan team is huddled up at the boundary line. No overs lost and they need to defend 115 runs to advance to a historic semifinal.
Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan for Bangladesh. Naveen Ul Haq to bowl the first over.
- June 25, 2024 08:15Bangladesh has found its leg spinner...finally!
AFG vs BAN, T20 World Cup 2024: Rishad Hossain picks most wickets by Bangladesh bowler in single T20 WC edition
Rishad Hossain broke the record for the most wickets in a single T20 World Cup 2024 for Bangladesh during the Super Eight encounter against Afghanistan in Kingstown, St. Vincent on Tuesday.
- June 25, 2024 08:00Weather update - 8:00 am IST
The covers are coming off as well. Not far off from the restart then.
- June 25, 2024 07:56Weather update - 7:55 am IST
The rain has stopped at Kingstown for now. The super-soppers are mopping away the excess waters on top of the covers.
- June 25, 2024 07:44Will the rain have a say today?
AFG vs BAN, T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: What happens if Afghanistan vs Bangladesh match is washed out due to rain?
Afghanistan takes on Bangladesh at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St. Vincent on Tuesday with three teams in Group 1 still in contention to make the semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2024.
- June 25, 2024 07:28AFG 115/5 in 20 overs
Tanzim with the last over. Karim looks to go over mid off, Shanto just about manages to get his fingers on it, prevents the boundary. Six!! Short and wide, Rashid carves it over point for six! Tries to play a helicopter shot, no timing at all, falls in front of the fielder. Rashid throws his bat in frustration at being sent back before the second run. Six!! A no-look six over midwicket to finish off the innings.
Not the best batting effort from Afghanistan. The covers are coming on as the heavens open up. Can the bowlers save them or will they have to rely on the rain??
- June 25, 2024 07:24AFG 100/5 in 19 overs
Mustafizur with his last over. Cuts Karim in half with a wristy slower ball. Stifled appeals but probably off his body. Rashid looks to paddle over fine leg, Fizz counters by going wide outside off. Just a single from the over.
- June 25, 2024 07:18WAFG 99/5 in 18 overs
Taskin returns. Goes short, Nabi misses the pull. Short again, tries to carve it over the offside this time, misses again. Three dots to start the over. WICKET!! Short again, goes straight up in the air, simple catch for mid off.
Nabi c Shanto b Taskin Ahmed 1(5)
Rashid in at 7. Misses his leg side swipe first ball. Six!! Finally connects, lofted over midwicket for six!
- June 25, 2024 07:14WAFG 93/4 in 17 overs
Rishad back. WICKET!! Gurbaz looks to loft a flighted wide ball over the covers, holes out to deep cover.
Gurbaz c Soumya Sarkar b Rishad Hossain 43(55)
Nabi in at 5. Attempts a lofted shot first up, goes on the bounce to long off. WICKET!! Soumya Sarkar pulls off a blinder, Gulbadin looks to slog over midwicket, top edge hovers near the 30-yard circle. Sarkar makes up a lot of ground and hangs on.
Gulbadin c Soumya Sarkar b Rishad Hossain 4(3)
Karim Janat gets an outside edge first ball, falls just short of slip. Four!! Pummels the next one through extra cover for four.
- June 25, 2024 07:06WAFG 88/2 in 16 overs
Mustafizur returns. Gurbaz looks to hoick one over midwicket, doesn’t manage to connect. Guides a shortish delivery through backward point for a couple. A comedy of errors in the middle. Gurbaz cut one to point and decided halfway that there was no run. Both batters are stranded at the same end for a while before both decide to run the other way. After a pause, Gurbaz is the one that runs and finally a single is taken.
WICKET!! Appeal for caught behind as Omarzai looks to cut. Bangladesh take a review and there is clear spike on UltraEdge!
Azmatullah c Litton Das b Mustafizur 10(12)
Four!! Naib gets off the mark with a brilliant straight drive down the ground.
- June 25, 2024 07:04AFG 80/1 in 15 overs
Shakib again, leading edge for Omarai, Shakib tries to get his left hand to it, just manages to graze his fingertips. Omarzai cuts through point and picks up a double. Five from the over.
- June 25, 2024 07:00AFG 75/1 in 14 overs
Rishad with a change of ends. Full and wide, Omarzai looks to go big but it goes straight up in the air. Falls in front of the fielder running in from the deep. A couple taken. Four!! Wide again, Gurbaz manages to get it square over the infield and to the fence for four. Four!! Brings out the sweep shot, gets it fine enough to beat the fielder in the deep. Productive over for Afghanistan.
- June 25, 2024 06:57AFG 62/1 in 13 overs
Shakib with his third over. Arm ball into the right hander, Omarzai manages to keep it out. Gurbaz pulls a full ball through midwicket for a single. Just the three runs from the over.
- June 25, 2024 06:53AFG 59/1 in 12 overs
Taskin into the attack. Full on offstump, Gurbaz creams the cover drive but its straight at short cover who manages to stop it with his body in the way. MAIDEN OVER!
- June 25, 2024 06:48WAFG 59/1 in 11 overs
Rishad continues after the break. Slightly short, Gurbaz makes room and pulls to midwicket for a single. Ibrahim looks to make room and heave one downtown. Ball spins away and the bat lands behind square. WICKET!! Another attempt at a lofted shot, over the offside, doesn’t get enough of it and the fielder running in completes a good catch.
