Asia Cup 2022 Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Afghan Bowlers Topple Bangladesh’s Batting in First 10 Overs

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 1st innings 10 over update

The Asia Cup 2022 is on and we are witnessing exciting matches every day. Today’s contest between Afghanistan and Bangladesh is one such match that will give an idea as to who may qualify from the group in the semis. Here in this article, we talk about Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 1st innings 10 over update in detail.

After winning the toss, Bangladesh decided to bat first. At the end of 10 overs, Bangladesh found itself in deep trouble as their score reads 50 for 4. In the last 5 overs, the team managed to score 28 runs by losing 2 wickets.

Nothing went right for Bangladesh as the confident Afghans did what everyone was expecting. During the first six overs, none of the batters could utilize the field restrictions opportunity and could only score 28 runs losing important 3 wickets. The powerplay placements didn’t help the scoreboard ticking.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman yet again turned the game early on with his bowling as his figure after the first spell read 3-0-9-3. The bowler took the important first three wickets and ensured that Bangladesh lost its backbone early on in the game.

Mujeeb bowled the 6th over of the innings and kept things tight, conceding just 6 runs and also taking the important wicket of the opponent’s captain Shakib Al Hasan from the over. The 7th over of the innings saw first over being bowled by Rashid Khan and he did what is expected of him. Took a wicket on the 2nd delivery of the over. He continued the momentum, conceding just 3 runs from the over.

7 runs came off the 9th over of the innings bowled by Naveen-ul-Haq where he kept the momentum going for Afghanistan. Captain Nabi bowled the 10th over of the innings, conceding 8 runs from the over.

It looks like it is very hard for Bangladesh to make a comeback here. Any score above a hundred for them should be something they should aim for now.

The run rate at the end of the 10th over is 5.00 runs per over. The projected score at this rate at the end of the innings is just 100 runs. Mahmadullah and Afif are at the crease now.