Hong Kong announce 20 members squad for upcoming Asia Cup 2025

Hong Kong, who will experience their fifth Asia Cup tournament and second T20 Asia Cup competition, have announced the 20-member squad for the forthcoming Asia Cup 2025.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is ready to host the eight-team Asia Cup 2025 between September 9 and 28, as it will be a T20I tournament. It will be the first time that more than six teams are participating in an Asia Cup tournament. 

Asia Cup 2025: How did Hong Kong qualify?

While all five ICC full members from Asia have directly qualified for the Asia Cup 2025, UAE, Oman, and Hong Kong have qualified for the tournament through the qualifiers. In the ACC Men's Premier Cup 2024, Hong Kong finished the second position in Group A to advance to the Semi-final, where they lost against Oman by five wickets. However, in the third-place playoff battle, which was the last chance to qualify for the Asia Cup 2025, Hong Kong beat Nepal by four wickets to secure their Asia Cup spot. 

Hong Kong previously participated in the Asia Cup in the 2022 edition, which was in T20I format. After playing eight games in the Asia Cup, they have yet to experience their first win in the competition.  

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Asia Kong: Hong Kong in Group B

In the Asia Cup 2025, Hong Kong will begin from Group B, where they will face Afghanistan (September 9), Bangladesh (September 11), and Sri Lanka (September 15). After playing their first two group stage matches at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong will play their last game of the group at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams in the final points table will advance to the Super Four stage. 

Recently, former Sri Lankan cricketer Kaushal Silva became the head coach of the Hong Kong men's cricket team. In the upcoming Asia Cup, Yasim Murtaza will lead the team, while Babar Hayat will play the deputy role. The team has a nice mixture of experience and youth talents. 

Hong Kong complete squad for Asia Cup 2025

Yasim Murtuza (Captain), Zeeshan Ali, Shahid Wasif, Nizakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat, Ehsan Khan, Kalhan Challu, Ayush Shukla, Aizaz Khan, Ateeq Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Adil Mehmood, Anas Khan, Harood Arshad, Ali Hassan, Md Ghazanfar, Md. Waheed