Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Highlights, Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024: HK beat AFG-A by five wickets

AFG A vs HKG Live coverage ends

We fold our Live coverage on that note as Hong Kong bids adieu from the tournament with a morale-boosting win over Afghanistan A. Do join us for the Live coverage of match 10 soon at 7 PM IST as Sri Lanka A take on Bangladesh A

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Score: Afghanistan bowling card

Afghanistan bowling

• Abdul Rahman Rahimi 3/17
• Qais Ahmed 2/18

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: Hong Kong win by 5 wickets

Hong Kong batting

• Nizakat Khan 61
• Babar Hayat 39

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Updates: Hong Kong win by 5 wickets!

Two boundaries to find the gap on the deep backward point boundary by Martin Coetzee seals the consolation win for Hong Kong with three balls to spare as Faridoon Dawoodzai fails to bowl wide yorkers to perfection!

No harm was done to Afghanistan A as they had already qualified for semifinal but have lost their winning momentum

HK 133/5 in 19.3 overs Martin Coetzee 15* Nasrulla Rana 2* (Target 132)

AF-A vs HK Live Score: OUT!

Abdul Rahman Rahimi gets the wicket of Yasim Murtaza (1) in the 19th over after conceding a six off a free hit to Martin Coetzee! It's anybody's match at this point.

Nasrulla Rana walks in at No. 7

HK 124/5 in 19 overs Martin Coetzee 7* Nasrulla Rana 2* (Target 132);Hong Kong need 8 runs in 6 balls

Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Score: STUMPED!

STUMPED! Qais Ahmed strikes again in the over! This time he gets Babar Hayat stumped after the batter scored 39 runs off 37 balls!

Two new batters have left with a tricky job to chase 19 runs in 12 balls. Abdul Rahman Rahimi will bowl the penultimate over of the match while Martin Coetzee walks in

Hong Kong need 19 runs in 12 balls

AFG A vs HKG Live Updates: OUT!

WICKET! Qais Ahmed provides breakthrough and it's the big one as Niazat Khan (61) fails to clear the deep mid-wicket boundary while Darwis Rasooli takes a fantastic catch! Yasim Murtaza is the new man in!

HK 113/3 in 17.5 overs Babar Hayat 39* Yasim Murtaza 1* (Target 132); Need 19 runs from 13 balls

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Score: Hong Kong need 24 runs from 18 balls

Nizakat Khan remains crucial to Hong Kong's chase as he keeps it within grabs with his third six/ His partnership continues with Babar Hayat and surges to 81 runs.

HK 108/2 in 17 overs Nizakat Khan 58* Babar Hayat 38* (Target 132); Need 24 runs from 18 balls

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: Nizakat Khan hits half century

Nizakat Khan brings up his 12 T20 half century with a single after hitting Sharafuddin for back-to-back sixes in the last over. The required rate has dropped below 8.50 with those towering sixes

HK 81/2 in 14 overs Nizakat Khan 52* Babar Hayat 17* (Target 132)

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates

Hong Kon have gone six overs with a boundary now while the required rate is 8-plus now. Achievable if these two batters stay on the crease to the end

HK 62/2 in 12 overs Nizakat Khan 36* Babar Hayat 14* (Target 132)

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Updates: No boundaries since powerplay

Boundaries have dried up for Hong Kong since the end of the powerplay while just -- runs came in the last four overs. Just 17 runs have been scored in the last four overs while 50 is up for Hong Kong. The onus falls on Nizakat, who is 30*

HK 51/2 in 10 overs Nizakat Khan 30* Babar Hayat 9* (Target 132)

AF-A vs HK Live Score: Hong Kong struggle to bring up run rate

Hong Kong are struggling to score runs quickly on the surface as they currently score runs at a rate below 6 while the required rate is over 7.15

HK 39/2 in 7 overs Nizakat Khan 24* Babar Hayat 3* (Target 132)

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: OUT!

Another wicket falls! Abdul Rahman Rahmani with his second wicket in opener Zeehsn Ali (12). Babar Hayat comes out to replace Zeeshan while Hong Kong chase is troubling them already

HK 24/2 in 4 overs Nizakat Khan 12* Babar Hayat 0* (Target 132)

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Updates: OUT!

CAUGHT BEHIND! Noman Shah takes a diving catch behind the stumps to dismiss Anshuman for nought! Noman is unable to get up after taking a catch and requires medical attention. Doesn't seem serious though

HK 2/1 in 1.2 overs Zeeshan Ali 2* Nizakat Khan 0* (Target 132)

AF-A vs HK Live Score: Hong Kong chanse begins!

