AFG vs HK Match Preview 1st Match, Team News & Expert Analysis

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Cricket Match Previews

Asia Cup 2025

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Match Details

Match	Afghanistan vs Hong Kong (AFG vs HK)
League	Asia Cup 2025
Date	Tuesday, 9th September 2025
Time	08:00 PM (IST) – 02:30 PM (GMT)

AFG vs HK Match Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Match Playing 11

Afghanistan (AFG) Possible Playing 11: 1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), 2. Ibrahim Zadran, 3. Sediqullah Atal, 4. Karim Janat, 5. Darwish Rasooli, 6. Azmatullah Omarzai, 7. Mohammad Nabi, 8. Fazal Haq, 9. Noor Ahmad, 10. Naveen-ul-Haq, 11. Rashid-Khan(C)

Hong Kong (HK) Possible Playing 11: 1. Yasim Murtaza(C), 2. Babar Hayat, 3. Nizakat Khan, 4. Anshuman Rath, 5. Zeeshan Ali(WK), 6. Kinchit Shah, 7. Ayush Shukla, 8. Aizaz Khan, 9. Ateeq Iqbal, 10. Ehsan Khan, 11. Ghazanfar Mohammad

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Match Preview

Asia Cup 2025 will see Afghanistan facing off against Hong Kong on Tuesday, 09 September 2025 at 08:00 PM IST at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Afghanistan (AFG) Team Updates

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
Ibrahim Zadran is having topmost good points in this series.
Sediqullah Atal will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Karim Janat and Darwish Rasooli will strengthen the middle order for Afghanistan.
Rashid-Khan will lead the Afghanistan as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz will do the Wicket Keeping for Afghanistan.
Mohammad Nabi and Rashid-Khan will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Rashid-Khan was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazal Haq will lead the pace attack of his team.

Hong Kong (HK) Team Updates

Yasim Murtaza and Babar Hayat will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
Yasim Murtaza is having topmost good points in this series.
Nizakat Khan will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Anshuman Rath and Zeeshan Ali will strengthen the middle order for Hong Kong.
Yasim Murtaza will lead the Hong Kong as a Captain. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Zeeshan Ali will do the Wicket Keeping for Hong Kong.
Ayush Shukla and Ehsan Khan will lead the pace attack of his team.

AFG vs HK Match Prediction

Hong Kong looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

AFG vs HK Asia Cup 2025 Match Expert Advice: Ibrahim Zadran will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Azmatullah Omarzai will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head to Head Records:

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong have faced each other in 5 matches in T20. Out of these 5 games, Afghanistan have won 3 whereas Hong Kong have won 2 Matches.

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Team Analysis & Player Performance

Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be the better option.
Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Top Picks:

AFG – Ibrahim Zadran [332 points], Azmatullah Omarzai [314 points]
HK – Yasim Murtaza [513 points], Zeeshan Ali [493 points].

AFG – Darwish Rasooli [0 points], Sediqullah Atal [46 points]
HK – Ghazanfar Mohammad [16 points], Kinchit Shah [49 points].

Afghanistan (AFG) Key Players

Rahmanullah Gurbaz [5, 7, 6, 10, 15]
Noor Ahmad [2W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 0W]
Rashid-Khan [3W, 1W, 0W, 3W, 4W]
Naveen-ul-Haq [2W, 3W, 3W, 0W, 4W]
Mohammad Nabi [0W, (40, 2W), 24*, (44, 1W)]
Azmatullah Omarzai [1W, 0W, 20*, (41, 5W)]
Ibrahim Zadran [9, 53, 177, 17, 2]

Hong Kong (HK) Key Players

Kinchit Shah [6, 30, 14, (19*, 2W)]
Aizaz Khan [1W, 0W]
Nizakat Khan [61, 11, 25]
Ehsan Khan [1W, 1W, 3W]
Babar Hayat [39, 38, 85]
Anshuman Rath [0W, 6, 0W]
Yasim Murtaza [0W, (44, 1W), 0W]

AFG vs HK Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Rashid-Khan [PTs: 99, CR: 9]
Naveen-ul-Haq [PTs: 192, CR: 7]
Nizakat Khan [PTs: 239, CR: 7.5]
Azmatullah Omarzai [PTs: 314, CR: 8.5]
Ibrahim Zadran [PTs: 332, CR: 9]
Babar Hayat [PTs: 338, CR: 8]
Anshuman Rath [PTs: 476, CR: 8.5]

AFG vs HK Experts Team

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