Qualifier round of Asia cup is going on and now is in the final stage. Today Afghanistan vs Hong Kong 5th Qualifier of Asia Cup 2016 will be played at the Fatullah stadium of Bangladesh. This is very important match for Afghanistan as they have won only 1 match out of 2. To make their chance on for qualifying in T20 Asia cup they have to win this match. Hong Kong has played two T20 cricket matches, didn’t taste the win so far, so HK will try to get their first win from here.
The 5th Qualifier of Asia cup 2016 will start on 1:30 pm (local time)and the live score of the match will be covered here. It will be second last match of the qualifying round. Afghanistan is playing their 3rd and the last match of the tournament and currently on the 3rd position in the Qualifier points table of asia cup. If they won today then they might enter to the tournament. United Arab Emirates are on the top with 4 points and still one match remaining for them on 23rd Feb against Oman.
The team squad for both the teams :
Afghanistan Team: Asghar Stanikzai (Captain), Noor Ali Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Yamin Ahmadzai
Hong Kong Team: Tanwir Afzal (Captain), Aizaz Khan, Anshy Rath, Babar Hayat, Christopher Carter, Mark Chapman, Haseeb Amjad, Adil Mehmood, Nadeem Ahmed, Nizakat Khan, Kinchit Shah, Ninad Shah, Tanveer Ahmed, Waqas Barkat, Waqas Khan
Here are details of the Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Asia cup 2016 :
- Date : 22 February 2016
- Venue : Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
- Match : 5th Qualifier
- Teams : Hong Kong vs Afghanistan
- Match Timing : 1:30 pm ( Local Time )
AFG vs HK Live Score of the Match :
Toss: Hong Kong Won the toss and invited Afghanistan to bat first.
Score :
AFG : 178/7 in 20 overs
HK need 179 runs in 20 overs to win the match.
HK : 112/10 in 13.1 overs
Match Result : Afghanistan won the match by 66 runs and moved to 1st spot in points table.