Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head-to-Head Records- Asia Cup 2025, Match 1
Published - 09 Sep 2025, 04:00 PM
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Afghanistan will take on Hong Kong in the first match of the Asia Cup 2025. This article contains information regarding the Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head-to-Head records in T20Is.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head-to-Head Records- Asia Cup 2025, Match 1:
| Stats | Matches | Afghanistan won | Hong Kong won | Draw | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| At Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head-to-Head Records- Key Statistics
Afghanistan and Hong Kong have faced each other in five T20I matches so far, and the first match of the 2025 Asia Cup will be the sixth outing between the two teams.
Afghanistan has the upper hand with three wins as compared to Hong Kong's two, and the latter will have an opportunity to square things when they take the field to play against Afghanistan on Tuesday (September 9).
As far as the result of the only match that the two teams have played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, the venue for the upcoming match, is concerned, it went in favour of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong won that particular match by four wickets with two balls remaining as they chased a target of 163 runs.
The win in the above-mentioned match happens to be one of the two wins that Hong Kong has been able to win against Afghanistan, with the other one coming in Dublin in 2015.
Afghanistan and Hong Kong will be facing in a T20I match for the first time after nine years, having played a match in this format of the game in 2016, which Afghanistan ended up winning.
A lot of things have changed since then, with Afghanistan getting Test status and becoming a force to be reckoned with on the international stage.
The only thing that Afghanistan would eye is a win in the upcoming match against Hong Kong, as it will help them open their account against them in T20I cricket at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
Hong Kong, on the other would aim to win the match to draw level in the overall head-to-head record when it comes to the T20I matches played between the two teams.
Another reason for both teams to win the opening match of the tournament is that it will help them get an early advantage over other teams in the group.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head-to-Head Records: The last 5 matches
The Afghanistan vs Hong Kong rivalry has seen both teams featuring in five T20I matches against each other, with the former piping the latter with three wins.
Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head-to-Head Records- Result of the last 5 games:
- Afghanistan won by 6 wickets
- Afghanistan won by 66 runs
- Hong Kong won by 4 wickets
- Hong Kong won by 5 wickets
- Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
Conclusion:
Afghanistan and Hong Kong have been involved in some close affairs as far as T20I cricket is concerned, and the upcoming tournament opener in the Asia Cup 2025 also promises to be the same.
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