Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Hong Kong National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Afghanistan, led by Rashid Khan, began their Asia Cup 2025 campaign with a dominating win over Hong Kong. Afghanistan scored 188 runs and then restricted Hong Kong to 94, winning by 94 runs. Babar Hayat scored the highest for Hong Kong with 39 runs. Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi and Gulbadin Naib took two wickets each. Noor Ahmad, Azmatullah Omarzai and Rashid Khan picked up one wicket each.
Hong Kong struggled throughout their innings. Chasing 189 runs, the team lost five wickets for 43 runs. Zeeshan Ali made five runs. Anshuman Rath, Nizakat Khan and Kalhan Challu were dismissed without scoring. Kinchit Shah scored six runs. Babar Hayat offered resistance with 39 runs from 43 balls. No other Hong Kong batsman made a notable contribution. The team ended at 94 for nine.
Afghanistan batted first after winning the toss. Sediqullah Atal led the innings with 73 runs from 52 balls. He hit six boundaries and three sixes. Azmatullah Omarzai added 53 runs off 21 balls, striking two boundaries and five sixes. Mohammad Nabi contributed 33 runs from 26 balls, including three boundaries and one six.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Asia Cup 2025 Match 1 Playing XIs
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Hong Kong: Zeeshan Ali(w), Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Challu, Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah, Yasim Murtaza(c), Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal, Ehsan Khan
