The Asia Cup 2025 will get underway on Tuesday, September 9, with Afghanistan taking on Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The 20-over match getting underway at 8:00 PM IST is going to be a special one for Afghanistan's veteran players with two of their biggest stars looking to achieve historic milestones. Former captain Mohammad Nabi, the 40-year-old legendary all-rounder, is only 51 runs short of a milestone that no Afghan player has achieved so far. If he manages to earn those runs, he will be the first Afghan cricketer to score more than 6000 runs in international cricket. Nabi has so far scored 5949 runs in 312 matches. His total adds up to 33 runs in three Tests, 3667 runs in 173 ODIs, and 2249 runs in 136 T20Is. He has already become Afghanistan's leading run-scorer in T20Is and stands second on the list in ODIs. Nabi has made 51 runs in seven innings over eight games of Asia Cup T20Is and also taken seven wickets. The game on Tuesday provides him with a chance to enhance his record while driving Afghanistan's assault with both bat and ball. Also Read | Watch: Father-Son Battle as Nabi Gets Hit for Six by Hassan Eisakhil Most International Runs for Aghanistan Player Matches Runs Best Score Average 100/50 4s/6s Mohammad Nabi 312 5949 136 24.48 2/23 402/223 Rahmat Shah 135 4948 234 36.65 8/36 461/46 Mohammad Shahzad 159 4844 131* 31.25 7/26 564/132 Asghar Afghan 195 4246 164 24.83 2/19 287/145 Najibullah Zadran 199 3890 104* 29.24 1/23 304/165 Also Read | Rashid Khan Overtakes Tim Southee to Lead T20I Wicket Chart Rashid Khan Eyes Asia Cup T20I Wicket-Taking Record Player Nation Matches Played Wickets BBI Bhuvneshwar Kumar India 6 13 5/4 Amjad Javed UAE 7 12 3/25 Mohammad Naveed UAE 7 11 3/14 Rashid Khan Afghanistan 8 11 3/22 Hardik Pandya India 8 11 3/8 Al-Amin Hossain Bangladesh 5 11 3/25 Skipper Rashid Khan also comes to the match with a record in his sights. Already the top wicket-taker of T20 internationals globally, Rashid has taken 11 wickets in eight Asia Cup T20I matches. To overtake India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become the top wicket-taker in Asia Cup T20I history, Rashid will require at least three wickets from Hong Kong. With both Rashid and Nabi being in pursuit of large milestones, Afghanistan will have extra incentive going into their first clash. There will be watchful eyes from the fans on whether Nabi can write history with the bat and whether Rashid can shatter another record with the ball. This game not only kickstarts the Asia Cup 2025 but also showcases the growing presence of Afghanistan in world cricket, with two of their greatest legends at the helm.