Bangladesh will face Hong Kong in the third match of the Asia Cup 2025 on Thursday, September 11, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. It will be the first game of the tournament for Bangladesh. Bangladesh made their debut in the Asia Cup during the 1986 edition of the tournament. They have finished as the runners-up in 2012, 2016, and 2018. Bangladesh have faced Oman in two T20I matches against Oman and have won both these matches.
Let’s look at the probable playing XI of Bangladesh for Match 3 against Hong Kong-
Top Order:
Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, and Litton Das will likely be a part of the top order in the playing 11. Tanzid is the second-highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in T20Is this year and has made 393 runs in 13 games at a strike rate of 145.55. Litton is the highest run-scorer this year and has amassed 417 runs at a strike rate of 135.38.
Middle Order:
Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, and Jaker Ali Anik could be there in the middle order. Towhid has made 225 runs in 14 matches this year at an average of 20.45, while Ali has scored 217 runs at a strike rate of 136.47.
Lower Middle Order:
Rishad Hossain and Mahedi Hasan are likely to be a part of the lower middle order. Rishad has taken 10 wickets in 12 games at an average of 34.30 this year.
Bowlers:
Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, and Mustafizur Rahman will likely be the three bowlers for the team. Shoriful is the joint-highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in T20Is this year and has picked 12 wickets in nine innings at an average of 20.
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