🏏T20 Asia Cup 2025- AFG vs HK 1st Match, Group B, Abu Dhabi🏏 - Page 6

Ayush Shukla to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, now a misfield. Not the best of starts for Hong Kong. Angling down leg and Sediqullah helps it along to short fine, straightforward stop and the fielder manages to parry it away to the fence

0.5

Ayush Shukla to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, this is just rubbing salt into the wound. Good length ball around off, Sediqullah presents the full face of the bat and lofts it through the line. Right off the middle and the ball clears mid-on comfortably

0.4

Ayush Shukla to Sediqullah Atal, no run, dropped! Oh no! It is the skipper and he has put down a regulation catch. Back of a length delivery, in the channel and the ball straightens a tad, Sediqullah has a tentative poke and the outside edge goes around knee height to slip, Murtaza bends down and shells it. Not sure if the ball even hit his hand, might have struck him on the wrist before going down

1.4 Another 4 by Sediqullah Atal, he is on fire. 4 4s so far already.

End of over 2, score is 19/0 AFG

6 by Gurbaz

2.1

Ayush Shukla to Gurbaz, SIX, first maximum of the tournament.

Ayush Shukla to Gurbaz, SIX, first maximum of the tournament. Gurbaz's first ball against Shukla and he charges down, there is a bit of away swing but Gurbaz lofts with the movement, right off the middle and the ball sails over long-off. Next ball, he is OUT!!

AFG lost their first wicket.

Gurbaz OUT after hitting 6

2.2

Ayush Shukla to Gurbaz, out Caught by Nizakat Khan!! Shukla has his wicket. He's pumped. Excellent catch by Nizakat. Gurbaz's poor run extends to one more game. Gurbaz c Nizakat Khan b Ayush Shukla 8(5) [6s-1]

Ayush Shukla to Gurbaz, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

End of over 3: score is 26/1 for AFG

I think they have participated with Govt s permission only.

They r going to start flights with the other neighbour also. Very soon all airspaces will open up

..

That's my opinion.

3.2

Ateeq Iqbal to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Zeeshan Ali!! Two in two overs. This is a massive wicket for Hong Kong. Ibrahim has been Mr. Consistent for Afghanistan and he goes cheaply. Another good catch. Good length ball outside off, not quite there for the drive but Ibrahim tries to play this on the rise and the ball nibbles a bit, kisses the outside edge and Zeeshan Ali takes a sharp catch standing up to the stumps. Ibrahim Zadran c Zeeshan Ali b Ateeq Iqbal 1(4)

Ateeq Iqbal to Ibrahim Zadran, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

end of over 4: 26/2 AFG. Maiden wicket over