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Sri Lanka (153/6) edge past Hong Kong (149/4) by 4 wickets in a thrilling encounter at the Asia Cup 2025

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Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (WK), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Charith Asalanka (C), Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, and Maheesh Theekshana (In place of Matheesha Pathirana).

Hong Kong, China (Playing XI) - Zeeshan Ali (WK), Anshy Rath, Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Yasim Murtaza (C), Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah, Shahid Wasif (In place of Kalhan Challu), Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, and Ateeq Iqbal.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favour of Sri Lanka, and the skipper, Charith Asalanka, has elected to FIELD first.

Meanwhile, in the first match of today's doubleheader in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates responded brilliantly against Oman after being sent in to bat first in a crucial match, with their openers Alishan Sharafu and Muhammad Waseem laying a solid foundation. After both sides lost their opening encounters and faced a potential tournament exit, the pressure was and has been immense. The UAE batters, however, didn't buckle, with Sharafu scoring a quickfire 51 and Waseem an impressive 69, helping their team post a challenging total of 172/5. While Oman's bowlers struggled to make early breakthroughs, Jiten Ramanandi was a standout, claiming two key wickets. Now, Oman face a steep chase, needing 173 runs to keep their Super Four hopes alive.

Let’s keep the discussion respectful and focused on cricket!
 
Brilliant stuff by Hong Kong. They definitely had some periods of brilliance throughout the whole series.

Yeah. They batted well against Bangladesh. They also bowled well in patches against Afghanistan.

They are not a strong associate but they can have their moments.
 
Nissanka is a quality batsman. I would like him to try and win games for Lanka against better teams, he is capable of that.
 
This sri lankan team is pure minnow you were saying they play spin well i don't see them competing against pakistan forget about india hong kong had this match in bag just dropped catches going to cost them.
HK has bowled well and taken pace off the ball. Look at the likes of Nissanka, Mishara, Mendis etc bat. Daylight between these guys and our boys who cannot take singles or hit boundaries.

But yes 11 dropped catches is a joke lol
 
Srilankans are struggling against HK spinners..imo pakistan is the 2nd best team in Asia. Afghanistan can best this SL team easily if they bat first .
 
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