In Tuesday’s Asia Cup 2025 opener at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first against Hong Kong.
Afghanistan has a 3-2 head-to-head record in the five meetings between the two teams in the shorter version.
Using XIs
Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (c), Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal, Ehsan Khan, Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Challu, Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah, Zeeshan Ali (w), and Ayush Shukla
Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Gulbadin Naib, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w) from Afghanistan
