Live Cricket Score Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup Match 6: Shakib's double rocks Afghanistan

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Live Cricket Score Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup Match 6: Shakib's double rocks Afghanistan

Live Cricket Score, Asia Cup, Match 6: AFG 105/4 in 26 overs vs BAN

Live Cricket Score Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup Match 6: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the final group stage match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Both teams have been able to make it to the Super Four after defeating five-time champions Sri Lanka, ousting them out of the tournament. Today's encounter is expected to go down to the wire as both teams would like to come out on top. On a turning track at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Afghans have an idea about the pitch as their spinners and seamers performed brilliantly well, to bundle out Sri Lanka for 158, winning the match by a mammoth 91 runs. The two teams are well rested and will hope to come out with a win. It's an action-packed day at Abu Dhabi so don't miss out on any of the action as here you can get all the live cricket scores, BAN vs AFG scores, live match cricket updates, live score and updates and ball-by-ball commentary here at IndiaTV.  (Click Here to Watch Live Coverage in Hindi)

Live Cricket Scores & Updates, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018 Live from Abu Dhabi:

18.49 IST: FOUR! Beautiful sweep shot by Shahidi. He's hanging on. AFG 105/4 in 26.2 overs

18.45 IST: OUT! Bamboozled! That has gone just through him! Shakib gets his second and once again in this tournament, the Afghan skipper goes for a low score. He uses his feet like he has been doing till now but is not quite to the pitch of the ball. It is the straighter delivery by the bowler, it also drifts into the batter. Afghan tries to force it through the off side, leaving a big gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and hits the off pole. A calm celebration by Shakib and they are on top now. AFG 101/4 in 25.1 overs

18.43 IST: 100 up for Afghanistan. It's taken them exact 25 overs to get there. Been a rollercoaster ride so far for the Afghans, but they're giving it their all. 

18.41 IST: FOUR BYES! Poor by the keeper there! Mosaddek tosses this up on off, Shahidi tries to force it through the off side but misses. The keeper also does not connect it and the ball races to the third man fence. AFG 97/3 in 24.2 overs

18.40 IST: Tickled very fine and down the leg side, the batsmen run two. That was nicely played, he moved outside off, to make that shot possible.

18.35 IST: HOWZZAT? But not given! Interestingly no review also. Why interestingly, because the appeal was a very confident one. It was quicker and shorter outside off, Shahidi goes for the cut but misses. The keeper and the bowler put out a loud appeal but not given. Ultra edge shows the ball making contact with the pad. 

* Well, Mehidy was all set to bowl but Mortaza says I want a chance and he gets on Mosaddek Hossain.

18.28 IST: Flatter and around off is punched through to long on. The fielder there fumbles but the batsmen were just not looking for a brace, cannot take advantage of the mistake.

* Asghar Afghan is the new man in.

18.25 IST: OUT! What a catch! Shahzad has thrown it away. One shot too many by the opener. He was going hard but having got a boundary on the last ball, this was not needed. Trying to be greedy. But credit to the fielder for taking an excellent catch. Any guesses who it is? Abu Hider, impressed with the ball earlier and now making no mistakes in the field. He can't do anything wrong until now. MS uses his feet and tries to clear the long on fence. He does connect well but does not get the desired elevation. Hider there, makes good ground to his left and takes it in motion with his hands stretched above his head. He throws the ball up in the air in delight as the Bangladesh players charge towards him. They are ecstatic as they have broken the stand which was just about starting to flourish. Shahzad walks back disappointed after getting a start. Afghanistan will need to re-build again. AFG 79/3 in 19.3 overs

18.24 IST: FOUR! Once again Shahzad smashes this one on the backfoot on Shakib's delivery. Poor ball and Shahzad pounces on it! This was a half-tracker, a nothing delivery by Shakib. Shahzad had all the time in the world to rock back and pull it through mid-wicket for a boundary. AFG 79/2 in 19.2 overs

* Shakib Al Hasan is brought in. 

18.20 IST: BEATEN! Seeing the line of the delivery is outside off, Shahidi goes for the sweep but is beaten by the low bounce.

