ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Match 7, 8 - Sri Lanka A vs Hong Kong; Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A: Cricket Match Predictions - November 17

Here are the Match Predictions for ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025, 7th Match - Sri Lanka A vs Hong Kong and 8th Match - Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A, to be played on the 17th of November at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha.

Points Table

7th Match - Sri Lanka A vs Hong Kong (West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha)

Current Form Sri Lanka A:

Sri Lanka A are currently placed at the 3rd position on Group A points table with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Sri Lanka A in the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars is Milan Rathnayake with 41 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sri Lanka A in the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars is Vijayakanth Viyaskanth with 3 scalps under his belt.

Sri Lanka A have lost their previous match against Afghanistan A by 3 wickets.

Sri Lanka A batted first and they posted a total of 170 for 9 in 20 overs. Vishen Halambage hit a couple of good looking boundaries early on in the innings before getting out to Allah Ghazanfar. After his dismissal, Sri Lanka A lost 3 wickets in quick succession and looked to be in all sorts of bother. Nuwanidu Fernando and Dunith Wellalage then revived the innings with knocks of 39 and 33 runs respectively. Milan Rathnayake also contributed very well and helped Sri Lanka A get to 170 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Afghanistan A lost their premier batter Zubaid Akbari early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Imran Mir and Sediqullah Atal played superbly. They stitched a partnership of 84 runs for the 2nd wicket and sealed the deal in favor of Afghanistan A. Darwish Rasooli also contributed healthily as Afghanistan A achieved the target in the last over with 3 wickets in hand.

Current Form Hong Kong:

Hong Kong are currently placed at the bottom most position on Group A points table with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Hong Kong in the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars is Babar Hayat with 63 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Hong Kong in the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars is Ehsan Khan with 1 scalp under his belt.

Hong Kong have lost their previous match against Bangladesh A by 8 wickets.

Hong Kong batted first and they posted a total of 167 for 8 in 20 overs. Zeeshan Ali and Anshuman Rath got out without troubling the scorers much. After their dismissals, Babar Hayat and Yasim Murtaza were involved in a brilliant partnership of 48 runs for the 4th wicket. Hayat made 63 runs while Murtaza scored 40 runs in 22 balls. Kinchit Shah also played a nice cameo of 20 runs in 4 balls as Hong Kong managed to get to 167 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Habibur Rahman Sohan smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He made 100 runs off just 35 balls, hitting 8 fours and 10 sixes. On the back of his brilliance with the bat, Bangladesh A managed to win the game in the 11th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Sri Lanka A

Dunith Wellalage (c), Vishen Halambage, Nisan Madushka (wk), Lasith Croospulle, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ramesh Mendis, Kavindu De Livera, Sahan Arachchige, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Pramod Madushan, Garuka Sanketh, Isitha Wijesundara, Milan Rathnayaka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Traveen Mathew

Hong Kong

Yasim Murtaza (c), Zeeshan Ali (wk), Nizakat Khan, Narula Rana, Hassan Khan, Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat, Ehsan Khan, Kalhan Challu, Md. Ghazanfar, Aizaz Khan, Ateeq Iqbal, Shiv Mathur, Kinchit Shah, Md. Waheed

Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Sri Lanka A

Who will win?- Sri Lanka A

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Vishen Halambage (Sri Lanka A), Babar Hayat (Hong Kong)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka A), Yasim Murtaza (Hong Kong)

Most Sixes – Nuwanidu Fernando (Sri Lanka A), Kinchit Shah (Hong Kong)

Player of the Match- Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka A)

Team Scores Batting first – Sri Lanka A 165+, UAE 150+

Match Handicap: Sri Lanka A

Batting Stats T20

8th Match - Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A (West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha)

Current Form Bangladesh A:

Bangladesh A are currently placed at the 1st position on Group A points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Bangladesh A in the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars is Habibur Rahman Sohan with 100 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Bangladesh A in the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars is Ripon Mondol with 2 scalps under his belt.

Bangladesh A have won their previous match against Hong Kong by 8 wickets.

Hong Kong batted first and they posted a total of 167 for 8 in 20 overs. Zeeshan Ali and Anshuman Rath got out without troubling the scorers much. After their dismissals, Babar Hayat and Yasim Murtaza were involved in a brilliant partnership of 48 runs for the 4th wicket. Hayat made 63 runs while Murtaza scored 40 runs in 22 balls. Kinchit Shah also played a nice cameo of 20 runs in 4 balls as Hong Kong managed to get to 167 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Habibur Rahman Sohan smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He made 100 runs off just 35 balls, hitting 8 fours and 10 sixes. On the back of his brilliance with the bat, Bangladesh A managed to win the game in the 11th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Current Form Afghanistan A:

Afghanistan A currently placed at the 2nd position on Group A points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Afghanistan A in the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars is Sediqullah Atal with 54 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Afghanistan A in the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars is Bilal Sami with 4 scalps under his belt.

Afghanistan A have won their previous match against Sri Lanka A by 3 wickets.

Sri Lanka A batted first and they posted a total of 170 for 9 in 20 overs. Vishen Halambage hit a couple of good looking boundaries early on in the innings before getting out to Allah Ghazanfar. After his dismissal, Sri Lanka A lost 3 wickets in quick succession and looked to be in all sorts of bother. Nuwanidu Fernando and Dunith Wellalage then revived the innings with knocks of 39 and 33 runs respectively. Milan Rathnayake also contributed very well and helped Sri Lanka A get to 170 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Afghanistan A lost their premier batter Zubaid Akbari early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Imran Mir and Sediqullah Atal played superbly. They stitched a partnership of 84 runs for the 2nd wicket and sealed the deal in favor of Afghanistan A. Darwish Rasooli also contributed healthily as Afghanistan A achieved the target in the last over with 3 wickets in hand.

Wicket Takers T20

Let's have a look at the squads:

Bangladesh A

Akbar Ali (c), Md. Habibur Rahman, Yasir Ali, Jishan Alam, Ariful Islam, Rakibul Hasan, Mahidul Ankon (wk), Tofael Ahmed Rayhan, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Meherob Hasan, Ripon Mondol, Abu Hidar Rony, Md. Shadin Islam, Zawad Abrar, Md. Abdul Gaffar.

Afghanistan A

Darwish Rasooli (c), Sediqullah Atal, Noor Rahman, Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Zubaid Akbari, Imran Mir, Rahmanullah Zadran, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Nangyal Kharoti, Qais Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Farmanullah Safi

Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Bangladesh A

Who will win?- Bangladesh A

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Habibur Rahman Sohan (Bangladesh A), Darwish Rasooli (Afghanistan A)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Meherob Hasan (Bangladesh A), Abdullah Ahmadzai (Afghanistan A)

Most Sixes – Akbar Ali (Bangladesh A), Imran Mir (Afghanistan A)

Player of the Match- Habibur Rahman Sohan (Bangladesh A)

Team Scores Batting first – Bangladesh A 175+, Afghanistan A 170+

Match Handicap: Bangladesh A

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

Also, the predictions and picks are formulated from the stats and information sourced and compiled from AI and Stats experts - Always remember, when the fun stops… STOP

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