Asia Cup 2025 Afg vs HK: Asia Cup explosion starts, Suryakumar Yadav’s record broke this Afghan player created new history

Asia cup 2025 afg vs hk: The Asia Cup 2025 started with a new record. In the first match played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong by 94 runs and started their campaign with victory. 25 -year -old all -rounder Ajmatullah Umarjai, who became the topic of the biggest discussion of this match, created history by demolishing a big record of Suryakumar Yadav.

Umarzai broke many records

During Afghanistan’s innings, the team was in trouble losing 4 wickets for 110 runs at one time. Then Ajmatullah Umarjai, who landed at the crease, overturned the match with his batsman and took many records. Umarzai scored 53 runs from 21 balls, including 5 sixes and 2 fours. His strike rate was more than 252.

During this, Umarzai made a record of the fastest half -century in the Asia Cup T20 history. He broke the record of Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 22 balls against Hong Kong in 2022. Along with this, Umarzai also broke the record of Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan on the basis of his explosive batting, who scored a half -century against Ireland in 2017.

Sedikullah’s career best innings

Opener Sedikullah Atal also contributed significantly in Afghanistan’s victory. He scored an unbeaten 73 off 52 balls, including 4 fours and 3 sixes. Sedikullah first shared a 51 -run partnership for the third wicket with Mohammad Nabi (33 runs), then added 82 runs for the fifth wicket with Umarjai. This partnership brought Afghanistan to a strong score. Due to which the team scored 188 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.

Hong Kong batting scattered

The Hong Kong team, chasing the target, appeared under pressure from the beginning. The team could score only 94 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Babur Hayat scored the highest 39 runs, while captain Yasim Murtaza was dismissed for just 16 runs. Apart from these, no batsman could stand.

The bowlers performed brilliantly from Afghanistan. Gulbadin Naib and Fazalhak Farooqui took 2-2 wickets, while captain Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed and Umarjai got 1-1 success.