Afghanistan v Hong Kong, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Group B, Asia Cup, 2025

Asia Cup Group B: Afghanistan v Hong Kong at Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Afghanistan

AFG

188/6 (20)

Hong Kong

HKG

94/9 (20)

Finished

AFG won by 94 runs

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Ateequl Rehman Iqbal	1	3	0	0	33.33
Ayush Shukla	1	2	0	0	50.00

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Fazalhaq Farooqi	3	0	16	2	5.33
Gulbadin Naib	3	0	8	2	2.67

Current Partnership: 1 run (0.4 ov) | Last Wicket: Ehsan Khan 6 (11) | Fall of Wicket: 93/9 (19.2 ov)

CRR: 4.70 | Last Ten Overs: 51/4 4.86

Recent: ·1··W·11W1·1··411·

Commentary

End of over 20 (1 runs)

Ayush Shukla 1 (2)

Ateequl Rehman Iqbal 1 (3)

Hong Kong 94/9

Fazalhaq Farooqi 3-0-16-2

Gulbadin Naib 3-0-8-2

19.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ayush Shukla, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi sends down a sharp delivery, Ayush Shukla hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

19.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ateequl Rehman Iqbal, 1 run, Ateequl Rehman Iqbal goes back to take inswinger of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

19.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ateequl Rehman Iqbal, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ateequl Rehman Iqbal goes back to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

19.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ateequl Rehman Iqbal, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, goes back, plays push to the point.

19.2

Ehsan Khan c & b F Farooqi 6 (11) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ehsan Khan, no run, c & b F Farooqi, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, An unsuccessful attempt by Ehsan Khan who goes forward to play it towards that goes straight to Fazalhaq Farooqi, who makes the catch for Ehsan Khan's dismissal.

19.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.

End of over 19 (4 runs)

Ehsan Khan 6 (9)

Ayush Shukla 1 (1)

Hong Kong 93/8

Gulbadin Naib 3-0-8-2

Noor Ahmad 4-0-16-1

18.6

Gulbadin Naib to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

18.5

Gulbadin Naib to Ayush Shukla, 1 run, Gulbadin Naib delivers inswinger at full length, Ayush Shukla hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.

18.4

Yasim Murtaza lbw b G Naib 16 (26) Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, no run, lbw b G Naib, Out LBW !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Gulbadin Naib, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Yasim Murtaza dismissal.

1wd

18.4

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! inswinger full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Yasim Murtaza with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

18.3

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Gulbadin Naib bowls a sharp delivery, and Yasim Murtaza goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

18.2

Gulbadin Naib to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.

18.1

Gulbadin Naib to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.

End of over 18 (7 runs)

Yasim Murtaza 16 (24)

Ehsan Khan 4 (6)

Hong Kong 89/7

Noor Ahmad 4-0-16-1

Rashid Khan 4-0-24-1

17.6

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

17.5

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Yasim Murtaza goes forward, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.

1wd

17.5

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Yasim Murtaza with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

17.4

Noor Ahmad to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.

17.3

Noor Ahmad to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays sweep to the short fine leg.

17.2

Noor Ahmad to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

17.1

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Noor Ahmad delivers legbreak at full length, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Yasim Murtaza to just 1 run.

End of over 17 (4 runs)

Ehsan Khan 3 (3)

Yasim Murtaza 11 (21)

Hong Kong 82/7

Rashid Khan 4-0-24-1

Noor Ahmad 3-0-9-1

16.6

Rashid Khan to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

16.5

Rashid Khan to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

16.4

Rashid Khan to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.

16.3

Rashid Khan to Ehsan Khan, 2 runs, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident ramp shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 2 runs.

16.2

Aizaz Khan c M Nabi b R Khan 6 (10) Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run, c M Nabi b R Khan, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Mohammad Nabi, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Aizaz Khan.

16.1

Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

End of over 16 (5 runs)

Aizaz Khan 6 (8)

Yasim Murtaza 10 (20)

Hong Kong 78/6

Noor Ahmad 3-0-9-1

Rashid Khan 3-0-20-0

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