Asia Cup 2025: AFG vs HKG Head-to-Head Stats & Records

The 17th edition of one of the most prestigious cricket tournaments in the world Asia Cup 2025, is just around the corner. The tournament will commence on September 9th and conclude on September 28th. A total of 19 matches will be played, and 8 teams will participate in the tournament. The tournament is divided into two categories: one is the matches of Group A and Group B, where 4 of the 8 teams will play against one another in Group A, and the other 4 teams will play against one another in Group B. The top 2 teams from each group will play against each other in the Super 4 of this tournament.

In those 8 teams, 2 of the teams are Afghanistan (AFG) and Hong Kong (HKG), who will clash against each other in the very 1st game of the tournament. The contest will be played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Indian fans will be able to witness this game at 8:00 PM on Tuesday, September 9th, as both teams will be part of Group B of this tournament and will play against nations like India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, who are considered as one of the best cricket teams in the world.

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head-to-Head Records in ACC Tournaments: Asia Cup 2025

The head to head of Afghanistan vs Hong Kong in the Asia Cup is not available, as this will be the first time both of these nations will clash against each other in the Asia Cup. If we take a look at the history of both teams in the Asia Cup, the Afghanistan cricket team played their first Asia Cup tournament back in 2014, the second time they qualified was back in 2016, the third time in the 2018 edition of the tournament, the fourth time in 2022, and the last time in the 2023 edition of the Asia Cup where the team lost both of their games in the Group B and did not qualify for the Playoffs.

On the other hand, Hong Kong will play for the fifth time in the Asia Cup tournament they played Asia Cup for the first time in 2004, then the team played for the second time in 2008 then in the 2016 edition of the Asia Cup, and they last played in 2018 edition of the Asia Cup where they lost their 2 matches in the group B and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Both teams' fans are eagerly waiting for the Asia Cup, as they will be able to witness their favourite teams play among some of the best players in the world right now. The Afghanistan team will be led by the right-arm leg spinner Rashid Khan, while the Hong Kong side will be led by the batting all-rounder Yasim Murtaza.

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head To Head (2012 – 2018)

According to the Afghanistan vs Hong Kong statistics, both teams have faced each other 8 times in two formats of the game, ODI and T20. Both have played 6 ODIs and 2 T20s. Their first encounter occurred in the form of a T20I format as both teams clashed against each other for the very first time back on March 9 2012 where the Afghanistan registered their first victory against them by 9 wickets in the International format with the help of brilliant performance by the right-arm fast bowler Dawlat Zadran who took 5 wickets in 4-over spell and gave just 14 runs off it.

These two teams met for the very first time in the 50-over format of the game back on May 1, 2014, where this time Afghanistan won the match comfortably by 6 wickets with the help of Afghanistan's all-rounder Usman Ghani, who scored a brilliant 70 runs of 68 balls and also took a wicket for his team which was rightfully named Player of the Match. Even their last encounter was in the form of a fifty-over format of the game, back on March 6, 2018, where Hong Kong won the game by 30 runs

Hong Kong vs Afghanistan Head to Head in ODI Cricket

If we examine the Afghanistan vs Hong Kong head to head in ODI cricket, both teams have faced each other a total of only 2 times in this format. The results are tied, as both teams

Afghanistan and Hong Kong won 1 match each, which makes the AFG vs HKG head to head battle score 1-1.

Hong Kong vs Afghanistan ODI records

When it comes to the ODI records between these two nations, Hong Kong holds the record of a massive total of 241/8 against Afghanistan, back on 8th March 2018, where Hong Kong beat Afghanistan by 30 runs with the help of a brilliant spell from Hong Kong's right-arm off spinner Ehsan Khan, who took 4 wickets and gave just 33 runs off it. On the other hand, Hong Kong also holds a record of the lowest total of 216 all out back on May 1, 2014, with the help of Afghanistan's Usman Ghani, who scored a brilliant 70 runs of 68 balls and also took a wicket for his team.

