The Asia Cup 2025 continues with an exciting Group Stage clash as Bangladesh take on Hong Kong. After Afghanistan’s dominant win in the tournament opener, both sides will be eager to make a statement in this encounter.
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Pitch Report:
Pitch is expected to be balanced one with batters and pacers getting some extra advantage. Team generally wants to chase due to dew factor. Pacers gets decent movement in the initial overs in the first innings.
We will tell the final pitch report on our telegram channel.
Last 4 T20I matches at this Venue:
IRE: 195/6(20), SA: 185/9(20)(Pace: 12 W; Spin: 2 W)
IRE: 171/8(20), SA: 174/2(17.4)(Pace: 8 W; Spin: 2 W)
UAE: 163/6, AFG: 166/4(19.1)(Pace: 7 W; Spin: 2 W)
BAN vs HK Head 2 Head:
HK: 1, BAN: 0
Bangladesh Team Preview:
For Bangladesh, this is a crucial match to build momentum early in the tournament. They come into this game with plenty of experience and star players who can take control under pressure. For Hong Kong, it’s about showing potential and proving they belong at this level after a heavy loss in their opening game against Afghanistan.
Probable 11 of Bangladesh:
- Tanzid Hasan: LHB
- Parvez Hossain Emon: LHB
- Liton Das: RHB(wk)
- Saif Hassan: RHB+RAO
- T Hridoy: RHB
- Jaker Ali: RHB
- Mahedi Hasan: RHB+RAO
- Rishad Hossain: RHB+RAL
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib: RAM
- Taskin Ahmed: RAF
- Mustafizur Rahman: LAM
Team Composition:
Main Batter: Liton Das, Parvez Hossain, Jaker Ali and Tanzid Hasan
Main Pacers: Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman
Main Spinners: Mahedi Hasan and Rishad Hossain(Saif Hassan will assist them)
Expected Death Overs: M Rahman and Taskin Ahmed/Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Important Picks in most of the teams:
- Mahedi Hasan
- M Rahman
- Taskin Ahmed
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
- Liton Das
- Rishad Hossain
- Parvez Hossain,
- Tanzid Hasan
Trump Card Picks:
- Saif Hassan
- Jaker Ali(first batting)
Hongkong Match Preview:
Hong Kong will look to bounce back after their defeat against Afghanistan. Their batting showed flashes of intent but consistency was missing. Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath and Nizakat Khan will be the pillars in the batting lineup, while fielder should show more discipline against a side like Bangladesh.
Probable11 Of Hong Kong Team:
Zeeshan Ali: RHB(wk)
Anshuman Rath: LHB
Babar Hayat: RHB
Nizakat Khan: RHB+RAL
K Challu: RHB
Kinchit Shah: LHB+RAO
Yasim Murtaza: LHB+LAO
Aizaz Khan: RHB + RAM
Ehsan Khan: RHB + RAO
Ayush Shukla: RAM
Ateeq Iqbal: RAM
Team Breakup:
Main Batter: Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath and Zeeshan Ali
Main Spinner: Ehsan Khan and Yasim Murtaza(Kinchit Shah will assist them)
Main Pacer: Ayush Shukla and Ateeq Iqbal(Aizaz Khan will assist them)
Death Over: Ehsan Khan and Ayush Shukla
Important Player In most of the Teams:
- Ehsan Khan(first bowling)
- Yasim Murtaza
- Anshuman Rath
- Kicnhit Shah
Trump Card Pick:
- Babar Hayat
- Nizakat Khan
- Ayush Shukla
- Aizaz Khan
Best Choices Of C And Vc for Dream11:
- Taskin Ahmed
- M Rahman
- Liton Das
GL Captaincy Choice (It includes all the captaincy choices of Small Leagues)
- Parvez Hossain,
- Tanzid Hasan
BAN STATS:
Litton Das(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 2 I, 33 R, 16.5 A, 75.0 SR
1ST INNINGS: 51 I, 1265 R, 24.8 A, 128.0 SR
