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The third match of Asia Cup 2025 will be played between Bangladesh and Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. This match of Group B will start at 8:00 pm. Bangladesh looks strong in recent form, while Hong Kong lost to Afghanistan in the first match of the tournament.
HKG’s team will again come out in search of the first win in the tournament. The team played the first Asia Cup in 2004, but has not been able to win a single match since then. If Hong Kong’s team loses this match, then it will almost be out of the tournament. Currently, the team ranks second after one defeat. All teams of each group have to play one match each. Top-2 teams will reach Super-4.
Head to Head: Hong Kong has defeated Bangladesh
Only one match has been played between Bangladesh and Hong Kong in the T20 Head to Head. In this, Bangladesh had to face defeat. The match took place in the 2014 T20 World Cup.
Litton Das will captain the team
The Bangladesh team seems to be balanced and full of confidence. The captaincy has been handed over to Litton Das. He is accompanied by batsmen like Tanjid Hasan and Tauheed Hridi in good form. In bowling, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed can present a challenge for any team.
Hong Kong’s eyes on return
Hong Kong was disappointing. The team suffered a 94 -run defeat against Afghanistan in the first match. Captain Yasim Murtaza will now expect to improve both batting and bowling departments. The team’s veteran players Nizakat Khan and Babur Hayat will be very strong.
Pitch Report: Teams will prefer to win the toss
The team winning the toss at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium T20 International in Abu Dhabi prefers to chase. So far 90 T20 International matches have been played on this ground, out of which 49 runs have been won by the teams defending and 41 runs. The first match of Asia Cup 2025 was played here. In this, Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong by 94 runs.
Weather Report: Not expected of rain, temperature will be 34 degrees
There is no possibility of rain in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. But there will be a lot of heat here on the match day. According to the weather website AQ Weather, Abu Dhabi will have a temperature of 34 degrees at 8 pm.
Possible playing-11 of both teams
- Bangladesh: Litton Das (captain and wicketkeeper), Tanjid Hasan, Parvez Hussain Imon, Tauheed Hriday, Shamim Hussain, Jekar Ali, Maheedi Hasan, Tanjim Hasan, Rishad Hussain, Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman.
- Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (captain), Babur Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Mark Chalu, Nizakat Khan, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Kidil Shah, Ayush Shukla, Atiq Iqbal and Ehsan Khan.
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