Asia Cup 2025: This match between the two teams will be played in Abu Dhabi.
Asia Cup 2025: The mega cricket battle between Asian countries, Asia Cup 2025, is starting today, 9 September, Tuesday. The first match will be played between Afghanistan and Hong Kong at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Earlier, a total of five matches have been played between the two teams, out of which Afghanistan has won three times, while Hong Kong has also been successful in defeating the Afghan team twice.
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Asia Cup 2025: This is the first match of both the teams in the tournament, in which they would like to make a great start by winning. Well, let’s know about the pitch report, head to head and probable playing 11 of this match:
Asia Cup 2025: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Match Details
Match – Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Match 1, Asia Cup 2025
Venue – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date and Time – Tuesday, 9 September, 8:00 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast and Live Streaming – Sony Sports Network, Sony Liv (App and Website), Yupp TV (App and Website)
Pitch Report, Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Asia Cup 2025: The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium is generally helpful for the batsmen, providing opportunities to play good strokes, but as the game progresses, the bowlers can also make an impact. Batsmen will have to be wary of slow balls, which can be difficult to overcome easily. A score of more than 180 can prove to be a match-winning score.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Head to Head
Total Matches Played – 05
Afghanistan Won – 03
Hong Kong Won – 02
No Result – 0
Ties – 0
First Match – March 18, 2014
Last Match – March 10, 2016
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, Probable Playing XI
Afghanistan (AFG):
Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Hong Kong (HK):
Yasim Murtaza (captain), Anshi Rath, Martin Coetzee, Kichint Shah, Shahid Wasif, Zeeshan Ali (wicketkeeper), Ejaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Atiq Iqbal, Ali Hassan, Ehsan Khan