2ND INNINGS: 55 I, 1129 R, 24.8 A, 128.0
T20I: 110 M, 108 I, 2437 R, 23.66 A, 126.46 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 8, 8, 54, 18, 73,
Parvez Hossain Emon(LHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
1ST INNINGS: 9 I, 287 R, 31.9 A, 145.7 SR
2ND INNINGS: 9 I, 124 R, 15.5 A, 122.8 SR
T20I: 19 M, 19 I, 411 R, 22.83 A, 137.45 SR,
T20D: 67 M, 67 I, 1536 R, 24.00 A, 129.07 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 56, 13, 15, 23,
Jaker Ali(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
1ST INNINGS: 18 I, 399 R, 39.9 A, 125.1 SR
2ND INNINGS: 11 I, 151 R, 15.1 A, 133.6 SR
T20I: 36 M, 31 I, 591 R, 28.14 A, 127.09 SR,
T20D: 111 M, 92 I, 1618 R, 26.52 A, 125.23 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 3, 15, 55, 1, 20,
Nurul Hasan(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 16 R, 16.0 A, 88.9 SR
1ST INNINGS: 24 I, 250 R, 14.7 A, 121.4 SR
2ND INNINGS: 18 I, 217 R, 21.7 A, 119.9 SR
T20I: 47 M, 42 I, 467 R, 17.29 A, 120.67 SR,
T20D: 220 M, 196 I, 3153 R, 22.68 A, 126.62 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 14, 35, 33, 6, 22,
Saif Hassan(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
1ST INNINGS: 5 I, 64 R, 16.0 A, 90.1 SR+ 1 I, 2 O, 2 W
2ND INNINGS: 2 I, 36 R, 36.0 A, 180.0 SR+ 3 I, 5 O, 1 W
T20I: 8 M, 7 I, 100 R, 20.00 A, 109.89 SR+ 4 I, 7 O, 2 W,
T20D: 78 M, 73 I, 1521 R, 22.70 A, 115.84 SR+ 20 I, 38 O, 13 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 3, 45+9/1(2), 15+28/2(3), 36+18/2(2), 12,
Tawhid Hridoy(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
1ST INNINGS: 19 I, 403 R, 21.2 A, 122.9 SR
2ND INNINGS: 21 I, 506 R, 33.7 A, 125.6 SR
T20I: 46 M, 41 I, 909 R, 25.97 A, 124.01 SR,
T20D: 138 M, 127 I, 3175 R, 29.39 A, 127.40 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 31, 27, 36, 0, 9,
Tanzid Hasan(LHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
1ST INNINGS: 14 I, 260 R, 18.6 A, 118.7 SR
2ND INNINGS: 16 I, 439 R, 36.6 A, 130.3 SR
T20I: 31 M, 31 I, 738 R, 27.33 A, 129.02 SR,
T20D: 76 M, 76 I, 2044 R, 30.05 A, 128.31 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 73, 1, 0, 29, 54,
Shamim Hossain(LHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
1ST INNINGS: 19 I, 320 R, 20.0 A, 124.5 SR+ 6 I, 12.3 O, 2 W
2ND INNINGS: 8 I, 123 R, 20.5 A, 148.2 SR+ 2 I, 2 O, 0 W
T20I: 35 M, 28 I, 447 R, 19.43 A, 127.71 SR+ 8 I, 15 O, 2 W,
T20D: 119 M, 101 I, 1824 R, 22.24 A, 138.49 SR+ 29 I, 52 O, 13 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 10/1(4), 2/0(1), 1, 5, 21,
Mahedi Hasan(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 2 I, 38 R, 19.0 A, 108.6 SR+ 2 I, 4 O, 1 W
1ST INNINGS: 24 I, 233 R, 12.3 A, 99.1 SR+ 31 I, 105 O, 31 W
2ND INNINGS: 17 I, 166 R, 13.8 A, 106.4 SR+ 29, 105 O, 26 W
T20I: 63 M, 43 I, 401 R, 12.15 A, 100.25 SR+ 61 I, 214 O, 57 W,
T20D: 183 M, 127 I, 1861 R, 17.55 A, 121.39 SR+ 177 I, 583 O, 161 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 37/1(4), 33+25/2(4), 0+36/3(3), 21/0(4), 24/1(3.3),
M Saifuddin(LHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
1ST INNINGS: 8 I, 45 R, 15.0 A, 195.7 SR+ 21 I, 78 O, 27 W
2ND INNINGS: 13 I, 202 R, 28.9 A, 104.7 SR+ 20 I, 65 O, 19 W
T20I: 42 M, 23 I, 247 R, 22.45 A, 114.35 SR+ 41 I, 142 O, 46 W,
T20D: 134 M, 72 I, 720 R, 17.56 A, 122.86 SR+ 131 I, 460 O, 170 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 30+42/3(9.4), 5+51/1(7), 22/1(3), 6+21/2(3), 35+28/1(4),
Nasum Ahmed(LAW):
H2H:
VENUE: 2 I, 5 O, 2 W
