17.4: Ateeq Iqbal to Tawhid Hridoy, GAME. SET. MATCH! This is a length ball, on middle. Tawhid Hridoy plays off the back foot and works it across the line, towards deep square leg for a single. BANGLADESH WIN THIS CONVINCINGLY BY 7 WICKETS!
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17.3: Ateeq Iqbal to Tawhid Hridoy, Pulls the length back, on off, slashed hard, but straight to mid off.
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17.2: Ateeq Iqbal to Jaker Ali, Drifting onto the leg stump line. Jaker Ali tries to work it leg side, but misses and the ball rolls off the front pad towards square leg. They get a leg bye. SCORES ARE LEVEL!
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17.1: Ateeq Iqbal to Litton Das, OUT! BOWLED! Litton Das walks back and couldn't see his side through. Admonishes himself as he departs. A consolation wicket for Hong Kong, China. Quicker through the air by Ateeq, in front of the sticks, and spinning into the batter from the off stump line. Litton Das clears the front leg and tries to clear long on, but gets an inside edge onto the stumps behind. The 95-run partnership is broken for the third wicket. Litton Das departs for 59 (39) and Bangladesh need just 2 runs to win.
End of over 17
BAN142/2
BAN Batting T Hridoy 34(34) L Das 59(38)
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16.6: Ehsan Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Slower through the air, at 83 kph, turning in front outside off. Tawhid Hridoy is months early to slog that and finish things off with a glory shot, but only manages to wear it on the thigh pad.
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16.5: Ehsan Khan to Litton Das, Lands it on the shorter side on the leg stump. Punched off the back foot to long on for a single.
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16.4: Ehsan Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Pulls the length by a yard, does Ehsan, on middle. Tawhid Hridoy dances down the track and mistimes the pull shot, but over mid-wicket for a single.
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16.3: Ehsan Khan to Litton Das, Full and quick at 97 kph, Das shimmies down the track and drills it down to long on for a single.
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16.2: Ehsan Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Pushed through, quicker, and fuller, on the stumps. Shanked across towards deep square leg for a single.
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16.1: Ehsan Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, How has that missed the off pole? Arm ball, on a length, spinning into the batter. Tawhid Hridoy shapes ot heave that across the line, but misses and the ball passes close to the off pole before the keeper collects it.
End of over 16
BAN138/2
BAN Batting T Hridoy 32(30) L Das 57(36)
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15.6: Yasim Murtaza to Tawhid Hridoy, Slower through the air, on a length, around off. Tawhid Hridoy rocks back in the crease and tucks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for another single.
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15.5: Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, On a length, on middle. Das rocks back and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
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15.4: Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, FOUR! In a hurry now! Flat and short, outside off. Das gets enough width to work with. Is quick to go deep in the crease and cuts it powerfully between short third and backward point for a boundary.
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15.3: Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, Quicker and shorter, outside off, Litton Das rocks back and cuts it over cover-point for a couple more.
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15.2: Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, FIFTY FOR LITTON DAS! Off 33 deliveries! This is his 14th T20I half century. His golden patch with the bat continues as the skipper has stepped up from the front in this chase. On the shorter side, angling into the batter. Das waits back and pulls it to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs.
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15.1: Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, SIX! Into the arc, and out of the park! Half volley, around middle and off, Litton Das picks the length in a trice and slogs it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for a massive six.
End of over 20
HK143/7
HK Batting K Challu 4(3) E Khan 2(2)
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19.6: Taskin Ahmed to Kalhan Challu, Back of a length on off, Kalhan Challu hops onto his back foot and punches this on the bounce to mid off for a single. Hong Kong, China, have posted 143 on board after 20 overs.
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19.5: Taskin Ahmed to Kalhan Challu, Back of a length around off, Kalhan Challu pulls this to deep mid-wicket and takes two.
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19.4: Taskin Ahmed to Ehsan Khan, Good length on middle and off, Ehsan Khan punches this down the track for a single.
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19.3: Taskin Ahmed to Kalhan Challu, When in trouble, go for the yorker, and Taskin Ahmed does exactly that. Kalhan Challu shuffles across and goes for the ramp but gets it edge off the inside of his bat towards short third for one.
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19.3: Taskin Ahmed to Ehsan Khan, Good length on off, Ehsan Khan guides this to deep third for one. But, hang on, Taskin Ahmed has overstepped for the second time in this contest, and Kalhan Challu will face the Free Hit. The field can be changed as the batter took a single.
