AfghanAbdalyan vs Hong Kong, China

AfghanAbdalyan Beat Hong Kong, China, in their Last Group B Match Kabul – November 19, 2025: AfghanAbdalyan went past Hong Kong, China, by 24 runs in their last Group B match at the ACC Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025. AfghanAbdalyan were put into bat first, and they have put up a decent batting performance to put 140/6 runs on the board in the first inning. Mohammad Ishaq (38), Rahmanullah Zadran (24), Farmanullah Safi (23*), and Imran Mir (20) chipped in with important runs each. In defense, Hong Kong, China, started well and posed significant challenges for AfghanAbdalyan at times, when they reached 68/1 after 11 overs. Qais Ahmad came in and picked up three wickets in his first over to get Afghanistan back in the game. Qais’s game-changing over opened the door for Afghan bowlers, who kept striking on regular intervals and reduced the opposition to 116/9 at the end of 20 overs to win the game by 24 runs. Qais Ahmad (3/18), Bilal Sami (2/23), and Faridoon Dawoodzai (2/21), AM Ghazanfar (1/10), and Farmanullah Safi (1/19) shared important wickets among them to take Afghanistan over the line. Qais Ahmad turned the match on its head and grabbed the Player of the Match with a terrific bowling performance. AfghanAbdalyan have won two games out of the three matches they have played in Group B, and the qualification to the Semi-Finals of the event depends on the outcome of the last Group B match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh later tonight.

Source: Afghanistan Cricket Board