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Bangladesh kicked off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign with a 7-wicket win against Hong Kong on Thursday. Now, the latter team has lost both its matches in the group stage and has been virtually eliminated from the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup.

While batting first, Hong Kong scored 143 runs after losing the toss. In response, Bangla Tigers chased the target in 17.4 overs after losing three wickets.

On Thursday, Ayush Shukla has an aggressive celebration after dismissing Bangladesh's Parvez Hossain Emon. Meanwhile, Mustafizur Rahman took a diving catch of Zeeshan Ali.

Moreover, Tanzid returned to the pavilion from Nizakat Khan's catch, and captain Litton Das' review led to Hong Kong's first wicket.

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1. Hong Kong skipper loses his wicket on DRS call

Hong Kong, batting first, lost its first wicket in just the second over. On the third ball of Taskin Ahmed’s over, Anshuman Rath attempted a drive shot. The Bangladeshi fielders made a strong appeal, but the on-field umpire declared him not out.

Captain Litton Das had a long chat with the bowler and eventually opted for a review. The DRS revealed that the ball had nicked Anshuman’s bat. The third umpire instructed the on-field umpire to overturn the decision, and Anshuman was dismissed after scoring 4 runs, including a boundary.

2. Umpire calls short run

On the last ball of the fourth over, Zeeshan Ali attempted a second run but turned back without touching the crease. Taskin bowled outside off stump, Zeeshan stepped back and played a shot, then ran for two. However, while completing the second run, he failed to ground his bat properly inside the crease. As a result, the umpire signalled a short run, and one run was deducted from Hong Kong’s total.

3. Mustafizur’s diving catch dismisses Zeeshan

Hong Kong lost their third wicket in the 12th over. Zeeshan Ali was dismissed for 30 runs, caught by Mustafizur Rahman off the bowling of Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Zeeshan attempted a big shot off Mustafizur, but the ball did not connect cleanly with the bat. Standing at short mid-wicket, Rahman ran back and pulled off a brilliant diving catch.

4. Ayush’s aggressive celebration after dismissing Emon

Bangladesh began their 144-run chase with a boundary. Parvez Hossain Emon struck two consecutive fours off the second and third deliveries of Ayush Shukla’s opening over. That over yielded 9 runs.

In Ayush’s next over, Emon hit a six, but on the final ball, Ayush had him caught by Babar Hayat for 19 runs. With this wicket, Ayush also completed 50 wickets for Hong Kong.

5. Nizakat’s miraculous diving catch while running back
On the fourth ball of the sixth over, Tanzid was dismissed. Ateeq Iqbal bowled a full-length delivery just outside off stump with a hint of movement. Tanzid tried to play a straight shot but failed to connect cleanly. At mid-off, Nizakat Khan initially misjudged the catch, but quickly recovered, sprinted back, and held on to a superb diving catch.