Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, 1st Match
Group B 2025 · T20I · · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Afghanistan won by 94 runs (Afghanistan 188/6, Hong Kong 94/9).
- Afghanistan: 188/6 (20 ov)
- Hong Kong: 94/9 (20 ov)
Match report
Afghanistan (AFG) faced Hong Kong (HK) in the 1st Match of Group B 2025, a T20I match, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Play began on Tuesday, 9 September 2025 at 14:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Asif Yaqoob and Virender Sharma, with Richie Richardson as match referee.
Afghanistan made 188/6 in 20 overs, with Sediqullah Atal top-scoring on 73 not out from 52 balls. Kinchit Shah was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 24. Hong Kong made 94/9 in 20 overs, with Babar Hayat top-scoring on 39 from 43 balls. Gulbadin Naib was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 8.
Result: Afghanistan won by 94 runs. Azmatullah Omarzai was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Afghanistan · 1st innings: 188/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sediqullah Atal | not out | 73 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 140.38 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Nizakat Khan b Ayush Shukla | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 160 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Zeeshan Ali b Ateeq Iqbal | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Nizakat Khan b Kinchit Shah | 33 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 126.92 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Yasim Murtaza b Kinchit Shah | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c Aizaz Khan b Ayush Shukla | 53 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 252.38 |
| Karim Janat | c Nizakat Khan b Ehsan Khan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rashid Khan | not out | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayush Shukla | 4 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 13.5 |
| Ateeq Iqbal | 3 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Ehsan Khan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 |
| Aizaz Khan | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Yasim Murtaza | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
| Kinchit Shah | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8 |
Hong Kong · 1st innings: 94/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeeshan Ali | c Mohammad Nabi b Azmatullah Omarzai | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Anshuman Rath | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babar Hayat | c Sediqullah Atal b Gulbadin Naib | 39 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 90.7 |
| Nizakat Khan | run out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalhan Challu | run out | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kinchit Shah | c Karim Janat b Noor Ahmad | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Yasim Murtaza | lbw b Gulbadin Naib | 16 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Aizaz Khan | c Mohammad Nabi b Rashid Khan | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Ehsan Khan | c & b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Ayush Shukla | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ateeq Iqbal | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Extras: 10
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5.33 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2.67 |
| Karim Janat | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (HK, Fazalhaq Farooqi): 1 runs, 93/9 – • 1 • • W •
- Over 19 (HK, Gulbadin Naib): 4 runs, 92/8 – 1 1 W wd • 1 •
- Over 18 (HK, Noor Ahmad): 7 runs, 88/7 – • 4 wd 1 • • 1
- Over 17 (HK, Rashid Khan): 4 runs, 81/7 – • 1 1 2 W •
- Over 16 (HK, Noor Ahmad): 4 runs, 77/6 – 1 1 1 0lb • • wd
- Over 15 (HK, Rashid Khan): 5 runs, 73/6 – 1 1 • 1 1 1