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'Iss mai barish kidar hai'- Fans react as Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 89 runs in Asia Cup 2023

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first, setting a formidable target of 334 runs for Afghanistan.

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The clash between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2023 took place at the iconic Gaddafi Stadium, Bangladesh out washed Afghanistan and emerged victorious by 89 runs.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first, setting a formidable target of 334 runs for Afghanistan. Their top-order batsmen displayed exceptional form, with Mehidy Hasan leading the charge with a brilliant century. He was well-supported by Najmul Hossain Shanto, who also scored a century. The duo's partnership laid a solid foundation for Bangladesh's innings.

In response, Afghanistan could not get a strong start and struggled to maintain momentum as wickets fell at regular intervals. Despite some valiant efforts from their middle-order batsmen, they failed to chase down the target set by Bangladesh. Taskin Ahmed (4/44) and Shoriful Islam (3/36) proved to be the star performers for Bangladesh with their impressive bowling figures.

Fans reacting to this have expressed their feelings in the social media asking why there is no rain in this match. And many of them have congratulated Bangladesh on beating Afghanistan by a huge margin of runs. By this Afghanistan's chances of making into super 4 also reduced. 

Team India bowlers would get a great chance to evaluate the conditions prior to the Super 4 stage

The much-anticipated India vs. Pakistan match was ruined by rain, which caused the game to be called off before Pakistan could even start their 267-run chase against India. The Asia Cup 2023 game between India and Nepal, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. today at Pallekele Stadium, is now also threatened by an 80% chance of rain, according to the Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka. This is unfortunate news for the already discouraged spectators.

The Team India bowlers would get a great chance to evaluate the conditions prior to the Super 4 stage if the India vs Nepal game is not washed out by rain. After facing hard deliveries from Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf, the batting order ought to have had a wake-up call. 

After being thoroughly outplayed by Pakistan by 238 runs in their Asia Cup 2023 opening match, Nepal is eager to learn as much as they can from powerhouses India.

Look how fans reacted: 

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