1ST INNINGS: 18 I, 58 O, 18 W
2ND INNINGS: 18 I, 57 O, 21 W
T20I: 38 M, 36 I, 115.5 O, 39 W,
T20D: 127 M, 124 I, 412 O, 107 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 4+59/2(9.4), 67+36/2(10), 0+81/0, 13+22/2(4), 21/3(4),
Rishad Hossain(RHB+LES):
H2H:
VENUE:
1ST INNINGS: 12 I, 69 R, 8.6 A, 123.2 SR+ 20 I, 71 O, 23 W
2ND INNINGS: 11 I, 101 R, 10.1 A, 138.4 SR+ 19 I, 64 O, 24 W
T20I: 42 M, 25 I, 170 R, 8.94 A, 129.77 SR+ 40 I, 136 O, 48 W,
T20D: 83 M, 45 I, 336 R, 10.50 A, 136.58 SR+ 78 I, 236 O, 86 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+18/3(3.2), 20/0(4), 19/0(3), 8+42/1(4), 16/0(2),
Mustafizur Rahman(LAF):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 3 O, 0 W (ODI): 3 I, 26 O, 6 W
1ST INNINGS: 56 I, 215 O, 80 W
2ND INNINGS: 56 I, 190 O, 63 W
T20I: 113 M, 112 I, 405 O, 142 W,
T20D: 291 M, 289 I, 1050 O, 365 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 17/1(4), 6/2(4), 0+15/1(3.2), 19/1(4), 18/2(3),
Tanzim Sakib(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
1ST INNINGS: 15 I, 53 O, 19 W
2ND INNINGS: 13 I, 46 O, 16 W
T20I: 30 M, 29 I, 102 O, 36 W,
T20D: 73 M, 72 I, 253 O, 94 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 34/0(4), 23/0(2), 20/1(4), 7+23/2(4), 16/1(3),
Taskin Ahmed(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I,4 O, 2 W
1ST INNINGS: 39 I, 144 O, 50 W
2ND INNINGS: 37 I, 129 O, 46 W
T20I: 78 M, 76 I, 272.5 O, 94 W,
T20D: 188 M, 184 I, 655 O, 242 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 43/0(3), 22/3(3.3), 7+38/3(4), 28/4(4), 22/2(4),
Shoriful Islam(LAF):
H2H:
VENUE: 2 I, 7 O, 1 W
1ST INNINGS: 28 I, 101 O, 31 W
2ND INNINGS: 21 I, 65 O, 26 W
T20I: 52 M, 50 I, 169 O, 58 W,
T20D: 137 M, 133 I, 458 O, 164 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12/2(3), 50/1(4), 1+17/3(4), 7+39/1(4), 30/0(4),
HK STATS:
Anshuman Rath(LHB+LAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 7 I, 80 R, 11.4 A, 103.9 SR+ 5 I, 17 O, 1 W
T20I: 69 M, 68 I, 1824 R, 29.90 A, 121.68 SR+ 17 I, 41 O, 7 W,
T20D: 85 M, 84 I, 2057 R, 27.42 A, 116.41 SR+ 19 I, 47 O, 7 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 100, 5, 17, 77, 27,
RM: 0,
Zeeshan Ali(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 5 R, 5.0 A, 83.3 SR
T20I: 61 M, 52 I, 1189 R, 29.00 A, 141.54 SR,
T20D: 64 M, 55 I, 1223 R, 27.79 A, 138.81 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 3, 18, 7, 21, 11,
RM: 5,
Shahid Wasif(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 3 I, 47 R, 15.7 A, 130.6 SR
T20I: 30 M, 26 I, 380 R, 20.00 A, 105.84 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 31, 24, 5, 1, 48,
Babar Hayat(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 1 I, 1 R, 1.0 A, 25.0 SR,
VENUE: 7 I, 97 R, 32.8 A, 120.1 SR
T20I: 96 M, 92 I, 2255 R, 28.54 A, 130.19 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 67, 13, 7, 51, 4,
RM: 39,
Martin Coetzee(RHB):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 31 M, 29 I, 528 R, 18.85 A, 130.04 SR,
T20D: 38 M, 36 I, 585 R, 17.20 A, 126.07 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 10, 97, 3, 5, 3,
Kalhan Challu(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 4 R, 4.0 A, 50.0 SR
T20I: 8 M, 8 I, 147 R, 24.50 A, 130.08 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1, 10, 40, 45, 7,
RM: 4,
Anas Khan(LHB+LAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 26 M, 10 I, 69 R, 9.85 A, 85.18 SR+ 22 I, 70.5 O, 35 W,
