🏏T20 Asia Cup 2025- BD vs HK 3rd Match, Group B, Abu Dhabi 🏏 - Page 7

Mahesh: "Just one more wicket here will make this chase a little more interesting." -- Reckon Hong Kong need a couple of wickets to truly rattle the Bangladesh cage, given the required run-rate is pretty much under control at this stage

Hong Kong

143/7

Bangladesh

(10.3/20 ov, T:144) 78/2

Bangladesh need 66 runs in 57 balls.

At the half-way stage of this chase, and Bangladesh are still in control. They only need 70 off 60 and have eight wickets in hand. A couple of wickets quickly, though, and the landscape might change...

Akindu: "22 deliveries since the last boundary. Yes Bangladesh havent had the need to be aggressive but Hongkong havent given any looseners or easy balls in this spell. If they continue to tighten the lid something could give"

Hong Kong 143/7

Bangladesh

(13.1/20 ov, T:144) 101/2

Bangladesh need 43 runs in 41 balls.

Hong Kong

143/7

Bangladesh

(16.1/20 ov, T:144) 138/2

Bangladesh need 6 runs in 23 balls.

Litton brings up a 33-ball half-century to kickstart his Asia Cup!

17.1W

Ateeq Iqbal to Litton Das, OUT

chopped on, and Litton cannot finish off the job for Bangladesh! The Bangladesh captain has effectively sealed this game, but cannot quite do the honours of taking them past the line. This is full just outside off. Litton looks to demolish it over the bowler's head and only manages an inside edge that cannons into his stumps. That looked like a tired shot too, but take nothing away from a match-winning knock!

Litton Das b Ateeq Iqbal 59 (39b 6x4 1x6) SR: 151.28

Congrats Jo and BD fans

Bangladesh won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Not quite the fireworks India produced in their chase yesterday, but this was still a professional display by Bangladesh. They lost their openers during the powerplay but Litton and Hridoy steadied the ship thereafter. There were moments when the latter struggled to time the ball, but Litton grew into his innings, eventually finishing with a 39-ball 59 that truly knocked the stuffing out of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, it must be said, put in a spirited performance with the ball and in the field. Iqbal was the standout bowler, with Aizaz also not shabby. But they just did not have enough runs on the board to truly put Bangladesh under pressure and once Litton and Hridoy started building a partnership, Hong Kong were left playing catch-up.