AFG vs HK, Asia Cup 2025 1st T20I Match Today Weather and Pitch Report: The 2025 Asia Cup men’s cricket tournament will begin with the Group B match between Rashid Khan’s Afghanistan and Yasim Murtaza’s Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
The Asia Cup 2025 will be played in the T20 format with eight teams, including India and Pakistan, featuring in the continental event.
The eight-team tournament will consist of two groups, each comprising four teams. While India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman are placed together in Group A, Group B comprises Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. The top two teams from each group will then proceed to the Super Fours stage, with the top two teams qualifying for the final.
Here’s pitch-weather, predicted XIs updates of the Asia Cup 2025 match between Afghanistan and Hong Kong.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong: Weather Report
The temperature in Abu Dhabi during the first Asia Cup 2025 match between Afghanistan and Hong Kong will be around 36°C at the start of the match at 8:00 PM IST, as per AccuWeather. The harsh conditions will make for difficult playing conditions in the UAE. There are no chances of precipitation in Abu Dhabi during the match. The skies are expected to be partly cloudy, but the dew will not play a major role.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong: Pitch Report
The Sheikh Zayed Stadium, by its nature, is expected to produce a fighting surface for both batters and bowlers. The long boundaries and slow outfield will make it difficult for the batters to clear the fence. Afghanistan have picked four front-line spinners, indicating the strip might offer some assistance to the tweakers. Based on the results of Sharjah in the Tri-Series between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the UAE, the ideal choice would be to bat first after winning the toss.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong: Predicted Playing XIs
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (c), Anshy Rath, Martin Coetzee, Kinchit Shah, Shahid Wasif, Zeeshan Ali (wk), Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Ateeq Iqbal, Ali Hassan, Ehsan Khan.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong: Squads
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Ishaq, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Gulbadin Naib.
Hong Kong Squad: Zeeshan Ali(w), Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath, Martin Coetzee, Yasim Murtaza(c), Aizaz Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Ehsan Khan, Ali Hassan, Ateeq Iqbal, Kalhan Challu, Ayush Shukla, Kinchit Shah, Mohammad Waheed, Shahid Wasif, Mohammad Ghazanfar.
