Bangladesh to Bowl First Against Hong Kong in Asia Cup 2025

ABU DHABI: In the third match of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025, Bangladesh secured a favorable toss and elected to field first when they face Hong Kong at the Zayed Cricket Stadium this Thursday.

Squad Details
Bangladesh:

Litton Das (c), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Tawhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Saif Uddin.

Hong Kong:

Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Niazakat Khan Mohammad, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Ashish Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Ateeq ul Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Adil Mehmood, Haroon Mohammad Arshad, Ali Hassan, Shahid Wasif, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Mohammad Waheed, Anas Khan and Ehsan Khan.

Historical Context

Bangladesh and Hong Kong have only clashed once in T20I history, during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2014 Qualifiers.

Hong Kong clinched victory in that encounter, dismissing Bangladesh for just 108 runs and subsequently achieving the target, despite losing eight wickets in the final over.

  • Matches: 1
  • Hong Kong: 1
  • Bangladesh: 0