After winning the toss at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Afghanistan decided to bat first. The team scored 188 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Sediqullah Atal scored 73 runs in 52 balls, while Azmatullah Umarzai scored a fifty in just 21 balls. Mohammad Nabi also contributed 33 runs. Babar Hayat scored the highest 39 runs for Hong Kong.
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bat first, but the start was a bit bad. Opening pair Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sediqullah Atal got out early, but later Sediqullah Atal and Mohammad Nabi took charge of the team. After this, Azmatullah Umarzai scored an aggressive fifty and took Afghanistan to a respectable score.
Hong Kong's innings was also a struggle. They scored only 94 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Babar Hayat scored 39 runs, but the team could not make any big partnership. In Afghanistan's bowling, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Gulbadin Naib took 2-2 wickets.
Azmatullah Umarzai was chosen as the Player of the Match. He holds the record for Afghanistan's fastest fifty in T20 International.
Playing-11 of both teams
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmed, Allah Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (captain), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Mark Challu, Nizakat Khan, Mohammad Aijaz Khan, Kinchint Shah, Ayush Shukla, Atiq Iqbal, Ehsan Khan.
Match between India and UAE on Wednesday
The next match of Asia Cup 2025 will be played between India and UAE on Wednesday. The Indian team will enter the field with the intention of starting their campaign with a bang, while the UAE team will come fully prepared for any kind of unexpected victory.
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