Match 52# Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Do or die for the Afghans

[ashley bach]

12 dot balls in a row is ridiculous in any circumstance. They've lost the plot here the Afghans.

 

[OverratedSanity]

What are they doing

 

[ashley bach]

4 runs in the last 3 overs with 9 wickets in hand lol

 

[ashley bach]

Hossain 1-11 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Yeah expecting BL to be decent for once and ruin everybody's vibes. Afghanistan out, Aus through to obviously beat SA and set up yet another iteration of the longest-running yawnfest in all of cricket.

Wait why are the finalists playing the Ashes?

 

[centurymaker]

As we kinda expected, Afghanistan are bottling it. Bangers tend to beat Afg a lot though.

Bangladesh need to chase it down in 12.3 overs to qualify ahead to Australia! And I think they should and would ONLY be aiming for that.

Target of 125-135,
10-11 rpo is doable if you go with the mindset that it's only a 12-13 over match.

 

[ashley bach]

Yeah no reason at all not to give it a go.

 

[centurymaker]

They will know the equation at half time so the players will know and go for it no doubt. And in that may lie Afg's chance of picking up the wickets and bowling them out cheaply. Match can still go either way imo.

Afghanistan have to be smart here and bowl Rashid more in the initial overs. They usually hold him back till the 10 over or so...

 

[Burgey]

Still yet to hear any decent reason why Afghanistan are participating at ICC events tbh.

 

[Daemon]

All time gurbad innings that

****ing hell

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

What on earth is going on?

 

[_Ed_]

That's a top catch.

 

[silentstriker]

Still yet to hear any decent reason why Afghanistan are participating at ICC events tbh.

They’re better than a bunch of other teams. And coats with all sorts of human rights violations participate in the Olympics and every other sport.

 

[centurymaker]

Afghanistan if you don't even get 120, I don't think you can win..

 

[ashley bach]

Still yet to hear any decent reason why Afghanistan are participating at ICC events tbh.

They beat your boys may be a decent reason.
Obviously bowling is their strength but how they beat both Aus and NZ looking at this bumbling display is remarkable.

 

[Shri]

 

[_Ed_]

Crumbling now.

 

[silentstriker]

Bangladesh semi final is fully on.

 

[centurymaker]

I am switching camps and rooting for Bangladesh now.. to chase it in 12 overs at less than 10 an over.

It'll be an exciting watch at least.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Funny how this changed from how afghan can win to how bd can win. Just turned on and looks like a tough pitch to chase these in 12 overs. We should go either all out or chase. Nothing in between please.