Bangladesh scrapes through to last 4

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Bangladesh will meet India in the last four in Asian Games on Friday, after scraping home by two runs in a massive fright against Malaysia.

Bangladesh stayed on track for a second title, but only just, after managing a miserly 116-5.

They were on the brink of defeat with Malaysia needing five runs off the final over, after Virandeep Singh’s sumptuous 52 put the Malaysians within reach of a major upset.

But Bangladesh held on thanks to a tight last over from Afif Hossain, who called on all his experience from 63 T20Is to keep his country alive.

Twenty20 cricket has been played at the Asian Games twice before, at Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014, with Afghanistan runners-up both times, to Bangladesh and then Sri Lanka.