During the resumption of play, Gurbaz was the center of attention. However, it was not for a positive reason as an unpredictable bounce caused the ball to strike the keeper on the knee, resulting in a brief break. As he limped off the ground, the most intense innings of the tournament began.
Fazalhaq Farooqi made an impact by removing Tanzid Hasan for a duck, adding to his impressive T20 World Cup performance. Naveen-ul-Haq also made his mark by taking two crucial wickets in the third over, including that of the captain.
As rain made another appearance, leading to a second delay, with the match reaching its time limit, any further delay would bring the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method into play. The Bangladesh team struggled to build momentum as they reached 46/3 after six overs. Litton Das and Soumya Sarkar tried to stabilize the innings with a partnership during Powerplay but Rashid Khan’s entry into attack led to a breakthrough as he dismissed Sarkar to put pressure back on Bangladesh.
Needing to chase down 126 runs in 12 overs to secure a spot in semi-finals, Bangladesh faced a challenging task. Towhid Hridoy’s back-to-back boundaries in eighth over shifted momentum in their favor but Khan quickly responded by dismissing Hridoy in next over. Das and Mahmudullah steadied the innings as game approached drinks break with team at 77/5. In chaotic turn of events Khan continued to make an impact by taking two more wickets including that of Mahmudullah leaving Bangladesh struggling at 98/8 with just three overs left on clock
