Afghanistan A Vs Hong Kong Highlights Asia Cup Rising Stars: AFG A Thrash HKG By 24 Runs In Must-Win Affair

Hello, we’re back with another live blog, it's Match 11 of the ACC Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 between Afghanistan A and Hong Kong at West Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. Stay tuned for live updates.

Hong Kong have won the toss in the Match 11 of the ACC Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 and have elected to field first against Afghanistan A.

AFG A got off to a good start as Imran Mir tucked Mohammed Waheed towards deep mid-wicket boundary for a four.

Bowled! Hong Kong draws the first blood in the third over. Imran Mir who was playing at 20 off just 11 balls is cleaned up by Mohammed Waheed. Southpaw Sediqullah Atal comes to the crease to join Zubaid Akbari.

Afghanistan A loses both the openers in a quick span. First Imran Mir and Now Zubaid Akbari departs on the bowling off Hassan Khan. Darwish Rasooli comes to the crease to join Sediqullah Atal.

Honk Kong bowlers have struck the 4th AFG A batter in the form of Darwish Rasool whose batting woes finally ends as he departs at 8 off 23 balls. AFG A are in trouble against Hong Kong.

The fifth wicket of Afghanistan A falls, it's Rahmanullah who departs this time for 24. He was looking good until, Mohammed Waheed castled him.

Well, that's one way to rebuild. Mohammad Ishaq hits back-to-back sixes to resurrect the Afghan innings a bit. He is now batting at 38 off 28 balls, while Farmanullah is unbeaten on 21 off 15. Let's see how many more the duo can get in the final over.

Just five runs come off the 20th over as Hassan Khan Mohammad gets rid of Mohammad Ishaq off the first ball. Afghanistan A end up with a 140-run total, which might not be what they would have set out for, yet could prove to be a handful for Hong Kong. Stay tuned for the second innings.

Hong Kong is off to a solid start with opener Zeeshan Ali taking 2 boundaries off the first over. Not the kind of start AFG A would have liked with a low score on board.

Hong Kong have approached the first half of their innings cautiously and focused on keeping wickets in-tact to go hard in the second half. They need 80 runs to win in 60 balls with two batters on crease.

That's unbelievable! Qais Ahmad has turned the match on its head in favor of Afghanistan A by picking up three wickets in an over. First he dismissed the set Babar Hayat (30) on the first delivery of the over, then on the fifth ball of the over got another set batter Anshuman Rath (27) caught and then on the last ball of the over trapped Yasir Murtaza (0) in front of wickets on his first delivery.

Afghanistan spinners weaved their web in the second half of the innings and as the batters went to attack they lost their wickets at regular intervals and eventually restricted the HKG batters at 116 in their quota of 20 overs.

That's a wrap! We'll be right back with another live blog. Until then, bye bye