Overview

• Afghanistan recovered from 95/6 in 13 overs to post 188/6, then restricted Hong Kong to 94/9 in Abu Dhabi.
• Azmatullah Omarzai blasted 53 off 21 balls with five sixes and added a wicket to claim Player of the Match.
• Opener Sediqullah Atal scored 73 as a seven-bowler attack shared the spoils, with Fazalhaq Farooqi and Gulbadin Naib taking two wickets each.
• Rashid Khan lauded Afghanistan’s spin riches, conceded the selection dilemma they create, and said he initially forgot to bowl his two overs.
• Trott said dropped catches helped inflate the total, cited a hectic recent schedule, and pointed to upcoming group games against Bangladesh on September 16 and Sri Lanka on September 18.