ISLAMABAD
\nThe Bengal Tigers beat Afghanistan by 89 runs Bangladesh have secured their place in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2023 as they beat Afghanistan by 89 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.
\nAlthough Bangladesh have the same points as Sri Lanka but due to their 89-run victory, which massively improved their run rate, they have made their way to the Super Four and the outcome of the match between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will have no impact on them.
\nAfter having a batting collapse and getting all out for 164 in the first match against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh made an excellent comeback today and posted 334 runs on the scoreboard.
\nMehidy Hasan Miraz (112) and Najmul Hossan Shantu (104) were the heroes for their side as they formed a massive 194-run partnership for the winning side after they were 63-2 in just 11 overs.
\nThe Afghans lost an early wicket during their chase of 335 runs, Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah\u2019s 78-run stand brought some stability to their batting but the latter was soon removed by Taskin Ahmed for 33 runs.
\nAfghanistan\u2019s skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi played a captain innings scoring 51 off 60 including six boundaries but the 28-year-old fell prey to Shoriful Islam
\nAfghanistan \u2014 who were playing their first-ever international match in Pakistan \u2014 kept on losing wickets at intervals and were soon all out for 245 runs.
\nAfghanistan will now play a must-win game against Sri Lanka on September 5 in the last group-stage match of the Asia Cup 2023.
\nAsia Cup schedule of remaining matches
\nGroup Stages
\nSept 4 – India vs Nepal in Kandy at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 5 – Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka in Lahore at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSuper 4s
\nSept 6 – A1 vs B2 in Lahore at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 9 – B1 vs B2 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 10 – A1 vs A2 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 12 – A2 vs B1 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 14 – A1 vs B1 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 15 – A2 vs B2 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 17 – Final in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\n*Positions irrespective of teams\u2019 positions after first round
\n– Pakistan will remain A1
\n– India will remain A 2
\n– If either of them (India and Pakistan) don\u2019t qualify for Super 4s then Nepal will take their position
\n– Sri Lanka will remain B1
\n– Bangladesh will remain B2
\n– If either of them (Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) don\u2019t qualify for Super 4s then Afghanistan will take their position<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The Bengal Tigers beat Afghanistan by 89 runs Bangladesh have secured their place in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2023 as they beat Afghanistan by 89 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. Although Bangladesh have the same points as Sri Lanka but due to their 89-run victory, which massively […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-353881","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n