When it comes to the Individual records of players between these two teams in the fifty-over format, Usman Ghani holds the highest score in a single innings, where he scored an outstanding 70 runs as mentioned above. While the best bowling figures go to the Hong Kong right-arm off spinner Ehsan Khan, who took 4 wickets and gave just 33 runs off it, and rightfully earned Player of the Match

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Head to Head in T20I Cricket

When it comes to Afghanistan vs Hong Kong head to head in T20I cricket, both teams have faced each other 6 times, where this time, Afghanistan has the upper hand, as they have won 4 games out of their clashes. In comparison, Hong Kong has won 2 times against them in the shorter format of the game, as per the Afghanistan vs Hong Kong stats.

Afghanistan vs Hong Kong T20 records

When it comes to the T20 records between these two teams, Afghanistan holds the record of a massive total of 178/7 against Hong Kong back on 19 March 2012, with the help of Afghanistan's bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, who took 4 wickets and gave 17 runs off it, and led his team to victory.

While the lowest total between these two teams belongs to Hong Kong, as they scored 103 with a loss of 9 wickets back on 19 March 2012, with the help of a brilliant performance by the right-arm fast bowler, Afghanistan's Dawlat Zadran, who took 5 wickets in a 4-over spell and gave just 14 runs off it.

When it comes to the Individual records of players between these two teams in the shorter format of the game, Mohammad Shahzad holds the highest score in a single innings, where he scored an outstanding 68 runs. The right-arm fast bowler, Afghanistan Dawlat Zadran, took 5 wickets in a 4-over spell and gave just 14 runs off it.

HKG vs AFG Head to Head in ICC Tournaments

If we take a look at the HKG vs AFG head to head in the ICC Tournaments, both teams haven't played an official match of the ICC tournaments, but they still faced each to the qualifiers of the ICC tournaments. In the ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers, both teams have faced each other only 1 time over the years, where Hong Kong has the upper hand as they have won the match by 30 runs, which makes their Head to Head score 1-0 in the ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers.

On the Other hand, both of these faced each other in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers 4 times, where Afghanistan came out victorious in their encounters, as they have won 3 of their matches, while Hong Kong has just won once in the qualifiers, which makes HKG vs AFG Head to Head score 3-1 in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers.

AFG vs HKG Head to Head: Player Stats and Records

If we look at the Individual Afghanistan vs Hong Kong stats in the ODI format, Hong Kong right-arm batter Babar Hayat is the leading run scorer for his team, as he scored an valauble 87 runs in 2 matches he played, including 1 half-century, while from the Afghanistan side, Usman Ghani was the leading run-scorer in AFG vs HKG Head to Head stats in ODI, as he scored 70 runs in 1 game he played for them. While right-arm off-spinner Mohammad Nabi is the leading wicket-taker for Afghanistan against Hong Kong with 5 wickets in just 2 matches, he played for his team with the best spell of 3/48. On the other hand, Hong Kong's right-arm off-spinner Ehsan Khan is the leading wicket-taker for the Hong Kong team, as he took 4 wickets in 1 game he played for his team.

On the other hand, if we look at the individual Afghanistan vs Hong Kong stats in T20I format, Mohammad Shahzad is the leading run scorer for his team Afghanistan, as he scored an outstanding 200 in 6 matches he played, including 1 half-century. While from the Hong Kong side, the left-arm batter Mark Champman, who is currently playing for the New Zealand cricket team, was part of the Hong Kong team before he started playing for the Kiwis, is the leading run-scorer for his previous team, Hong Kong, against Afghanistan, as he scored 110 runs in the 5 games he played for them. While right-arm off-spinner Mohammad Nabi is the leading wicket-taker for Afghanistan against Hong Kong, currently with 12 wickets in 5 games, on the other hand, Hong Kong's right-arm medium fast bowler Aizaz Khan is the leading wicket-taker for the Hong Kong team, as he took 7 wickets in 6 matches.