Afghanistan performed brilliantly in bowling after batting
Asia Cup 2025: In the first match of the ongoing Asia Cup, AFG won by 94 runs against Hong Kong and started the tournament in a great way. Batting first in the match played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan set a target of 189 runs for Hong Kong to win. But, Hong Kong could only score a total of 94 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.
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Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, match status
If we tell you in detail about the match, then Afghanistan won the toss and batted first and scored a total of 188 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. However, the start of the Afghan team in the match was not very special.
The team lost 2 wickets for 26 runs, but opener Sediqullah Atal played an unbeaten innings of 73* runs with the help of 6 fours and 3 sixes in 52 balls, while Azmatullah Umarzai played a stormy innings of 53 runs with the help of 2 fours and 5 sixes in 21 balls and helped the team reach a good total.
On the other hand, if we talk about Hong Kong’s bowling, Ayush Shukla and Kichint Shah got 2-2 wickets. Apart from this, Atiq Iqbal and Ehsan Khan got 1-1 wickets.
After this, when Hong Kong came out to chase the target of 189 runs from Afghanistan, it could score only 94 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs in front of the brilliant bowling of the Afghan team. Babar Hayat was the top scorer for the team in the match by scoring 39 runs. Apart from this, no other player could play a big innings.
On the other hand, Afghanistan cricket team bowled brilliantly, especially from the fast bowlers. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 3 wickets for 16 runs in 3 overs, while Gulbadin Naib got 2 wickets. Apart from this, Azmatullah Umarzai, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed got 1 wicket each.
RESULT | AFGHANISTAN WON BY 94 RUNS 🚨#AfghanAtalan were clinical with both bat and ball as they went past Hong Kong by 94 runs to start their run at the #AsiaCup2025 on a winning note. 👏#AFGvHK | #GloriousNationVictoriousTeam pic.twitter.com/iKi8J4G6vG
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) September 9, 2025