T20D: 28 M, 10 I, 69 R, 9.85 A, 85.18 SR+ 24 I, 75 O, 41 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 30/3(4), 0+22/1(3), 11/2(3), 21/1(3), 7+39/1(4),
Kinchit Shah(LHB+LAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 7 I, 148 R, 24.7 A, 103.5 SR+ 5 I, 14 O, 5 W
T20I: 50 M, 46 I, 712 R, 18.73 A, 106.26 SR+ 27 I, 69 O, 14 W,
T20D: 61 M, 52 I, 723 R, 17.21 A, 103.28 SR+ 32 I, 78 O, 18 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0, 22/0(3), 1, 20, 1+28/1(3),
RM: 6+24/2(3),
Yasim Murtaza(LHB+LAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 16 R, 66.7 SR+ 1 NI, 4 O, 0 W
T20I: 64 M, 53 I, 762 R, 16.93 A, 114.41 SR+ 61 I, 213 O, 70 W,
T20D: 100 M, 78 I, 1098 R, 16.38 A, 118.57 SR+ 89 I, 300 O, 87 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 4+23/2(4), 35+14/0(3), 12+29/1(4), 10+16/3(4), 2,
RM: 16+23/0(4),
Nizakat Khan(RHB+LES):
H2H: 1 I, 12 R, 12.0 A, 57.1 SR+ 1 I, 4 O, 3 W,
VENUE: 10 I, 183 R, 18.3 A
T20I: 116 M, 113 I, 2282 R, 21.73 A, 121.25 SR+ 15 I, 34 O, 11 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 10, 4, 51, 12, 5,
RM: 0,
Aizaz Khan(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE: 9 I, 100 R, 14.3 A, 108.7 SR+ 11 I, 35 O, 9 W
T20I: 92 M, 79 I, 989 R, 15.69 A, 109.16 SR+ 83 I, 259 O, 96 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 13+23/2(4), 12+55/1(4), 6, 3+28/3(4), 0+28/0(2),
RM: 6+26/0(2),
Nasrulla Rana(RHB+RAM):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 5 R, 71.4 SR+ 2 I, 2.3 O, 0 W
T20I: 56 M, 35 I, 258 R, 12.90 A, 114.15 SR+ 51 I, 126 O, 45 W,
T20D: 59 M, 38 I, 261 R, 12.42 A, 112.98 SR+ 54 I, 135 O, 46 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 24/0(2), 2+24/1(2), 7+23/0(1), 25/3(3.5), 15/0(1),
Ayush Shukla(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 4 O, 2 W,
T20I: 53 M, 50 I, 161 O, 49 W,
T20D: 56 M, 53 I, 168 O, 50 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+26/1(4), 21/2(4), 0+15/1(2), 22/1(4), 33/1(3),
RM: 1+54/2(4),
Mohammad Waheed(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 1 M, 1 I, 3 O, 0 W,
T20D: 1 M, 1 I, 3 O, 0 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 19/1(2), 14+54/1(4), 19/1(1.4), 1, 2+27/1(3.4),
Ateeq Iqbal(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE: 1 I, 3 O, 1 W
T20I: 36 M, 34 I, 100 O, 28 W,
T20D: 39 M, 37 I, 112 O, 32 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 40/2(4), 25/2(3), 14/1(3), 18/0(2), 0+43/1(3.3),
RM: 1+32/1(3),
Ehsan Khan(RAO):
H2H:
VENUE: 7 I, 25 O, 6 W
T20I: 95 M, 93 I, 337 O, 128 W,
T20D: 98 M, 96 I, 349 O, 133 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 36/0(4), 17+17/0(2), 10+34/0(4), 14/1(3), 28/0(1),
RM: 6+28/1(4),
Adil Mehmood(RAM):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 7 M, 5 I, 11 O, 1 W,
T20D: 8 M, 6 I, 15 O, 3 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12+35/3(3), 16/2(4), 0+61/0(4), 45/0(4), 8+38/1(4),
Haroon Arshad(RAM)
H2H:
VENUE: 2 I, 4 O, 0 W,
T20I: 36 M, 34 I, 84.5 O, 30 W,
T20D:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 23+51/1(8.3), 6+32/1(7), 10+52/1(10), 19/0(3), 0+27/0(3),
Ali Hassan(LES):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I:
T20D:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12/0(1), 0+17/0(2), 27/1(4), 7+13/0(1.1), 22/1(3),
Mohammad Ghazanfar(LES):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 29 M, 28 I, 87 O, 29 W,
T20D:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 2+22/1(4), 20+16/0(4), 13/1(2), 11+31/1(4), 11/4(4),