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AFG vs HK Asia Cup highlights: Afghanistan started the Asia Cup 2025 with a bang. In the Group B match played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 9 September, Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong by 94 runs and registered their biggest win in the tournament.
Batting first, Afghanistan scored 188 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Umarzai played brilliant half-century innings. After this, the bowlers performed brilliantly and restricted Hong Kong to 94 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.Watch AFG vs HK Asia Cup first Match Highlights Video
Azmatullah Omarzai hit the fastest half-century
In the opener of Asia Cup 2025, Azmatullah Umarzai hit the fastest half-century in T20 international cricket for Afghanistan. He achieved this feat in just 20 balls, which included five sixes and two fours. Earlier this record was in the name of Mohammad Nabi (21 balls vs Ireland, 2017) and Gulbadin Naib (21 balls vs India, 2024).
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Afghanistan's fastest half-centuries (T20I)
- Azmatullah Umarzai – 20 balls (Hong Kong, 2025)
- Mohammad Nabi – 21 balls (Ireland, 2017)
- Gulbadin Naib – 21 balls (India, 2024)
- Najibullah Zadran – 22 balls (UAE, 2016)
- Hazratullah Zazai – 22 balls (Ireland, 2018)
- Biggest winning margin in Asia Cup T20
- 155 runs - PAK Vs HK, Sharjah, 2022
- 101 runs - IND vs AFG, Dubai, 2022
- 94 runs - AFG Vs HK, Abu Dhabi, 2025
- 71 runs - UAE Vs Oman, Mirpur, 2016
- 66 runs - AFG vs HK, Mirpur, 2016
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Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, 1st Match Highlights
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 good.
Afghanistan Innings
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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.
Hong Kong Innings
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After this, when Hong Kong came out to chase the target of 189 runs given by Afghanistan, it could score only 94 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs in front of the excellent bowling of the Afghan team. Babar Hayat was the top scorer for the team by scoring 39 runs in the match. Apart from this, no other player could play a big innings.
On the other hand, excellent bowling was seen from the Afghanistan cricket team, 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.
Also Read: How to watch Asia Cup 2025 matches for free on mobile and TV
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