Sri Lanka defeated Hong Kong by 4 wickets in the match no. 8 of the Asia Cup 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. It was a good game between both teams, but the Sri Lankan Team was the clear favorite, and they played well against Hong Kong. The Player of the match was Pathum Nissanka, who played an impressive knock of 68 runs in 44 balls.
After winning the game against Hong Kong, Sri Lanka jumped to the first spot in the Asia Cup 2025 Group B Points Table. They replaced Afghanistan and are now at the top spot with 4 points and a decent net run rate of +1.546. The Sri Lankan Team has been playing good cricket for a couple of months, and now they are rewarded for those consistent performances.
On the same day, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) defeated Oman by 42 runs at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. It was one-sided game for UAE, they dominated Oman from the first over of the game and easily won their first match of Asia Cup 2025. Now they will be playing against Pakistan on September 17, 2025.
Asia Cup 2025 Points Table Latest Updated After SL vs HK:
Asia Cup 2025 Points Table Group A:
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | NRR |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +4.794 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1.649 |
| 3 | UAE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2.030 |
| 4 | Oman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.375 |
Asia Cup 2025 Group B Points Table:
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +1.546 |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4.700 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.650 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.151 |
Asia Cup 2025 Highest Runs Scorer:
| Position | Player | Matches Played | Average | Runs |
| 1 | Litton Das (BAN) | 2 | 43.50 | 87 |
| 2 | Sediqullah Atal (AFG) | 1 | – | 73 |
| 3 | Mohammad Haris (PAK) | 2 | 34.50 | 69 |
| 4 | Sahibzada Farhan (PAK) | 2 | 34.50 | 69 |
| 5 | Abhishek Sharma (IND) | 2 | 30.50 | 61 |
Asia Cup 2025 Highest Wicket Taker:
| Position | Player | Matches Played | Economy | Wickets |
| 1 | Kuldeep Yadav | 2 | 4.05 | 7 |
| 2 | Saim Ayub | 2 | 7.16 | 5 |
| 3 | Shivam Dube | 2 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Axar Patel | 2 | 4.42 | 3 |
| 5 | Tanzim Hasan Sakib | 2 | 6.28 | 3 |
Asia Cup 2025 Most Sixes:
| Position | Player | Matches Played | Runs | Sixes |
| 1 | Abhishek Sharma | 2 | 61 | 5 |
| 2 | Azmatullah Omarzai | 1 | 53 | 5 |
| 3 | Babar hayat | 2 | 53 | 4 |
| 4 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | 2 | 35 | 4 |
| 5 | Mohammad Haris | 2 | 66 | 3 |
Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong Match Highlights:
After winning the toss, the Sri Lankan Team chose the obvious option of bowling first. Hong Kong batters showed good temperament against Sri Lankan bowlers and lost one wicket in the Powerplay. Both the openers of Hong Kong gave a decent start to the team. Zeeshan Ali got out by scoring 23 runs, whereas Anshu Rath stood for quite a long time and played an important knock of 48 runs.
However, Hong Kong failed to capitalize on the middle overs despite having wickets in hand. Nizakat Khan tried some shots but didn’t get support from the end to build pressure on Sri Lankan bowlers. He scored 52 runs in 38 balls and led his team to a total of 149 runs in 20 overs and losing only 4 wickets.
Sri Lankan bowlers could have done better, especially against a team like Hong Kong. Dusmantha Chameera took two wickets, whereas Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga got one wicket each. The the second inning, Sri Lankan batting was also not up to the mark; they were continuously losing their wickets from one end, whereas Pathum Nissanka stood at one end and played a match-winning knock of 68 runs.
Hong Kong’s bowling was excellent in this match against Sri Lanka. Skipper Yasim Murtaza took two wickets, but they failed to win the match. Hong Kong is now almost out of the tournament, but they failed to play good cricket in the Asia Cup 2025 than the other teams who are at a similar level to them.
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