Bangladesh secured a hard-fought seven-wicket win over Hong Kong within the third match of the Asia Cup 2025 on September 11 in Abu Dhabi.
Skipper Litton Das received the toss and opted to bowl first earlier than Hong Kong suffered an early setback as opener Anshuman Rath was dismissed by Taskin Ahmed, who returned strongly after an harm layoff. Babar Hayat tried to counterattack however was undone by an excellent supply from Tanzim Hasan Sakib that rattled his stumps. The wicketkeeper-batter Zeeshan Ali contributed 30 earlier than falling to a surprising catch by Mustafizur Rahman.
Nizakat Khan (42 off 40) and captain Yasim Murtaza (28 off 19) steadied the innings with a 46-run stand for the fourth wicket, guiding Hong Kong to a good 143/7 in 20 overs. Taskin, Sakib, and Rishad Hossain picked up two wickets every for Bangladesh.
Chasing the goal, Bangladesh confronted early hassle as openers Parvez Hossain Emon and Tanzid Hasan Tamim fell contained in the powerplay. Nonetheless, Litton (59 off 39) and Towhid Hridoy (35* off 36), stitched collectively a 95-run stand for the third wicket to take Bangladesh house in 17.4 overs. For Hong Kong, Ateeq Iqbal claimed two wickets.
Who Mentioned What?
Yasim Murtaza, Hong Kong (Shedding Captain)
To be sincere, I’m pleased with the batters however would have been happier if certainly one of them acquired 60-70+ and acquired a giant whole. I feel we all know what we have to work on, hopefully we’ll do higher subsequent time. We gave too many freebies towards Afghanistan, however we got here with a plan at the moment and carried out higher. Litton and the opposite batter although acquired a very good partnership
Litton Das, Bangladesh (Profitable Captain & Participant of the Match)
It was vital to win the primary sport. We’ve performed some good cricket within the final two sequence, however the Asia Cup could be a totally different strain. We performed very effectively at the moment. In the previous couple of years our tempo bowling division has completed very effectively, and all we had been on the lookout for was a leg spinner and Rishad has completed very effectively. The wicket was a bit on the gradual aspect so we needed to play rigorously within the center overs, and take advantage of the massive floor with the singles and doubles.
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