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In the first match of Asia Cup 2025, Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong China by 94 runs. At the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium, the Afghan team batted first and scored 188 runs losing 6 wickets. In response, Hong Kong could only score 94 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
On Tuesday, Ajmatullah Umarzai became the fastest fifty Afghan batter. The first ball of the Asia Cup was hit by Sedikullah Atal. He also got 3 life. Hong Kong China dropped a total of 5 catches.
AFG vs HKC match top moments and records …
1. Atal’s four on the first ball of Asia Cup
Sedikullah Atal scored an unbeaten 73.
Afghanistan’s opener Sedikullah Atal hit the first ball of the Asia Cup 2025. Ayush Shukla, a bowler of Hong Kong China, threw a short of length ball. Atal played it towards the fine leg and hit it.
2. 3 catches of Sedikullah Atal Afghan opener Sedikullah Atal got 3 lives in the innings. Hong Kong fielders gave Atal a life for 4, 45 and 51 runs.
- Murtaza left Atal’s catch Atal got a life in the first slip on the fourth ball of the first over. Here Yasim Murtaza dropped the catch. Atal, after leaving the catch, hit two fours on 2 consecutive balls.
Hong Kong captain Yasim Murtaza gave Atal a life in the first over.
- Second life to Atal, Murtaza left catch In the 14th over, Sedikullah Atal got the second life. On the fifth ball of the over, Yasim Murtaza left a catch on his own bowling. Atal played the shot here. The ball went to Murtaza and left the catch. Atal was currently batting for 45 runs.
- Sedikullah’s third catch missed In the 16th over, Sedikullah Atal got the third life. Atal played a reverse sweep shot towards Short Third Man on the last ball of Yasim Murtaza’s over. Here Ehsan Khan missed a simple chance.
Sedikullah was given the third life by Ehsan Khan.
3. Ajmatullah Omrajai’s catch missed, set six on the next ball On the third ball of the 18th over, Ajmatullah Omarjai’s catch was missed. Omrajai played a big shot towards the long off. The chariot left a simple catch here. Ehsan Khan bowled full ball at the middle stump. He put six on the long off its next ball.
4. Afghan players left two catches on 2 consecutive balls
Afghani fielders dropped a catch at 2 consecutive balls in the powerplay.
- On the last ball of the fourth over, there was a catch in confusion between Atal and Jadaran. They were putting over ghaznafar.
- On the first ball of the 5th over, Ajmatullah was a catch drop from Karim Jannat on the first ball of Umarzai.
Kalhan Rallu was runout on the third ball of Ajmat’s over. They could only score 4 runs.
Ajmatullah Umarzai ran out Kalhan Chhalu on his own ball on a direct hit.
Now records … 1. Afghani, who puts the fastest fifty fastest fifty Ajmatullah Umarzai became the fastest fifty in the T20 International Afghani batter. He completed half century on 20 balls. Umarzai broke the record of Mohammad Nabi’s 21 ball.
2. Atik T20 Asia Cup Powerplay fourth bowler to throw wickets maiden Hong Kong’s Atik Iqbal became the fourth bowler to throw wickets in T20 Asia Cup Powerplay. He dismissed Ibrahim Jadaran without giving any runs in the third over of Afghanistan’s innings. Prior to them, Mohammad Aamir of Pakistan, Shahwaz Dahini, and Bhubaneswar of India have done so.
