Bangladesh edge Afghanistan to keep Super Four hopes alive

Bangladesh held their nerve to beat Afghanistan by 8 runs and stay in contention for a Super Four spot, though their qualification fate still hangs in the balance. Chasing 155, Afghanistan looked threatening when Azmatullah Omarzai blasted 20 runs off Saif Hasan in the 14th over. But disciplined spells from Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman in the death overs sealed the contest. The Afghans were bowled out for 146, finishing agonisingly short despite Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s fighting 35. Nasum struck with his very first delivery to remove Sediqullah Atal, while the Afghan top order stumbled to 27 for 2 inside the powerplay. After Gurbaz’s dismissal following the drinks break, the chase unravelled. Nasum (2/9) and Rishad Hossain (2/18) squeezed...