18.19 IST: FOUR! Ends the over with a cracker of a shot.That is right off the middle. This is on a length around middle, Shahzad goes back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a boundary. The opener now seems to have decided to stop on the gas. Intent could be seen on the last two balls faced by him. BAN 71/2 in 18 overs

18.16 IST: Nearly another RUN-OUT! Outstanding work there by Mashrafe but he just could not get the direct hit! Shahzad was no where near to making it in. This is on a length and around middle, Shahidi pushes it towards the left of the bowler. Mashrafe, not known for his agility, dives full length to his left, stops the ball and then has a shy at his end but misses. The batsmen take an overthrow.

Drinks. A good start by Bangladesh and their bowlers are not letting the Afghan batsmen get away. Afghanistan will hope that the current stand between their attacking keeper-batsman and the elegant southpaw, Shahzad and Shahidi, will extend this unbeaten 35 run stand further and take their team onto safer shores. TheTigerss will look to break this partnership as soon as possible and make further penetrations into the Afghanistan batting line up.

18.13 IST: A lot of excitement by the bowler there but it has been cut short by the umpire. Shahidi steps down the track and Hasan bowls the arm ball. He misses the drive and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards short third man and the batsmen take a run. The impact was outside off.

18.06 IST: FOUR! So runs have no started to come here for Afghanistan! This is a solid punch by Shahzad. It is shorter on middle, MS, off the back foot, punches it past the bowler and the ball races away to the fence. BAN 59/2 in 15.4 overs

18.01 IST: FOUR! Shahzad smashes that on the backfoot. Good use of the legs to hammer that deep through mid-wicket. A boundary after nine overs, an indication of how disciplined have the Tigers been. He bowls this a bit short and Shahidi seeing the rare bad ball, rocks back and pulls it handsomely over the mid-wicket region for a confidence boosting boundary. BAN 51/2 in 14.3 overs

17.57 IST: One run of the over again. Their strike rate is currently 3.34. The Afghans can surely feel the heat. 

17.56 IST: A couple to finish! On the shorter side on middle, Shahzad punches it down towards long on for a brace.

17.52 IST: Again only a single! Boundaries are very hard to come by at the moment. Shahidi guides it down towards third man and gets to the other end.

17.50 IST: Single run conceded in Hasan's over. 

* Powerplay two has been signalled. Maximum of four fielders are now allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the 40th over.

17.39 IST: 3 Runs. A chance for another wicket! Shahidi pulls this by getting back quickly but does not getting the desired connection. The fielder at square leg does well to chase it down and quickly throw the ball towards the striker's end. The batsmen have started their third run, which looks very tight. It is a relay throw and the fielder cutting in between catches it and has a shy at the striker's end. Replays show that Shahzad was just short of his ground and would have been a goner if it would have hit. AFG 34/2 in 8 overs

17.33 IST: Mehidy Hasan is into the attck early to try his off-spin

17.31 IST: Hashmatullah Shahidi is the new batsman.

17.30 IST: OUT! Abu Hider removes Rahmat for 10. Bowled'em! What a peach from the debutant. He must have dreamt about this many times and his hard hard is paying off now. Dished it on a length outside off, it is angling in to Shah as he comes forward tentatively looking to drive at the ball. The ball comes in on landing and goes through the gap between the bat and pad and the timber behind is disturbed. Hider is over the moon as he gets his second. fantastic start for the Tigers. AFG 28/2 in 5.5 overs vs BAN in Abu Dhabi.

17.26 IST: Rubel Hossain to Rahmat Shah, Nicely driven, getting low and driven through the line, timing is enough to get the batsman a comfortable three. AFG 26/1 in 4.5 overs

17.22 IST: FOUR! Smashed! Nice start for Rahmat as he rocks back and across to this short delivery on off, pulls it handsomely through mid-wicket to get his first boundary. Up and running is Shah. Looks like he has started from where he left off the other day.  AFG 23/1 in 4.3 overs

17.17 IST: FOUR! Streaky! But Shehzad will take it with both hands. is a bit short of good length outside off. Shehzad, seeing the width on it, flashes hard but gets a thick outside edge through the vacant second slip cordon for the ball to race through fine of the fielder at third man for a boundary.  AFG 17/1 in 3.1 overs

*Rahmat Shah walks into bat in his 50th game.

