"Afghanistan elected to bat first and posted 188-6, with opener Sediqullah Atal playing the anchor role with an unbeaten 73 on Tuesday. list of 4 itemsend of list His fifth-wicket partnership of 82 with Omarzai, who hit 53 off 21 balls, including two fours and five sixes, proved key for Afghanistan in the Group B fixture. Afghanistan's bowlers then combined to keep Hong Kong down to 94-9."
"Temperatures early on touched 40C (104F), but it was the humidity in the evening that tested the fitness of the players, who took regular drinks breaks. Hong Kong bowlers delivered two early blows to Afghanistan, but Atal stood firm to put on 51 runs with veteran Mohammad Nabi, who scored 33, as the two counter-attacked. Off-spinner Kinchit Shah broke the stand to dismiss Nabi, but Atal raised the run-rate with Omarzai, who hit his first T20I fifty"
Afghanistan elected to bat first and posted 188-6, with Sediqullah Atal unbeaten on 73 and Azmatullah Omarzai scoring 53 off 21 balls. Atal and Omarzai shared an 82-run fifth-wicket partnership that accelerated the innings. Afghanistan's bowlers then restricted Hong Kong to 94-9 as fielding lapses and two run-outs undermined the chase. Temperatures reached 40C with high evening humidity prompting regular drinks breaks. Omarzai's 20-ball fifty featured multiple sixes and fours. Afghanistan played less than 48 hours after a tri-series final loss to Pakistan and will next face Bangladesh on September 16.
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