Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2025: Afghans Win Toss

Sep 11, 2025 - 06:00

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first against Hong Kong in the first game of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 at Zayed Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Playing XIs
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Mohammad Nabi, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (c), Zeeshan Ali (wk), Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Challu, Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah, Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal, Ehsan Khan.

Head-to-head Record
The two teams have played each other five times in T20 internationals, and Afghanistan has won three of those games.

Form Guide
Afghanistan: L, W, W, W, L
Hong Kong: L, W, W, L, W

Both teams come into the first game of the tournament with the same amount of momentum, having won three of their last five games. Hong Kong just came in second in the Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy after losing to Malaysia in a five-over match. Afghanistan had the same bad luck when they lost to Pakistan in the final of the tri-series held in the UAE.