Hong Kong did not start well in the tournament and lost their first match to Zimbabwe. But if the team want to go to next round they have to make a fresh start. They need to learn lessons from their first match and do improvements in both batting and bowling department.

Afghanistan started the World T20 2016 with a win against Scotland and if the team want to enter Super 10 stage they need to continue their winning streak against Hong Kong also. The last year was great for the team in terms of performance in T20, Afghanistan has played 13 T20 out of which they won 11 matches. The team  is looking confident and are favorite between the two. Here are the teams for Hong Kong vs Afghanistan Match

Afghanistan Squad: Asghar Stanikzai (C), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Hamid Hassan.

Hong Kong Squad: Tanwir Afzal (C), Mark Chapman, Haseeb Amjad, Nadeem Ahmed, James Atkinson (wk), Tanwir Ahmed, Ryan Campbell, Waqas Barkat, Babar Hayat, Christopher Carter, Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath, Waqas Khan, Kinchit Shah.

Qualifier Match 6: HK vs AFG

Date and Time : 10 March 2016, 7:30 pm IST

Venue : Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India

Tournament : T20 World Cup 2016

Toss: Hong Kong Won the Toss Choose To Bat.

Man Of The Match: Mohammad Nabi

SCORE BOARD:

Hong Kong: 116/6 in 20 Overs

Afghanistan: 119/4 in 18 Overs

Match Result: Afghanistan Won by 6 Wickets

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Asia Cup is starting from 24th February 2016 which will be a T20 cricket tournament for the first time in the history. It will be played on alternate basis that is next season (in 2018) of this tournament will be played in ODI format and so on. This year Bangladesh is going to host all matches of Asia cup. Qualifying matches will be played on Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah and others on Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur. Here is the team squad of Afghanistan as provided by their respective officials.

Afghanistan Team for Asia Cup 2016 & T20 World Cup 2016

1. Asghar Stanikzai (Captain)
2. Noor Ali Zadran
3. Mohammad Shahzad
4. Usman Ghani
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Karim Sadiq
7. Shafiqullah
8. Rashid Khan
9. Amir Hamza
10. Dawlat Zadran
11. Shapoor Zadran
12. Gulbadin Naib
13. Samiullah Shenwari
14. Najibullah Zadran
15. Yamin Ahmadzai

The team squads of the qualified teams for the tournament are :-

1. Indian Team Squad
2. Sri Lanka Team Squad
3. Bangladesh Team Squad
4. Pakistan Team Squad

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