Asia Cup 2025: Azmatullah Omarzai Smashes Fastest T20I Fifty For Afghanistan
AFG vs HKG Asia Cup 2025: In the first match of Asia Cup, Afghanistan won the toss against Hong Kong and decided to bat first. His players proved this decision right and put a big score on the board. During this, an Afghanistan batsman played a stormy innings and broke the record of fastest half-century. This player scored runs at a strike rate of more than 250 while batting at number six.
Afghan batsman hit the fastest half-century
After winning the toss Afghanistan decided for batting first in this match and scored 188 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Star all-rounder Azmatullah Umarzai made the biggest contribution in this. Azmatullah Umarzai hit an explosive half-century in this match, which is also the first half-century of his T20I career.
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Azmatullah Umarzai touched the 50-run mark in just 20 balls in this match. With this, Azmatullah made the record of the fastest half-century in the T20 Asia Cup till now.
Afghan batsman breaks the record of fastest half-century
While before Azmatullah Umarzai, this record was in the name of Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar Yadav scored a half-century in just 22 balls in the year 2022. But now Azmatullah Umarzai has overtaken him. This innings of Azmatullah Umarzai included 2 fours and 5 sixes. However, he was dismissed after scoring 53 runs on the very next ball after completing his half-century.
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Sediqullah Atal also hit a fifty
Apart from Azmatullah Umarzai, Sediqullah Atal also played a brilliant innings. Playing as an opener, he scored 73 runs in 52 balls and returned to the pavilion unbeaten. Sediqullah Atal's innings included 6 fours and 3 sixes. At the same time, Mohammad Nabi also contributed 33 runs. On the other hand, Ayush Shukla and Kinchint Shah took the maximum 2-2 wickets for Hong Kong in this match. Atiq Iqbal and Ehsan Khan got 1-1 success.
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