The highly anticipated continental tournament, Asia Cup 2025, is all set to kick off with Afghanistan facing Hong Kong in the tournament opener. The Group A encounter will take place at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi and both Afghanistan and Hong Kong will aim for a positive start to their campaign. Afghanistan's skipper Rashid Khan flips the coin, and it lands in the Favour of Afghanistan. The Afghans have won the toss and have decided to bat first with the hope of putting a good total on the board. Here's what the captains said at the toss: Rashid Khan: "We would like to bat first. It looks like a good wicket to put runs on the board, good total on the board will help the bowlers. In T20 it does not matter if you win the toss or not, but you have to give yourself the best opportunity to pick wickets in the middle period. It is already behind us, we are well focussed on the game today, even if we had won the final we would have focussed on the game today and how to win. Just one change - Gulbadin is back." Yasim Murtaza: "We wanted to bowl first. I am happy to bowl. We worked hard to get here. We played good cricket in the qualifiers. As a captain I am looking forward to see how Kalhan Challu will do on the big stage." Talking about the pitch for the Asia Cup 2025 opener, it will be a good wicket to bat on. Dew is unlikey to play a role in this game and hence, batting first and putting a decent score on the board is an ideal choice. Defending the total here won't be a tough task. Also Read | Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan Eye Milestones in Asia Cup 2025 Opener Playing XI of Both the Teams Afghanistan Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi Hong Kong Zeeshan Ali (w), Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Challu, Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah, Yasim Murtaza (c), Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal, Ehsan Khan