The Asia Cup starts on September 2025. The first match of the tournament will be played between Afghanistan and Hong Kong. The match will be played at the Sheikh Zayed International Stadium of Abu Dhabi. Both teams will want to start the tournament by winning the match. In the meantime, let us tell you what will be the status of Abu Dhabi’s pitch during the first match of the Asia Cup 2025.
What will Abu Dhabi’s pitch be during the first match of the Asia Cup 2025?
Let me tell you that all this Asia Cup match will be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi’s pitch is less helpful to spinners than Dubai, so Afghanistan may face difficulties as their bowling mostly depends on spinners. The weather in the evening in Abu Dhabi is expected to be warm and humid. The second innings of the match is likely to have a mist. Whatever captain toss wins here in this situation, is likely to decide to bowl first.
How will the atmosphere in Abu Dhabi
When it comes to the atmosphere, the weather may be slightly humid during the match between Afghanistan and Hong Kong. The weather may be a little warm at the beginning of the match. During this time the temperature can go up to 41.1 degrees Celsius. The sky will be completely clean throughout the match, there is no possibility of rain. During this time the humidity will be up to 31%.
States of Afghanistan on the grounds of Abu Dhabi
Afghanistan’s T20 International Record at Abu Dhabi Stadium is better than any other ground in the United Arab Emirates. Afghanistan has won 11 matches on the field so far while lost in 5. But he lost his only match on the field against Hong Kong in 2015.
Head to Head Record between Afghanistan and Hong Kong
If we talk about the head to head records of both teams in T20 cricket, there have been 5 matches between Afghanistan and Hong Kong so far. Hong Kong’s team has won 2 matches. Afghanistan team has won 3 matches. In this situation it will be interesting to see which team wins the first match of the Asia Cup 2025.