अफगानिस्तान vs हांगकांग, चीन, मैच 1, शेख़ ज़ाएद स्टेडियम, अबू धाबी, 09 September 2025 - हाइलाइट्स

Spears it fuller and outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai leans forward to drive it past covers to the right of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

Dragged down length and outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai presses back and cuts it behind square on the off side for a couple of more runs. The sweeper cover fielder now runs to his left to collect the ball.

On the shorter side over off, relatively quicker, Azmatullah Omarzai backs away and slaps it past the bowler down towards long off for a run.

Miles outside off, full in length. Sediqullah Atal leans forward, reaches for it and drives through cover for a couple of runs.

At 86 kph, full and outside off. This one spins in a touch and beats the inside edge of Atal who looks to cut it away.

FIFTY FOR SEDIQULLAH ATAL! His 3rd T20I half-century! This is flat and quick, outside off, on a length. Sediqullah Atal rocks back and cuts it off the back foot to deep extra cover for a couple of runs. A fifty off 41 deliveries. Offered a reprieve in the very first over, he has adjusted to the conditions nicely and will aim to bat till the end.

On a length, slower on middle. Azmatullah Omarzai hangs back and tucks it across to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

In-drifter, full and on middle. Sediqullah Atal skips down the track and drills it down to long on for a single.

SIX! Gets all of it! Dropped full and sliding into the batter. Azmatullah Omarzai reads the length early, gets down on his knee and slogs it powerfully behind deep mid-wicket for half a dozen runs!

Drags the length back, on off, Omarzai works it to the right of the diving bowler for a single.

Too full, at 86 kph, on middle, shoveled back to the bowler by Sediqullah.

DROPPED! Ehsan Khan is the culprit as he drops an absolute sitter. Points out the floodlights coming into his sight. Sediqullah Atal, on 51, has been dropped twice now. This is full and on the stumps, Sediqullah Atal switches his stance to play the reverse sweep, but is through his shot very early. Only manages to get a leading edge towards short third. Ehsan Khan misjudges the trajectory as the ball swirls onto him and just puts it down. 

FOUR! Back of a length, outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai stays back and cuts it powerfully to the left of backward point for a boundary. 

Full, around off, slogged to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! That has traveled a good distance! On middle and leg, on a good length. Sediqullah Atal picks it up nicely and heaves it behind deep square leg for a huge six.

SIX! This is brilliant batting! He has switched the gears now! Good length, on the off stump line. Sediqullah Atal covers the stumps by shuffling across, and pulls it handsomely over deep mid-wicket for a cracking six!

Spots Atal shuffling across off, Iqbal throws it wide outside off, on a fullish length. Atal carves it to deep point for a single.

Sloppy! Miles outside off, beyond the tramline on a length. Omarzai lets it be. The ball pops off from the keeper's gloves and drops behind, to the left of short third. They cross.

WIDE! Full and outside off, in fact, outside the guideline. Wide called.

FOUR! Around off, slipped as a full toss. Sediqullah Atal sits across and takes it on the full. Sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. This is Sediqullah Atal's highest T20I score now. A very expensive one from Ateeq Iqbal. 25 runs off this over! His figures read 3-1-32-1.

Fuller delivery, outside off, sliced over mid off for a single. The 50-run partnership is up between these two as well!

Bowled into the batter, full and on leg, Sediqullah Atal charges down the track and drills it to the right of long on for a single.

DROPPED ONCE AGAIN! Oh, dear me! Floated full and on middle. Azmatullah Omarzai tries to clear long off, but mistimes it in the air. The ball dips in front of long off. The fielder runs in a few yards, dives forward but puts it down. Two taken.

SIX! Rubbing salt on wounds! On a length, on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai heaves it powerfully, across the line, and behind deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Yorker, just outside the off pole. Azmatullah Omarzai swings with all his might, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Too full, on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai smashes it down to long off for a single. 11 off this over. 36 from the last two overs for the Afghans!

SIX! HUGE STRIKE! Slower delivery, on top of middle, on the shorter side. Azmatullah Omarzai charges down the track, creates room and flat bats it down the ground for a powerful six.

SIX! Fabulous ball-striking! Fuller now from Ayush, just around off. Azmatullah Omarzai clears the front leg and swings through the line. Cleanly hits it over deep cover for a 90-meter six.

SIX! HAT TRICK OF SIXES FOR AZMAT! This is now his highest score in T20Is! Off cutter, into the pitch, outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai has all the time to wait back, and heave it over deep mid-wicket for another half a dozen runs! Hong Kong, China bleeding runs at the death!

FOUR! Deftly played! MAIDEN T20I FIFTY FOR OMARZAI! Off just 20 deliveries! Ayush Shukla slips in a full toss, from around the stumps, on middle. Azmatullah Omarzai stands upright, just arches back and opens the bat face very late. Pins the gap between the keeper and the short third fielder for a boundary.  This is deemed a fair delivery as it is clearly below waist height. Also, this is the fastest fifty by any Afghan batter, in terms of balls played.

OUT! HIGH UP AND GONE! TAKEN! Ayush Shukla gets his second wicket and is pumped up to bits! Another slower delivery, outside the off stump, on a fuller length. Azmatullah Omarzai swings for the hills, to go up and over the leg side, but gets beaten by the lack of pace. Is through his shot early, and toe ends it high up in the air. The ball hangs up for an eternity, toward long on. Aizaz Khan from the deep runs in a few yards, locks his eyes on the ball and takes a well-judged catch. Azmatullah Omarzai departs for a blistering 53 off just 21 deliveries. Afghanistan are 177/5 in 18.5 overs.

WIDE! Sprayed outside the tramline, on the off side, on a good length. Karim Janat tries to push it away, but misses to lay bat on ball. Wide given!

Outside leg, a slower ball, at 104.7 kph, Karim Janat clips it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. 24 runs off the penultimate over! 35 runs in the last two for Afghanistan!

Very full, on middle, Janat drills it down to long on for a single.

Full and dropped around off, Sediqullah Atal creates room by backing away and smashes it to the left of deep point for a couple of runs.

Tossed up, drifting on the leg stump, Atal drives this full ball to the right of long on for an easy single.

WIDE! Wayward down leg, Karim Janat moves out of the way to leave. Wide called.

OUT! GONE! CAUGHT! Ehsan Khan finally gets a reward for his miserly bowling. Flatter delivery, full and on the stumps. Karim Janat clears the front leg to sail it over long on, but does not quite properly get his bat under the ball and swings through. Airs the ball off the toe end and it sails only as far as Nizakat Khan stationed at long on. Karim Janat departs on 2 (3) and Afghanistan are 184/6.

Overpitched, outside off. Rashid Khan bends and carves it behind, to the left of short third. Yasim Murtaza from the inner ring gives it a chase as the ball teases him all the way to the ropes. He puts in a dive to flick the ball inside, but in this process, he slides into the ropes with the momentum. Now, the question is whether his right hand is in contact with the ball as he slides into the ropes. But the replay shows that Murtaza has done pretty well to save a run for his side.

Nails in a yorker around middle and leg, does Ehsan. Atal creates room for himself and carves it to the right of the bowler for a single. 9 runs from the final over! AFGHANISTAN FINISH AT 188/6!