The most anticipated Asia Cup 2025 is here, where eight teams will be battling it out for the prestigious trophy. The third match of the tournament will see Bangladesh taking on Hong Kong at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 11th September. Bangladesh Bangladesh have been doing well in the T20I cricket lately; Litton Das-led side will be arriving in this tournament after registering three consecutive series victories on their back and will aim to get a good start against an associate nation. They first defeated Sri Lanka, followed by a monumental victory over Pakistan and the Netherlands, all just in the duration of three months. While the batting responsibilities have been handled by Tanzid Hasan, Jaker Ali and Litton Das himself, their lethal pace attack has become sharp in the presence of Tazim Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, and Mustafizur Rahman. They have well-specialised all-rounders as Nasum Ahmed and Mahedi Hasan. Hong Kong Hong Kong, on the other hand, were looking to do well in their fifth Asia Cup appearance, but it didn't last long as Afghanistan thumped them with a whopping 94-run victory. They will need a victory against Bangladesh to keep up with the run rate and remain in the race for the Super Four. While batting first, Afghanistan posted 188 runs in their first innings, but Hong Kong were only able to score just 94 for the loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs. After suffering such a heavy defeat, the possibility of an early exit is looming for Hong Kong if they lose to Bangladesh in the upcoming Asia Cup clash. BAN vs HKG 3rd T20I Match Details AFG vs HKG Match Details Match Afghanistan vs Hong Kong 3rd T20I Match Date and Time Thursday, September 11; 8:00 p.m. IST Venue Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Broadcasting and live streaming TV - Sony Sports Network, Live Stream - SonyLIV (app and website) and Airtel Xstream (app and website) BAN vs HKG 3rd T20I Pitch Report The venue at the Zayed Cricket Stadium is mostly a tricky surface, which is generally not a high-scoring ground. The bounce of the pitch tends to be on the lower side. As a result, the batters have to remain focused and work hard to pick up the good length deliveries. Moreover, batting under the lights remains a major factor here, where batters in the second innings face major issues, and it remains a tough task. In addition, the average first innings score averages between 140 and 150, which is generally an under-par total. However, as the game progresses, off-spinners and medium pacers will get some help. BAN vs HKG 3rd T20I Weather Report The weather is expected to remain hot and humid throughout the entire match, with no rain predicted. The conditions are expected to be humid with 50-60% humidity. The maximum temperature will be around 38-42 °C, followed by a wind speed of 18 kmph. BAN vs HKG Head-to-Head Records BAN vs HKG head-to-head (in T20Is) Match Played 1 Won by Bangladesh 0 Won by Hong Kong 0 Tied 0 No Result 0 BAN vs HKG 3rd T20I Probable XI Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamin, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Litton Das (wk & c), Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hassan, Rishad Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman Hong Kong: Zeeshan Ali (wk), Babar Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Challu, Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah, Yasim Murtaza (c), Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal, Ehsan Khan Players To Watch Out For In BAN vs HKG 3rd T20I Match Litton Das | BAN: The 30-year-old skipper of Bangladesh has been in phenomenal form lately, scoring 145 runs in just three matches against the Dutch at an average of 145 runs. Overall, he has featured in 110 T20I matches and has scored 2437 runs. He is one such batter who takes his time to settle at the crease but goes big after getting some runs. Babar Hayat | HKG: Babar Hayat is one of the veteran batters for this Hong Kong team. He has featured in 96 T20Is in his T20I career, where he has scored 2255 runs, including two centuries and 12 half-centuries. He was the standout batter from his team in the first match against Afghanistan. He is one batter to look out for in this match. BAN vs HKG 3rd T20I Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last four T20 matches played at this venue, the teams that won the toss have opted to bowl on three occasions, and toss-winning teams have opted to bat for once.. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch The team batting first at this venue has won 30 out of the total 69 matches played here, while the teams batting second have won 39. This makes it clear that the team winning the toss should opt to bowl first and try to restrict the opponents under the par score. BAN vs HKG Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: Bangladesh (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 38-45 HKG Total: 130-145 Match Winner: Bangladesh Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Hong Kong (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 45-50 BAN Total: 165-175 Match Winner: Bangladesh Who will win today's BAN vs HKG T20I match? By looking at the recent form of both teams, this match is going to be favourable for Bangladesh as they are coming into this tournament on the back of phenomenal form. However, Hong Kong have defeated Bangladesh once in their only face off in the 2014 T20 World Cup. It will be interesting to see if Hong Kong batters survive Bangladesh' lethal pace attack.