Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

Liton Das
Liton Das
59(39) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 11 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
6 7 2 12 10 0 5 17
Nizakat Khan
Nizakat Khan
42(40) 2x4 - 1x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
5 0 2 6 6 9 11 3

Best performances - Bowlers

Ateeq Iqbal
O3.4
M0
R14
W2
Eco3.81
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Tanzim Hasan Sakib
O4
M1
R21
W2
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

10:22pm That will be a wrap from us. Three days and three clinical wins for the usual suspects. Tomorrow, Pakistan will be at it against Oman, and they will hope for a similar outcome. Until then, from everyone here at ESPNcrincinfo, it is goodbye. Take care, folks!

Litton Das, the Bangladesh captain is also the Player of the Match: Very important to win the first game. Last couple of series, we have played good cricket. But in Asia Cup, little bit of pressure comes automatically (smiles). We played well today. Last couple of years, our pace department has done really well. We were looking for a leg-spinner and Rishad, in the last two or three years (has done well for Bangladesh). (On the pitch) It was not easy to hit every ball, the ground is big so you have to play ones and twos.

Yasim Murtaza, Hong Kong captain: I am happy with the way our batters scored. But I will be happier if we got 160-170 plus - that would be a different total. (On his run-out) These things happen, so I don't mind. Once we go back, we know which area we need to work on and hopefully we do better next time. We gave too many freebies (against Afghanistan). Today, we came with the plan and this is what we implemented. They (Litton and Hridoy) had a good partnership and that is why the game ended on their side.

10:06pm 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.

17.4
1
Ateeq Iqbal to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run, there it is! Bangladesh break their Abu Dhabi duck, and they beat Hong Kong for the first time in a T20I! Angled in on a length on middle and off. Hridoy gets his front foot out of the way and smears it towards deep square leg. A little ungainly but Bangladesh and Hridoy will take that for now. They are on the board, and they have done so with room to spare!
17.3
0
Ateeq Iqbal to Towhid Hridoy, no run, short outside off and this seems to stick in the surface. Hridoy tries to smash the cover off it and barely gets it past the square
17.2
1lb
Ateeq Iqbal to Jaker Ali, 1 leg bye, back of a length on leg stump. Jaker misses his flick and the ball bobbles off the thigh pad behind square for a leg bye. Scores level!

Jaker on strike

17.1
W
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 (67m 39b 6x4 1x6) SR: 151.28

Just two more needed now. Iqbal to bowl. Keeper up to the stumps

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | BAN: 142/2 (2 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.35, RRR: 0.66)

  • Towhid Hridoy34 (34b)
  • Litton Das59 (38b)
  • Ehsan Khan3-0-28-0
  • Yasim Murtaza4-0-39-0
16.6
0
Ehsan Khan to Towhid Hridoy, no run, speared in full on leg stump. Hridoy has a wild slog across the line and makes a complete hash of it. Misses it and gets pinged on the pad, and this chase stretches into another over!
16.5
1
Ehsan Khan to Litton Das, 1 run, back of a length just outside off. Litton stays back and punches it to long on

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st24Tanzid HasanParvez Hossain Emon
2nd23Litton DasTanzid Hasan
3rd95Litton DasTowhid Hridoy
4th2Jaker AliTowhid Hridoy