Bangladesh defeated Hong Kong by eight wickets within the Asia Cup 2025. The Bangla Tigers suffered an embarrassing defeat to Hong Kong in T20Is and after 11 years, the Litton Das-led facet managed to take revenge. The captain led from the entrance, scoring a half-century.
Bangladesh picked up a snug seven-wicket win of their opening recreation of the Asia Cup 2025. The bowlers stored the Hong Kong batters in test within the first innings, as Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Rishad Hussain clinched two wickets every. The Yasim Murtaza-led facet struggled to get going within the powerplay, however after that, Nizakat Khan performed an excellent knock of 42 runs, which helped the facet publish 143 runs within the first innings.
Chasing 144 runs may have been tough on the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Nevertheless, Hong Kong couldn’t threaten the Bangladesh batters in any respect. They managed to ship inexperienced openers Parvin Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan Tamim early, however as soon as Litton Das took cost, Bangladesh have been scoring runs at an excellent tempo. The captain finally accomplished his half-century in 33 balls. He ended up scoring 59 runs off 39 balls.
Towhid Hridoy supported him nicely within the center, scoring an unbeaten 34 runs as Bangladesh registered their maiden win of the match. With that, the Bangla Tigers additionally registered their maiden win over Hong Kong in T20 internationals. They suffered an embarrassing defeat to Hong Kong within the 2014 T20 World Cup in Chattogram.
Following the defeat, Hong Kong are virtually out of competition for a Tremendous 4 spot within the ongoing Asia Cup. Then again, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have gained one match every, and Sri Lanka are but to start their marketing campaign in Group B. The Lankan Lions will play their first recreation of the match on September 13 in opposition to Bangladesh.
Enjoying XI of Bangladesh and Hong Kong
Bangladesh (Enjoying XI): Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das (wk/c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Hong Kong (Enjoying XI): Zeeshan Ali (wk), Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Kalhan Challu, Kinchit Shah, Yasim Murtaza (c), Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal