asia cup 2025

Ehsan Khan to Karim Janat, out Caught by Nizakat Khan!! Janat perishes while trying to clear the rope. 100.1ks fired full and around off, Janat cannot get under the length but he does his best, gets more height than distance on the loft and Nizakat settles under it near long-on, makes no mistake. Karim Janat c Nizakat Khan b Ehsan Khan 2(3)

Ayush Shukla to Azmatullah, out Caught by Aizaz Khan!! Shukla has the wicket but the damage has been done. That doesn't stop him from celebrating, he does a double-fist pump and lets out a roar. Another off-pace delivery, Azmatullah is through the loft early and miscues it straight up, Aizaz runs in from long-on and hangs on to a good catch. A superb knock comes to an end. Azmatullah c Aizaz Khan b Ayush Shukla 53(21) [4s-2 6s-5]

Kinchit Shah to Gulbadin, out Caught by Yasim Murtaza!! Second wicket for Kinchit. Very similar to the way Nabi was dismissed. He sticks to round the wicket and drifts it across at a slow pace, Gulbadin attempts to loft down the ground and gets it high on the bat, the ball goes straight up and Murtaza settles near cover, he makes no mistake this time. Gulbadin c Yasim Murtaza b Kinchit Shah 5(8)

Kinchit Shah to Nabi, out Caught by Nizakat Khan!! Wicket right after the break. The partnership has been broken. Kinchit Shah is delighted. Drifted across from round the wicket, there was room on offer and Nabi decides to go down the ground, he ends up slicing it towards long-off and Nizakat hangs on to a simpler catch this time. Much needed wicket for Hong Kong.. Nabi c Nizakat Khan b KD Shah 33(26) [4s-3 6s-1]

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 away 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)

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. He tries to repeat the previous shot but miscues it horribly. Fullish delivery and swings away a bit, Gurbaz shimmies down and lofts through the line, gets it off the outer half and the ball skies over mid-off, Nizakat runs back and reverse cups it safely. That ball went very high and Nizakat had plenty of time, but he kept his eyes on the ball and pouched it safely. Gurbaz c Nizakat Khan b Ayush Shukla 8(5) [6s-1]

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ehsan Khan, out Caught&Bowled!! Chipped back and it's a low catch in front of him. Fazalhaq Farooqi makes no mistake. A slower-ball on a length around leg-stump, Ehsan Khan steps out and checks his punch, Farooqi bends low to take a simple catch. Ehsan Khan c and b Fazalhaq Farooqi 6(11)

Gulbadin to Yasim Murtaza, out Lbw!! Late call from umpire Virender Sharma but the right one. A slower-ball leg-cutter and it's floated on a length, Yasim Murtaza swipes and misses, hit on the back thigh, which was bent. Given out and it's three reds despite a review from the batter. Gulbadin shows off his biceps in his trademark celebration. Yasim Murtaza lbw b Gulbadin 16(26) [4s-1]

Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, out Caught by Nabi!! Good catch going back at long-on. It's tossed up full on middle, Aizaz Khan gets forward to slogsweep and skies it. Nabi moves back and takes that high ball keeping his eyes on it till the last moment. That went a long way up. Aizaz Khan c Nabi b Rashid Khan 6(10)

Gulbadin to Hayat, out Caught by Sediqullah Atal!! Now Hayat has to go. It's dug in short on off, Hayat doesn't get the power behind this, straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket and Atal takes a simple catch. Hayat played a strange innings, struggled early on and then started to find the boundary. But now his innings is cut short. Hayat c Sediqullah Atal b Gulbadin 39(43) [6s-3]

Noor Ahmad to Kinchit Shah, out Caught by Karim Janat!! He might have dropped a sitter earlier but that is a superb catch. Rashid is happy as he celebrates with him. Janat shooing away all his critics who feel he is a poor fielder with that stunning effort. It's tossed up full on middle, Kinchit Shah sweeps aerially, it's wide of Janat at deep backward square-leg, he runs to his right and dives to take it, one-handed in the end - with his right hand. Slides and gets up cleanly with the ball intact. No big outpouring of emotion from Janat after he took that - maybe it's all normal for him, drop the easy ones and take blinders. With that the players take drinks. Kinchit Shah c Karim Janat b Noor Ahmad 6(10)

Azmatullah to Kalhan Challu, out Kalhan Challu Run Out!! Sharp work by Azmatullah and Kalhan Challu is just short. Full on middle, driven back to Azmatullah who sticks a right hand out and stops it, throws in one motion and even a dive from Challu is not enough. Just short as the bat fails to cross the line. The bat was over the line but in the air. That was a brilliant piece of work by Azmatullah and Challu with the momentum of the shot came out of his crease. Pinpoint accuracy by Azmatullah. Kalhan Challu run out (Azmatullah) 4(8)

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Hayat, out Nizakat Khan Run Out!! More woe for HKC. Full outside off, Hayat gets forward to drive hard and straight to mid-off, a direct-hit at the bowler's end, and it all seemed so normal when the stumps were found. Nizakat is just short though as he plonks the bat in. Even the umpire was reluctant to go upstairs as it seemed that Nizakat was in. Replays show the bat was just short of the line. Rashid with a big smile on his face. This could end very quickly if HKC don't get their act together. Nizakat Khan run out (Rashid Khan) 0(0)

Azmatullah to Zeeshan Ali, out Caught by Nabi!! Easy catch at mid-on. Full on middle, Zeeshan Ali gets forward and closes the face of the bat too early, the thick leading-edge lobs to mid-on and Nabi has an easy catch. HKC lose their 2nd. Late swing there for Azmatullah and that caused the leading-edge. Zeeshan Ali c Nabi b Azmatullah 5(6) [4s-1]

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Anshuman Rath, out Caught by Gurbaz!! Golden duck for Anshuman Rath. He is not sure but Zeeshan Ali tells him he has got something on that. A good length delivery outside off, shapes away, Rath pushes away from the body, slight nick and it's an easy catch for Gurbaz. Fazalhaq Farooqi who usually strikes in the powerplay gets a wicket off his 2nd ball. HKC rocked early. Hang on - UltraEdge is in and there's nothing on it both as far as bat and gloves are concerned. So Rath would feel he was right, he didn't feel anything. Anshuman Rath c Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi 0(1)