Asia Cup 2025: Updated points table, most runs, most wickets after match 9, BAN vs AFG

Match 9 of Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG, took place on Monday, 16th September.

Afghanistan and Bangladesh clashed in the ninth match of Asia Cup 2025 on Tuesday, September 16. Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by eight runs in the clash to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the Super Four stage. Afghanistan failed to chase down a 155-run target in the encounter, getting bowled out for 146 runs.

Mustafizur Rahman clinched three wickets, while Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, and Rishad Hossain picked two wickets each to power Bangladesh to a win. Earlier in the game, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first. Saif Hassan (30) and Tanzid Hasan (52) made an opening stand of 63 runs to give a decent start to their innings.

However, other batters failed to capitalise on the good start. Bangladesh finished with 154/5 on the scoreboard with Towhid Hridoy adding crucial 26 runs. For Afghanistan, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad scalped two wickets each. Azmatullah Omarzai clinched one wicket.

Asia Cup 2025: Updated points table after match 9, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan

With their victory in the match, Bangladesh grab the second spot in the group B points table with four points and Net Run Rate (NRR) of -0.270. Afghanistan occupy the third spot with two points and NRR of 2.150 following their defeat in the clash. Sri Lanka hold the top spot with four points and NRR of 1.546, while Hong Kong languish at the last spot with 0 points.

In group A, India have already qualified for the Super Four round and grab the top spot with four points. With two points each, Pakistan and UAE are placed in second and third spots respectively. Oman languish at the fourth spot with 0 points.

Asia Cup 2025: Most runs

Pathum Nissanka of Sri Lanka is the leading run-scorer of Asia Cup 2025 with 118 runs. Bangladesh’s Litton Das (96) and Hong Kong’s Nizakat Khan (94) are next on the list. With 88 runs, UAE’s Muhammad Waseem grabs the fourth spot. Afghanistan all-rounder Azamatullah Omarzai, who scored 30 runs in the match, occupies the fifth spot with 83 runs.

Top 5 leading run-scorers of Asia Cup 2025:

1. Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)- 118 runs
2. Litton Das (Bangladesh) – 96 runs
3. Nizakat Khan (Hong Kong) – 94 runs
4. Muhammad Waseem (UAE) – 88 runs
5. Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) – 83 runs

Asia Cup 2025: Most wickets

Kuldeep Yadav is the leading wicket-taker of Asia Cup 2025 with seven wickets. Pakistan’s Saim Ayub and UAE’s Junaid Siddique hold the second and third spots respectively with five wickets each. Bangladesh’s Rishad Hossain, who picked two wickets in the encounter, grabs the fourth spot with four wickets. With his three-wicket haul in the match, Mustafizur Rahman occupies the fifth spot with four wickets.

Top 5 leading wicket-takers of Asia Cup 2025:

1. Kuldeep Yadav (India) – 7 wickets
2. Saim Ayub (PAK) – 5 wickets
3. Junaid Siddique (UAE) – 5 wickets
4. Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh)- 4 wickets
5. Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)- 4 wickets

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