Updated On: 12 September, 2025 05:12 AM IST | Abu Dhabi | PTI
Hong Kong did put Bangladesh under pressure briefly in the run chase before the Test playing nation changed gears to comfortably get the job done in 17.4 overs

Bangladesh`s captain Litton Das runs between the wickets during the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Pic/AFP
Skipper Litton Das led from the front as Bangladesh registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Hong Kong in their Asia Cup opener here on Thursday. Bangladesh put up a disciplined bowling effort to limit Hong Kong to 143 before Das (59 off 39) scored a solid half-century to anchor his team's chase.
Hong Kong did put Bangladesh under pressure briefly in the run chase before the Test playing nation changed gears to comfortably get the job done in 17.4 overs. It was Hong Kong's second successive loss in the competition.