Afghanistan vs Hong Kong 1st T20 highlights Asia Cup T20 2025
The Afghanistan vs Hong Kong 1st t20 highlights Asia Cup T20 2025 kicked off the tournament in Abu Dhabi with thrilling action at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan lost early wickets but Azmatullah Omarzai’s explosive 53 and Sediqullah Atal’s unbeaten 73 powered them to a strong total. For Hong Kong Ayush Shukla and Kinchit Shah grabbed two wickets each but the chase collapsed under tight Afghan bowling as wickets fell regularly. Afghanistan sealed a convincing win to start the Asia Cup in style.

Toss: Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
Match Result
Afghanistan T20 Team
Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Hong Kong T20 Team
Zeeshan Ali, Anshy Rath, Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Kalhan Challu, Kinchit Shah, Yasim Murtaza, Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal
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PAK vs AFG T20I Stats

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong 1st T20 highlights
- Afghanistan’s 94-run win over Hong Kong was their biggest T20I victory against them, beating the 2016 Asia Cup record.
- Azmatullah Omarzai’s 53 off 21 balls set a new Afghanistan fastest T20I fifty, earning him Player of the Match.
- Sediqullah Atal and Mohammad Nabi’s 51-run third-wicket stand was a T20I record for Afghanistan vs Hong Kong.
- Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai’s 82-run fifth-wicket partnership broke a previous T20I record at Abu Dhabi.
- Hong Kong’s 94/9 was their joint eighth lowest T20I total, led by Babar Hayat’s 39 off 43 balls.
- Gulbadin Naib’s 2/8 in 3 overs topped Afghanistan’s bowling, with Fazalhaq Farooqi also taking two wickets.

