
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong: Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong by 94 runs in the first match of Asia Cup 2025. 5 Afghan players have contributed to this victory, who have shown amazing performance with bat and ball.
Afg vs hk match result: In the first match of Asia Cup 2025, Afghanistan started with a win in the tournament by defeating Hong Kong by runs. Batting first, the Afghan team scored 188 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Hong Kong's team, chasing the target of 189 runs, was reduced to 94 runs in 20 overs. While Hong Kong's bowling, batting and fielding looked simple, on the other hand, Afghanistan showed a great performance in the three departments and won the first win. These 5 Afghan batsmen wreaked havoc.
Afghanistan made a big score while batting first
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bat first. However, the beginning was not good and Rahmanullah Gurbaz 8, Ibrahim Jadaran 1 and Gulbadin Naib 5 were dismissed. But, at one side, the crease stayed at the crease and supported him by Mohammad Nabi and Ajmatuullah Umarjai. Sadiq scored the highest 73* runs off 52 balls with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes. At the same time, Umarzai batting quickly scored 51 runs off 21 balls with the help of 2 fours and 5 sixes. The prophet also scored 33 runs. Due to which Afghanistan reached 188.
No more edge was seen in Hong Kong bowling
While Afghanistan's batsmen were raining fours and sixes, the other Hong Kong bowlers were also assuming them. The team took 2-2 wickets from the team, while Atik Iqbal and Ehsan Khan also hunted 1-1 Afghan batsmen.
After the bat, Afghanistan hit a strong attack
The Afghanistan team wreaked havoc with the first bat and then also hit the ball. After the batting of Sadik Atal, Ajmatuullah Umrajai and Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib 2, Fazalhak Farukhi 2 Gajanfar 1 and Noor Ahmed 1 wicket bowled out. He was also supported by Umarzai with the ball and took 1 wicket. Due to which the entire Hong Kong team could score 94 runs and had to see the first defeat of the tournament.
Hong Kong's performance with the bat after the ball
Hong Kong performed disappointing with the first ball, then flopped with the bat. Babur Hyatt scored 39 runs off 43 balls from the team. Apart from him, 5 beginners could not score double digit scores. Opener Zeeshan Ali 5, Anshuman Rath 0, Nizakat Khan 0, KM Rallu 4 and Kidil Shah scored 6 runs. This figure will be telling you how Hong Kong's batting must have been. This is the reason why the team has lost by 94 runs.
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