17.10 IST: OUT! Abu Haider removes Ehsanullah for 8. Smashed but a sharp catch at cover-point. Hider is a lucky this time as he dishes out a short of a length delivery outside off. It was here to be cut and Ihsanullah does exactly that. Connects well too but the placement is poor as the ball flies at waist height to point where Mohammad Mithun takes a good catch. The ball was not too far away from him but boy was it traveling! Bangladesh strike early. Can they make further inroads? AFG 10/1 in 1.4 overs vs BAN in Abu Dhabi.

17.08 IST: FOUR! One bring two, boundaries this time. Hider overcompensates and strays this length ball on his legs, Ihsanullah flicks this uppishly through the mid-wicket region and the timing takes the ball racing through to the boundary.  AFG 10/0 in 1.3 overs

17.07 IST: FOUR! Cracker! That's the first boundary there for Afghanistan and a good one at that too. Hider keeps it a bit short and wide of off. Ihsanullah goes back and across and cuts this fiercely through the gap through covers for a smashing boundary and a cracking start for the opener. AFG 6/0 in 1.2 overs in Abu Dhabi

17.06 IST: Debutant Abu Haider to bowl from the other end to Ehsanullah.

17.00 IST: Rubel Hossain to bowl to Md. Shahzad. Right on the money is Rubel as he lands this fractionally short of a good length. Kept out on the back foot by Shehzad.

16.55 IST: The national anthems are being played out right now with the players lined up on the field.

16.50 IST: A dead rubber or a chance to get the all-important winning momentum and march ahead into the tournament? Both teams, including their fans, will dearly want to win and have a clear edge heading into the eliminator. One thing we are sure to witness is a hard fought battle between two super passionate and skilful teams. So, who will have the last laugh at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi? Let's find out...

16.33 IST: Here are the playing XIs for today's match - 

Afghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad(w), Ihsanullah Janat, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan(c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Bangladesh: Liton Das(w), Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mohammad Mithun, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Abu Hider Rony, Rubel Hossain

*Captain's talk -

Asghar: We will bat first. Samiullah Shenwari is playing today. That's the only change. I think it will be a good batting track and we are looking at a score around 250.

Mortaza: We would have batted first as well. We have made three changes. Tamim Obviously is not here, Mushfiqur and Mustafiz are not playing. Two debutants Abu Hider Rony, Nazmul Hossain Shanto. And another one...er! I have to check. Looks to be a good wicket to bat on and hopefully it will get better. We have to restrict them to a low total and build pressure on them. Our batters have to step up because they are experienced and we have to handle it well.

16.30 IST: Afghanistan have won the toss and decided to bat first!

16.27 IST: Whoever tops the group will head into the Super Four stage with momentum, confidence, exuberance and stronger belief on their side. The two teams will rely on their star players to step up in the Abu Dhabi heat and give it all. The Sheikh Zayed Stadium will hopefully fill up to the brim to enjoy all the live action. We'll be around as well to enjoy the contest as much as you do.

16.18 IST: The group stage of the Asia Cup is coming to a close with the last encounter between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. This is a dead rubber considering both the teams have qualified for the next stage, however, one can't deny the fact that both, previously termed as minnows, will look to assert domination over one another.

16.00 IST: Just a head's up, it's Afghanistan's golden boy's birthday, Rashid Khan. How many candles (wickets) will he blow off today?

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today's match as Bangladesh take on Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Toss will take place at 4.30 PM IST and the Match will begin at 5.00 PM IST.

India vs Pakistan Match Report: India were rarely tested in a dominating eight-wicket win over traditional rivals Pakistan in their group match of the Asia Cup on Wednesday. At Dubai International Stadium, captain Sarfraz Ahmed's decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired when a disciplined Indian bowling attack wrapped up the Pakistan innings for a meagre 162 in 43.1 overs. (Read Full Report Here)

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