Hong Kong Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka- Asia Cup 2025, Match 8

Sri Lanka will be up against Hong Kong in the eighth match of the Asia Cup 2025. This article provides details about Hong Kong's Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka for the eighth match of the tournament.

Hong Kong Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka- Asia Cup 2025, Match 8:

Openers: Zeeshan Ali (wk), Anshuman Rath

Hong Kong is coming into the match against Sri Lanka after losing the first two matches in the Asia Cup 2025 and is in desperate need of a win to stay alive in the tournament.

Along with that, the Yasim Murtaza-led side would also need other results to go their way for them to increase their chances of making it to the next round.

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Despite losing the first couple of matches, Hong Kong are expected to field the same XI that took on Bangladesh, as there were quite a few positives that they would have taken from that particular game after a disappointing performance in the first outing.

If the case remains so, Hong Kong will open the innings with Zeeshan Ali and Anshuman Rath.

The duo would aim to get the team off to a good start, having failed to do so in the previous match against Bangladesh.

Individually, as well, both batters would want to score big to gain confidence for the matches to come.

Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Kalhan Challu, Kinchit Shah, Yasim Murtaza (c)

When it comes to Hong Kong's middle order, it was among runs in the last match, with captain Yasim Murtaza and Nizakat Khan being at the forefront with valuable contributions.

Hong Kong would bank on its captain to come good once again and prolong his innings to help the team post an above-par total while batting first.

However, Yasim would also need other batters to support him, which wasn't the case the last time around, with the team losing momentum in the final five overs, thereby failing to cross the 150-run mark against Bangladesh.

The likes of Babar Hayat and Kinchit Shah will have to put their hand up and score some runs with the bat.

Bowlers: Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal

Like Hong Kong's batting, the team was able to put on a much-improved performance with the ball in the last match, compared to how they bowled in the first match against Afghanistan.

Along with the bowling, Hong Kong were much better in the field as they held onto their catches.

The team would want to replicate a similar effort with the ball and even go one step further in the upcoming match against Sri Lanka.

The Hong Kong bowling will be made up of three specialist bowlers, along with captain Yasim Murtaza, who will be the spin bowling all-rounder, and one fast bowling all-rounder in the form of Aizaz Khan.

Like it always does, spin will play a major role in the Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong match to be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium

In that case, Yasim Murtaza, along with Ehsan Khan, can expect a bit of help from the wicket in the middle overs of Sri Lanka's batting innings.

Hong Kong's fast bowling department will be handled by Ayush Shukla, who has impressed everyone with his performance so far, and Atiq Iqbal, who has also troubled the batters with his medium pace.