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

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

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Scoring Breakdown

Afghanistan

Hong Kong

41/2

Power Play

23/4

78/2

Middle Overs

55/2

69/2

Final Overs

16/3

Sixes

Fours

104

Runs In Boundaries

33%

Dot balls

52%

Runs In Extras

Best Performances - Batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

Sediqullah Atal

AFG

73 runs (52)

6 fours3 sixes

Productive shot

pull

22 runs

1 four3 sixes

Control

78%

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG

53 runs (21)

2 fours5 sixes

Productive shot

pull

12 runs

0 four2 sixes

Control

86%

Best Performances - Bowlers

Gulbadin Naib

AFG

ECO

2.66

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OFFLEG

RHB






	1W

LEGOFF

LHB




		1W

Fazalhaq Farooqi

AFG

ECO

5.33

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OFFLEG

RHB




		1W

LEGOFF

LHB




			1W

Partnerships

First innings

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah GurbazSediqullah Atal

8 (5)

25 (14)

17 (9)

Ibrahim ZadranSediqullah Atal

1 (4)

1 (6)

0 (2)

Mohammad NabiSediqullah Atal

33 (26)

51 (41)

13 (15)

Gulbadin NaibSediqullah Atal

5 (8)

18 (17)

13 (9)

Azmatullah OmarzaiSediqullah Atal

53 (21)

82 (35)

26 (14)

Karim JanatSediqullah Atal

2 (3)

7 (5)

3 (2)

Rashid KhanSediqullah Atal

3 (1)

4* (2)

1 (1)

Hong Kong

Zeeshan AliAnshuman Rath

1 (1)

1 (2)

0 (1)

Zeeshan AliBabar Hayat

4 (5)

11 (10)

2 (5)

Nizakat KhanBabar Hayat

0 (0)

1 (2)

0 (2)

Babar HayatKalhan Challu

5 (5)

9 (13)

4 (8)

KD ShahBabar Hayat

6 (10)

21 (32)

15 (22)

Yasim MurtazaBabar Hayat

3 (9)

20 (18)

17 (9)

Yasim MurtazaAizaz Khan

7 (11)

15 (21)

6 (10)

Ehsan KhanYasim Murtaza

5 (8)

13 (14)

6 (6)

Ehsan KhanA Shukla

1 (3)

2 (4)

1 (1)

A ShuklaAteeq Iqbal

0 (1)

1* (4)

1 (3)

Manhattan

Afghanistan

Hong Kong

Run Rate Graph

Afghanistan

Hong Kong

Worm

Afghanistan

Hong Kong

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Win Probability

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AFGHKG

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Over 20 • HKG 94/9

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

Afghanistan won by 94 runs

Match Coverage

All Match News

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

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

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Videos

All Match Videos

2:26

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1:36

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1:36

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

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

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

Super Fours

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	1	1	0	2	0.689
BAN	1	1	0	2	0.121
SL	1	0	1	0	-0.121
PAK	1	0	1	0	-0.689

Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	3	3	0	6	3.547
PAK	3	2	1	4	1.790
UAE	3	1	2	2	-1.984
OMA	3	0	3	0	-2.600

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	1.278
BAN	3	2	1	4	-0.270
AFG	3	1	2	2	1.241
HKG	3	0	3	0	-2.151

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