Ibrahim Zadran c Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Rishad Hossain 18(29)
Azmat Omarzai in at 3. Appeal for stumping after he is beaten on the outside edge. Has some part of his shoe behind the line.
- June 25, 2024 06:46These two again!
AFG vs BAN, T20 World Cup 2024: Gurbaz-Ibrahim record most runs by a pair in a single T20 WC edition
Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran broke the record for the most runs by a pair in a single T20 World Cup edition during the Super Eight match against Bangladesh in Kingstown, St. Vincent on Tuesday.
- June 25, 2024 06:42AFG 58/0 in 10 overs
Mustafizur again. Just four singles from it and it’s time for drinks!
- June 25, 2024 06:39AFG 54/0 in 9 overs
Rishad Hossain with his leg spin now. Gurbaz with a couple of runs with a punch between long on and mid wicket. A single on the second through the same area, that’s also the fifty-run partnership. 3 wides bring more extra runs for AFG. Seven runs from the over.
- June 25, 2024 06:32AFG 47/0 in 8 overs
Tanzim back for his third over, a couple through covers for Zadran. He runs the second down to third man, another single. Gurbaz reads the slower delivery, clips through square leg and gets two. 5 wides! Again the bouncer going out of control from Tanzim. A single to third man on the fifth delivery.
- June 25, 2024 06:296AFG 36/0 in 7 overs
Shakib to Zadran, cuts the second to deep covers for a single. Gurbaz gets an edge towards the point region, gets a single. There is an overthrow but the batters decide against an additional run. Zadran picks the third single to long off. SIX! Gurbaz comes down the track and launches this down the ground.
- June 25, 2024 06:244AFG 27/0 in 6 overs
Mustafizur Rahman is the next change. FOUR! Gurbaz pulls a short-lengthed ball, gets a leading edge and the ball runs to the fine leg fence. That’s the only scoring shot of the over.
- June 25, 2024 06:21AFG 23/0 in 5 overs
Shakib Al Hasan is the new bowler. PUT DOWN! Towhid Hridoy fails to gather a slap shot by Zadran. Too hard hit to be collected but a chance nonetheless. Just two runs off the over.
- June 25, 2024 06:16AFG 21/0 in 4 overs
Taskin to Zadran, picks a single to third man. Two runs from Gurbaz through mid wicket. Another flick off the pads for a couple for Gurbaz. Five runs from the over.
- June 25, 2024 06:114AFG 16/0 in 3 overs
Tanzim to Zadran, punches past point and gets two runs. Four byes! Tazim tries a bouncer but gets it too high, flies over everyone. FOUR! Punches on the up again, this time through covers. A soft push down the ground to make it 11 runs off the over.
- June 25, 2024 06:08AFG 5/0 in 2 overs
Taskin Ahmed to bowl the next. A hint of seam for Taskin as the ball pitches and leaves the right handed Gurbaz. He whips the next off his mid rif to square leg and collects another single. Taskin beats Zadran now. The last delivery stays low and Litton fails to gather it behind the wickets, allowing a bye.
- June 25, 2024 06:01AFG 3/0 in 1 over
Tanzim Hasan to start for BAN. Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz to open.
Gurbaz on strike, taps to mid wicket and takes off for a single. There is a direct hit at the bowler’s end but Gurbaz is safely home with a dive. Zadran misses a drive on an away-swinging delivery. He punches the third through point for a single. Gurbaz steps out on the final delivery and drives through mid off for the third single off the over.
- June 25, 2024 05:52Time for national anthems
The two teams are out on the park for the pre-match routine.
- June 25, 2024 05:46All eyes on Afghanistan!
- June 25, 2024 05:37Playing XIs
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(C), Nangeyalia Kharote, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bangladesh: Litton Das(WK), Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(C), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
- June 25, 2024 05:33Toss Update
Afghanistan wins the toss and opts to bat first.
“Proud moment for us. Just about making sure we play the right brand of cricket,” says Rashid. Afghanistan playing the same team.
“Bowling unit has contributed well. Hope they can continue their form,” says Najmul Hossain Shanto. Two changes for Bangladesh with Taskin Ahmed and Soumya Sarkar return.
- June 25, 2024 05:22Updated Group 1 Points Table
- June 25, 2024 05:10Predicted XI
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain (c), Litton Das (wk), Shakib al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Shakib.
Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Nangeyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmed, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen Ul Haq.
- June 25, 2024 05:01PREVIEW
AFG vs BAN, T20 World Cup 2024: Afghans to hope for Indian win before clash against Bangladesh
Afghanistan will watch the India-Australia clash with bated breath, hoping that the ‘Men in Blue’ stand on the winning side -- a result which will hand them a golden opportunity to qualify for the T20 World Cup semifinals when they take on Bangladesh in their Super Eights match.
- June 25, 2024 04:43LIVE STREAMING INFO
When will Afghanistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup 2024 match start?
The Afghanistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup 2024 match will begin at 6:00 AM IST.
How to watch Afghanistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup 2024 match live on TV in India?
The Afghanistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup 2024 match will be telecast LIVE on the Star Sports Network in India.
How to watch Afghanistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup 2024 match online in India?
The Afghanistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup 2024 match will be streamed LIVE on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India.
- June 25, 2024 04:35Stay Tuned!
Welcome to Sportstar’s live scores and updates from the T20 World Cup 2024 Super Eight fixture between Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Can Rashid Khan’s team seal the semifinal spot with a win? Stay Tuned to find out.
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