At the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Bangladesh defeated Hong Kong by seven wickets in their Men’s T20 Asia Cup match. Bangladesh closed at 144 for 3 in 17.4 overs after reaching the target of 144 with 14 balls remaining.
Before being removed with just two runs needed, Bangladesh captain Litton Das led the chase with a cool 59 off 39 balls, which included six fours and one six. Towhid Hridoy, who stayed undefeated on 35 from 36 deliveries, provided him some support. Tanzid Hasan contributed 14 from 18, and Parvez Hossain Emon struck 19 off 14 balls.
With 2 14 from 3.4 overs, Ateeq Iqbal was Hong Kong’s most productive bowler. For 32 runs, Ayush Shukla claimed one wicket.