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The 17th edition of the Cricket Asia Cup will begin today with Afghanistan vs Hong Kong match. The opening match will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Know how the weather will be in today’s match, how will the behavior of the pitch be? It will be helpful for the bowlers, or will be seen by runs.
68 T20 international matches have been played earlier at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. Of these, 39 times the target team has won the target, while the team has won 29 times, who batted first. The Asia Cup 2025 includes Afghanistan and Hong Kong, Group B.
How will the season of Abu Dhabi be today
According to the report of Accuweather, today the maximum temperature in Abu Dhabi will be 40 degrees Celsius, it will decrease to between 32 to 35 degrees during the match. There is no possibility of rain, but light clouds will remain. The winds are expected to run at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour at the time of the match. However, during the match, the air quality of the match is said to be unhealthy.
What time will Afghanistan vs Hong Kong match start?
According to Abu Dhabi, the match will start at 6:30 pm in the evening, at this time it will be 8 o’clock in India.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong match pitch report
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Pitch is considered to be favorable for batsmen. Batting in the second innings here will be beneficial, here it has been seen that the team that follows the target helps more. Here spinners are likely to get more help than fast bowlers. The outfield of this ground remains fast, which is a plus point for the batsmen.
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium T20 Record
- Largest Score: 225/7 (Ireland)
- Afghanistan’s biggest score: 198/5 (vs Zimbabwe)
- Hong Kong’s biggest score: 166/6 (vs Afghanistan)
- Most runs: Paul Sterling- 406 (Ireland)
- Maximum runs for Afghanistan: Karim Janat (282)
- Most runs for Hong Kong: Nazakat Khan (190)
- Most wickets: Bilal Khan- 19 (Oman)
- Most wickets for Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (16)
- Highest wicket for Hong Kong: Aijaz Khan (10)
Afghanistan and Hong Kong squad
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Jadaran, Darwish Rasuli, Seedikullah Atal, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujib ur Rehman, Allah Ghaznafar, Noor Ahmed, Farid Malik, Naveen, Naveen.
Hong Kong: Yasim Murtaza (Captain), Babur Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Niazakat Khan Mohammed, Nasrullah Rana, Martin Koetzi, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Mark Chaallu, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Atik ul Rahman Iqbal, Kidhi Shah, Ali Hasan, Shahid Vasif, Ghaznafar Mohammad, Mohammad, Mohammad, Mohammad, Mohammad, Mohammad.
Where is the live broadcast and live streaming of Asia Cup 2025 matches?
The live broadcast of Afghanistan vs Hong Kong match will be on Star Sports Network. Live streaming will be on Sony Live App and website.