DUBAI: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field first against Hong Kong in the eighth match of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
The two teams enter the match with contrasting momentum in their favour. Sri Lanka come into the game on the back of a convincing win in their opening encounter. Hong Kong are on a three-match losing streak, including defeats against Bangladesh and Afghanistan in their first two Asia Cup 2025 games.
Sri Lanka have two defeats in their last five completed T20Is. The defending champions have thus far played one match in the ongoing tournament, which they won comprehensively by six wickets against rivals Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka and Hong Kong have never faced each other in T20Is, and thus their upcoming match will be their first-ever meeting.
Sri Lanka Squad
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka (c), Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera and Nuwan Thushara.
Hong Kong Squad
Zeeshan Ali (wk), Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Shahid Wasif, Kinchit Shah, Yasim Murtaza (c), Aizaz Khan, Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal, and Ehsan Khan.
