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

RESULT

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

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188/6

(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

	Afghanistan	Hong Kong
1	Sediqullah Atal opening batter	Zeeshan Ali † wicketkeeper batter
2	Rahmanullah Gurbaz † wicketkeeper batter	Anshy Rath top-order batter
3	Ibrahim Zadran opening batter	Babar Hayat batter
4	Mohammad Nabi allrounder	Nizakat Khan allrounder
5	Gulbadin Naib batting allrounder	Kalhan Challu middle-order batter
6	Azmatullah Omarzai allrounder	Kinchit Shah top-order batter
7	Karim Janat batting allrounder	Yasim Murtaza (c) allrounder
8	Rashid Khan (c) bowling allrounder	Aizaz Khan allrounder
9	Noor Ahmad bowler	Ehsan Khan bowler
10	AM Ghazanfar bowler	Ayush Shukla bowler
11	Fazalhaq Farooqi bowler	Ateeq Iqbal bowler
Bench
12	Darwish Rasooli top-order batter	Ali Hassan bowler
13	Fareed Ahmad bowler	Martin Coetzee opening batter
14	Mohammad Ishaq wicketkeeper batter	Mohammad Ghazanfar bowler
15	Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowler	Mohammad Waheed bowler
16	Naveen-ul-Haq bowler	Nasrulla Rana bowling allrounder
17	Sharafuddin Ashraf allrounder	Shahid Wasif middle-order batter

Language

English

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

W

Afghanistan won by 94 runs

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Match Coverage

Afghanistan get the win they needed, but Trott wants improvement

In the end the target was well out of reach for Hong Kong but there are greater challenges ahead

Afghanistan get the win they needed, but Trott wants improvement

Atal, Omarzai and Afghanistan bowlers easily dismantle Hong Kong

Nine Hong Kong batters finished with single-digit scores, going down by 94 runs in the Asia Cup opener

Atal, Omarzai and Afghanistan bowlers easily dismantle Hong Kong

Atal, Omarzai muscle Afghanistan to 188 for 6 in Asia Cup opener

Should Hong Kong chase the target down, it would be their highest successful T20I chase

Atal, Omarzai muscle Afghanistan to 188 for 6 in Asia Cup opener

Afghanistan bat first, bring in Naib for Asia Cup opener against HK

The pitch, according to reports, has 3.5mm of grass on it, unusual for Abu Dhabi

Afghanistan bat first, bring in Naib for Asia Cup opener against HK

Omarzai hits Afghanistan's fastest T20I fifty as they crush Hong Kong

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Omarzai hits Afghanistan's fastest T20I fifty as they crush Hong Kong

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Videos

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Mukund impressed by Afghanistan's on-field trial

Mukund impressed by Afghanistan's on-field trial

Mukund: Dropped catches a concern for Afghanistan

Mukund: Dropped catches a concern for Afghanistan

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Chopra: 'It will take time for Atal to mature into a T20 rockstar'