Bangladesh vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2025 Highlights: Litton Das stars as Bangladesh beat Hong Kong by seven wickets

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, LEG BYE! On a length down the leg, Tawhid Hridoy jumps down the track and looks to flick but misses. Deflects this off his front pad towards square leg for one.

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Slower one, around off. Tawhid Hridoy flicks this through mid-wicket for a couple this time. 

Aizaz Khan to Litton Das, On a length wide of off, Litton Das edges this to third man region for one.

Aizaz Khan to Litton Das, Now that's an appeal and a half for LBW. Slower cutter, coming into the batter from the off stump line. Litton looks shuffles to the off side a bit, and is totally cramped for space. Gets beaten and wears it on his front pad. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Yasim Murtaza, after a short conversation with the bowler and the keeper, sends this upstairs. The UltraEdge comes up, but this is passing close to the bat and the pad, by a razor-thin margin. However, there is a clear spike when the ball is between both bat and pad. After checking the replays very closely, the third umpire could not come to a verdict. He deems that he has no conclusive evidence that the ball struck the pad first or the bat's inside edge. Hence, the on-field decision of Not Out stays.

62 more runs needed from the last 9 overs for Bangladesh. 

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, Fired around off, Litton Das flicks this through mid-wicket for just a single. 8 off the over.

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, Pushed through on off, Litton Das punches this to sweeper cover for another single. 

Yasim Murtaza to Tawhid Hridoy, Fired on off, Tawhid Hridoy punches this off his back foot for a single to sweeper cover.

Yasim Murtaza to Tawhid Hridoy, Fuller around off, Tawhid Hridoy shuffles to his leg and chips this towards deep extra cover for two. 

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, Short of a length around off, Litton Das nudges this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Yasim Murtaza to Tawhid Hridoy, Tossed up on off, Tawhid Hridoy jumps to the pitch of the delivery and tucks this through mid on for one.

DRINKS BREAK. A bit of a quiet phase for Bangladesh as just 12 runs have come off the last 3 overs. But with two experienced batters on the crease, the chase is still well within their control as they need 70 off the last 60 balls. 7 runs per over, with 8 wickets in hand, shouldn't be a tough job for them. However, Hong Kong, China have improved massively from the previous game and have managed to string in a few quiet overs, without conceding any boundaries. They have looked charged up with intensity on the field as well, which was missing in the previous game. But to turn this game around in their favor, they need wickets, and a couple or more in the next few overs. Yasim Murtaza (2-0-15-0) to continue after the hydration break. 

Aizaz Khan to Litton Das, Outside off, on a good length. Das glides it behind to short third. Wants to pinch in a single, but Hridoy does not move a muscle at the non-striker's end. Another over that goes for just 4 runs! At halfway, Bangladesh are 74/2.

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Fractionally full and on off, at 106.8 kph. Tawhid Hridoy lets the ball arrive and steers it between cover and point for a quick single.

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Pitched full and outside off, at just 113.1 kph. Tawhid Hridoy swings for the hills, to sail it downtown, but gets beaten by the lack of pace.

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Full and wide outside off, carved out hard by Tawhid, but straight to the man at cover.

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, A yard behind fuller length, outside off. Tawhid Hridoy waits back and plays the late-cut towards deep backward point for a couple more.

Aizaz Khan to Litton Das, On a back of a length, around off and middle. Das weighs on the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, Slower at 84.8 kph, full and outside the off pole. Litton Das plants the front foot ahead and drills it down to long on. Another single milked. 4 off the over. Just 8 from the last two overs. Bangladesh need 74 runs to win off 66 balls!

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, Uses the wider angle, and dishes outside off, at 91.6 kph, on a fuller length. Litton Das gets down for a sweep, but gets beaten by the pace.

Yasim Murtaza to Tawhid Hridoy, Full and on middle. Hridoy charges down the track and drills it down to long on for one more.

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, Slower through the air, comes in with the arm, with the length dragged back. Das waits back and drags it down to long on for an easy single.

Yasim Murtaza to Tawhid Hridoy, Floated full and on middle. Tawhid Hridoy shimmies down the track and flicks it along the turf to deep mid-wicket. A single taken.

Bangladesh need 78 runs off 72 balls. Yasim Murtaza to continue. 1-0-11-0 so far.