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19.2: Taskin Ahmed to Aizaz Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Third wicket in the last four balls for Bangladesh! Taskin Ahmed gets his second. On a length down the leg, Aizaz Khan goes for the flick but mishits it. Gets a top edge and the ball hangs up for an eternity, over Jaker Ali at the deep backward square leg fence. Jaker Ali settles underneath it and holds onto a regulation catch in the deep. Aizaz Khan departs for 5 (6) and Hong Kong, China are 136/7.
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19.1: Taskin Ahmed to Aizaz Khan, Good length on middle and leg, Aizaz Khan smashes this to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
End of over 19
HK134/6
HK Batting K Shah 0(1) A Khan 3(4)
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18.6: Rishad Hossain to Kinchit Shah, OUT! Trapped plumb in front of the stumps. Tossed up, around off, turning into the batter. Kinchit Shah gets down on a knee and goes for the slog sweep but misses out completely. Kinchit Shah wears the ball around his waist but he is down on his knee. A gentle appeal was all that the umpire needed to raise his finger. Kinchit Shah sends this upstairs more in hope than conviction. Nothing on the UltraEdge and three reds on the Ball Tracking as the ball is projected to hit the middle of the middle stump. The on-field decision of OUT stays. A golden duck for Kinchit Shah and Hong Kong, China have now slipped down to 134/4 to 134/6.
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18.5: Rishad Hossain to Nizakat Khan, OUT! IN THE AIR! CAUGHT! Another big wicket for Bangladesh and they are arresting the momentum just at the right time. Rishad Hossain gives it a lot more air, around off. Nizakat Khan jumps too close to the pitch of the delivery but fails to get right underneath it. Chips this straight to Tanzim Hasan Sakib at long on. Sakib runs in towards his left and holds onto it. Nizakat Khan departs for 42 (40) and Hong Kong, China are 134/5.
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18.4: Rishad Hossain to Aizaz Khan, Leggier on off, Aizaz Khan swings at it. Gets an outside edge, landing short of the feidler running in from deep point fence for one.
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18.3: Rishad Hossain to Nizakat Khan, Fuller around off, Nizakat Khan smashes this to long on for a single.
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18.2: Rishad Hossain to Nizakat Khan, SIX! High and handsome! Tossed up around off, Nizakat Khan jumps down the track., gets on top of the bounce of this delivery and loft this up and over the fielder of long off for a huge six.
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18.1: Rishad Hossain to Aizaz Khan, Floated onto the pads, Aizaz Khan flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.
End of over 18
HK125/4
HK Batting N Khan 35(37) A Khan 1(2)
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17.6: Mustafizur Rahman to Nizakat Khan, FOUR! Nicely placed stroke for four. On a length, wide of off, Nizakat Khan jumps down the track and shifts a wee bit away from the stumps as well. Opens the face of his bat and slices this up and over point for a boundary.
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17.5: Mustafizur Rahman to Aizaz Khan, LEG BYE! Good length, on the pads, Aizaz Khan misses out on the flick and gets it brushed off his pads for a leg bye towards short fine leg.
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17.4: Mustafizur Rahman to Nizakat Khan, Length-delivery around off, punched off the back foot for a single
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17.3: Mustafizur Rahman to Aizaz Khan, On a length around the pads, Aizaz Khan flicks this to deep square for one.
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17.2: Mustafizur Rahman to Nizakat Khan, On a length around middle and leg, Nizakat Khan slogs this off the bottom of his bat to long on for one.
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17.1: Mustafizur Rahman to Nizakat Khan, OUT! RUN OUT! A mix-up between the batters and Hong Kong, China lose their skipper at a crucial time. On a length around off, Nizakat Khan hops back and punches this straight to Rishad Hossain at extra cover. A lot of yes-no between the batters and Yasim Murtaza is stranded right in the middle of the deck. Rishad Hossain collects the ball at a comfortable height, and throws it on the bounce towards Mustafizur Rahman at the non-striker's end and the bowler does the rest with Murtaza not even in the frame as he concedes to get back. Yasim Murtaza departs for 28 (19). The 46-run partnership is broken, and Hong Kong, China are 117/4.
17.4: Ateeq Iqbal to Tawhid Hridoy, GAME. SET. MATCH! This is a length ball, on middle. Tawhid Hridoy plays off the back foot and works it across the line, towards deep square leg for a single. BANGLADESH WIN THIS CONVINCINGLY BY 7 WICKETS!