Bangladesh’s Litton Das celebrates finishing his half-century in the course of the ACC Males’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 match in opposition to Hong Kong on the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 11, 2025. — ACCBangladesh skiper smashes 59 runs off 39 deliveries.Das, Hridoy share match-winning 95-run third wicket stand.Nizakat Khan top-scores for Hong Kong with resilient 42.
Bangladesh started their Asia Cup 2025’s marketing campaign with a seven-wicket victory over Hong Kong in the course of the match’s third match at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Thursday.
Chasing a modest 144-run goal, the Tigers comfortably knocked the successful runs for the lack of three wickets and 14 balls to spare.
Main the best way for them was their captain, Das, who top-scored with a 39-ball 59, studded with six fours and a six.
Das was supported by Towhid Hridoy, who remained a notable contributor with an unbeaten 35 off 36 deliveries.
The duo additionally shared a 95-run partnership for the third wicket, which culminated with Das’s dismissal on the primary supply of the 18th over when Bangladesh wanted solely two.
Ateeq Iqbal was the decide of the bowlers for Hong Kong, taking two wickets for 14 runs in his 3.4 overs, whereas Ayush Shukla made one strike.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das’s resolution to area first paid dividends as his group’s bowling unit curtailed Hong Kong to 143/7 of their allotted 20 overs.
Hong Kong received off to a shaky begin to their innings as Taskin Ahmed received Anshy Rath (4) caught behind on the third supply of the second over with simply seven runs on the board.
The affiliate nation then suffered one other setback within the batting powerplay, when Babar Hayat (14) was cleaned up by Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and consequently slipped to 30/2 in 4.4 overs.
The wicketkeeper batter remained a notable run-getter for Hong Kong, scoring 30 off 34 with the assistance of three fours and a six.
Nizakat was concerned in one other essential partnership for Hong Kong when he, alongside captain Yasim Murtaza, added 46 runs for the fourth wicket.
Murtaza, who was the core aggressor of the essential stand, had an agonising finish to his blistering cameo as he received run out after scoring 28 off 19 deliveries with the assistance of two sixes and as many fours.
Nizakat, alternatively, fell sufferer to Taskin within the penultimate over and walked again after top-scoring for Hong Kong with a 40-ball 42, laced with two fours and a six.
For Bangladesh, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed and Rishad Hossain bagged two wickets every.