Yasim Murtaza to Tawhid Hridoy, Nagging length, on the fourth stump. Hridoy chop-cuts it to the point fielder.

Aizaz Khan to Litton Das, Cuts back into the batter, full and around off. Litton Das waits and waits and waits for the slower ball to arrive. Opens the bat face late, but chops it behind to the keeper. A quiet over from Khan. Just 4 off it. 

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Rolls the fingers on the ball, an off cutter, outside off, on a good length. Tawhid Hridoy stays on the back foot and cuts it behind square on the off side for a single at deep backward point.

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, WIDE! Loses the radar massively, outside the tramline, on the off side. Tawhid happily lets it be. Wide called.

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Slower one, outside off, slashed to the point fielder by Hridoy.

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Fullish delivery, outside off, Tawhid Hridoy leans on and drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Aizaz Khan to Litton Das, Back of a length, outside off, seemingly a slower one. Das has to reach for it. Throws his hands away and gets a top edge over backward point, for a single.

Aizaz Khan to Tawhid Hridoy, Gentle-paced delivery, around off, on a length. Tawhid Hridoy hangs back and tucks it across, through mid-wicket for a single.

Aizaz Khan is into the attack, replacing Ateeq Iqbal.

Yasim Murtaza to Tawhid Hridoy, Drags the length, and widens the line, Tawhid Hridoy stands tall and mistimes the heave, down to long on for only a single. 11 off this over. Bangladesh need 82 runs to win off 78 balls.

Yasim Murtaza to Tawhid Hridoy, Drops it short and on the stumps, does Murtaza, Hridoy waits back and pulls it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. Uh, oh! Yasim Murtaza has overstepped and it is a No Ball. The call comes from upstairs. Free Hit to follow...

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, The length is pulled back, on the pads. Litton Das tucks it around the corner on the leg side for a single.

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, FOUR! Classic textbook shot! Right out of the coach's manual! Serves it into the slot, a juicy half volley, outside off. Litton Das prods forward and carves it through the off side, bisecting deep point and the long off fielders for a boundary.

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, In-drifter on the leg stump, Litton Das paddles the full ball, hits it fine enough, to the right of deep backward square leg fielder for a couple of runs.

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, Shortens the length again, does the skipper, on the stumps. This is nudged to mid-wicket with soft hands.

Yasim Murtaza to Litton Das, Starts with a length ball, on the leg stump. Das hangs deep and tucks it to the right of the bowler.

Skipper Yasim Murtaza is into the attack. He replaces Ehsan Khan. Hong Kong, China were 34/2 at the same stage.

Ateeq Iqbal to Tawhid Hridoy, FOUR! Poor delivery and gets the treatment! Sprays it into the pads, does Iqbal, on a length. Tawhid Hridoy waits back and uses his wrists to nudge it through the backward square leg region for a boundary. Bangladesh end their Powerplay at 51/2.

Ateeq Iqbal to Tawhid Hridoy, Length ball, stabbed back to the bowler.

Tawhid Hridoy is in at 4.

Ateeq Iqbal to Tanzid Hasan, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND GONE! CAUGHT! What a spectacular catch from Nizakat Khan! They dropped four dollies in the previous game against Afghanistan, but have come much sharper in the field. This is fuller and around off from Ateeq. Tanzid Hasan tries to clear the long off fence, but only manages to toe end it high up in the air. The ball travels behind mid off and descends in thereabouts of long off. Nizakat Khan backtracks and keeps his eyes on the ball. Swallows the catch and more importantly, he maintains the ball's possession while tumbling over on the ground. Tanzid Hasan departs for 14 (18) and Bangladesh are 47/2, needing 97 runs to win.

Ateeq Iqbal to Tanzid Hasan, BEATEN! Slides it away from the batter, on a length. That one stays low and beats the inside edge of the bat as Tanzid Hasan tries to whack that over mid off.

Ateeq Iqbal to Tanzid Hasan, Skids from a length, on off, punched off the back foot by Hasan to mid off.

Ateeq Iqbal to Litton Das, Drifting on middle and leg, Das clips the full ball to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

Ehsan Khan to Litton Das, Short of a length around middle and off, Litton Das pulls this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Ehsan Khan to Tanzid Hasan, Fuller on off, Tanzid Hasan drives this away in the gap for another single.