Hong Kong chase begins with Zeeshan Ali facing left-arm pacer Faridoon Dawoodzai while Anshuman Rath is at the other end

HK 0/0 in 0.3 over Zeeshan Ali 0* Anshuman Rath 0* (Target 132)

Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Score: AFG A set target 132

Hong Kong Bowling

• Anas Khan 6/12
• Ateeq Iqbal 1/19

AFG A vs HKG Live Updates: AFG A 131 all out

Afghanistan A batting

• Sediqullah Atal 52
• Karim Janat 21

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Score: AFG A 131 all out! Anas Khan takes 6-for!

Anas Khan takes two wickets in the final over to bundle out Afghanistan A for 131! Karim Janat (21) is the last Afghan wicket to fall as he steps out and top edges the flighted ball to cover fielder. Anas's final figure reads 6/12

AFG A 131/10 in 19.5 overs Faridoon Dawoodzai 0*

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: OUT!

Ehsan Khan gets Abdul Rahman with a yorker after the tailender hit him for a six! Hong Kong suddenly look like a completely different side. Qais Ahmed walks in at No. 10

AFG A 125/8 in 19 overs Karim Janat 16* Qais Ahmed 0*

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Updates: Anas Khan takes four-for!

CLEAN BOWLED! Anas Khan gets his fourth wicket of the night asSharafuddin Ashraf (4) misses the ball while going for a slog sweep! Abdul Rahman walks in at No. 8 as Afghanistan A has slumped to a batting collapse!

AFG A 118/7 in 18 overs Karim Janat 15* Abdul Rahman 0*

Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Score: Anas Khan strikes again!

Anas Khan strikes again! This time he gets Shahidullah Khan, who lofts a low fulltoss straight to the deep square leg fielder for a comfortable catch! Sharafuddin Ashraf is the new batter in at No. 7

AFG A 109/5 in 16 overs Sharafuddin 1* Karim Janat 9*

AFG A vs HKG Live Updates: Double blow for Afghanistan A!

Another wicket by Anas Khan! The off-break caught and bowled Darwish Rasooli in a soft dismissal in the space of two deliveries since getting Sediqullah. The new man in is Karim Janat

AFG A 96/4 in 14 overs Shahidullah 1* Karim Janat 1*

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Score: OUT!

LBW! Anas Khan gets the big wicket of Sediqullah (52), who misses a fuller delivery while going for a reverse sweep off the spinner. Shahidullah Kamal is the new batter in and will have to adjust quickly to the slow surface

AFG A 94/3 in 13.2 overs Darwish Rasooli 18* Shahidullah Kamal 0*

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: Half century!

Sediqullah brings up half century in 39 deliveries while Afghanistan A inch towards 100. Back-to-back third half century for Sediqullah while boundaries have been a premium in the Afghanistan A innings so far on a sluggish surface.

AFG A 93/2 in 13 overs Sediqullah Atal 52* Darwish Rasooli 18*

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Updates

No boundaries in the last four overs as Sediqullah and Darwish are dealing ones and two to keep the scoreboard moving

AFG A 75/2 in 11 overs Sediqullah Atal 41* Darwish Rasooli 11*

AF-A vs HK Live Score: OUT!

CLEAN BOWLED! Ateeq Iqbal claims the stump of Noman Shah (20), who swings and misses the last ball of the 8th over after spending enough time in the middle.

Darwish Rasooli is the new batter in

AFG A 54/2 in 8 overs Sediqullah Atal 32* Darwish Rasooli 0*

Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 Live Score: Sediqullah dropped!

A costly error by Hong Kong as Sediqullah's catch is dropped at the extra cover after mistiming a drive. Noman Shah rubs salt on Hong Kong's wound by slamming the next ball for a boundary.

Saying that, it has been a difficult pitch to bat on as the ball is not coming to the ball, making time in the middle crucial

AFG A 49/1 in 7 overs Sediqullah Atal 29* Nomah Shah 18*

AFG A vs HKG Live Updates: Ayush Shukla keeps runs in check

Medium pacer Ayush Shukla, who bowled three of the first five overs, managed to put a check on runs early on but in-form opener Sediqullah is getting comfortable on the crease and just slammed Shukla for a six over deep extra cover

AFG A 37/1 in 5 overs Sediqullah Atal 26* Nomah Shah 9*

Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong Live Score

Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of match 9 of ACC Men's T20 Emerging Asia Cup 2024. It's Afghanistan, who have already qualified for semifinal, up against Hong Kong, who are virtually out of the knockout stage but will look to keep their outside chances alive with a win today.

The match is already underway as Afghanistan A are currently 18/1 in three overs afterWafiullah Tarakhil was dismissed in the first over by medium pacer Ayush Shukla

AFG A 18/1 in 3 overs Sediqullah Atal 13* Nomah Shah 5*