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Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, 1st Match, Group B at Abu Dhabi, Asia Cup, Sep 09 2025 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Match, Group B (N), Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025, Men's T20 Asia Cup

Afghanistan

188/6

Hong Kong

(20 ov, T:189) 94/9

Afghanistan won by 94 runs

Player Of The Match

Azmatullah Omarzai

, AFG

53 (21) & 1/4

Cricinfo's MVP

Azmatullah Omarzai

, AFG

103.81 ptsImpact List

Gulbadin Naib celebrates a wicket•Sep 09, 2025•Getty Images

Fazalhaq Farooqi struck second ball, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Fazalhaq Farooqi struck second ball•Sep 09, 2025•ACC

Azmatullah Omarzai plays a shot during his late-innings blitz, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Azmatullah Omarzai plays a shot during his late-innings blitz•Sep 09, 2025•Getty Images

Ibrahim Zadran walks off after being dismissed, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Ibrahim Zadran walks off after being dismissed•Sep 09, 2025•Getty Images

Ayush Shukla celebrates with his teammates, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Ayush Shukla celebrates with his teammates•Sep 09, 2025•Asian Cricket Council

Rahmanullah Gurbaz's poor run of form continued, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Rahmanullah Gurbaz's poor run of form continued•Sep 09, 2025•MB Media/Getty Images

Babar Hayat scored a fighting 39, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Babar Hayat scored a fighting 39•Sep 09, 2025•Getty Images

Skipper Rashid Khan celebrates a wicket with his teammates, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Skipper Rashid Khan celebrates a wicket with his teammates•Sep 09, 2025•Getty Images

Sediqullah Atal celebrates his half-century, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Sediqullah Atal celebrates his half-century•Sep 09, 2025•Getty Images

Sediqullah Atal plays a shot, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Sediqullah Atal plays a shot•Sep 09, 2025•Getty Images

Ayush Shukla celebrates his first wicket in the tournament, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Ayush Shukla celebrates his first wicket in the tournament•Sep 09, 2025•Asian Cricket Council

Captains Rashid Khan and Yasim Murtaza at the toss, Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Men's T20 Asia Cup, Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Captains Rashid Khan and Yasim Murtaza at the toss•Sep 09, 2025•Asian Cricket Council

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Win Probability

AFG 100%

AFGHKG

100%50%100%

Over 20 • HKG 94/9

Ehsan Khan c & b Fazalhaq Farooqi 6 (11b 0x4 0x6 16m) SR: 54.54

Afghanistan won by 94 runs

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Hong Kong Innings

Player Name		R	B
Zeeshan Ali	caught	5	6
Anshuman Rath	caught	0	1
Babar Hayat	caught	39	43
Nizakat Khan	run out	0	0
Kalhan Challu	run out	4	8
KD Shah	caught	6	10
Yasim Murtaza	lbw	16	26
Aizaz Khan	caught	6	10
Ehsan Khan	caught	6	11
A Shukla	not out	1	2
Ateeq Iqbal	not out	1	3
Extras	(lb 1, w 9)
Total	94(9 wkts; 20 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Fazalhaq Farooqi	3	16	2	5.33
Azmatullah Omarzai	2	4	1	2
AM Ghazanfar	2	4	0	2
Rashid Khan	4	24	1	6
Noor Ahmad	4	16	1	4
Gulbadin Naib	3	8	2	2.66
Karim Janat	2	21	0	10.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	1	Zeeshan Ali	Anshy Rath
2nd	11	Zeeshan Ali	Babar Hayat
3rd	1	Nizakat Khan	Babar Hayat
4th	9	Babar Hayat	Kalhan Challu
5th	21	Kinchit Shah	Babar Hayat
6th	20	Yasim Murtaza	Babar Hayat
7th	15	Yasim Murtaza	Aizaz Khan
8th	13	Ehsan Khan	Yasim Murtaza
9th	2	Ehsan Khan	Ayush Shukla
10th	1	Ayush Shukla	Ateeq Iqbal

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Men's T20 Asia Cup

Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	1	1	0	2	10.483
UAE	1	0	1	0	-10.483
OMA	-	-	-	-	-
PAK	-	-	-	-	-

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AFG	1	1	0	2	4.700
HKG	1	0	1	0	-4.700
BAN	-	-	-	-	-
SL	-	-	-	-	-

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