HKG vs OMA Match Prediction & AnalysisIn the third game of the Asia Cup 2026, Hong Kong, China will face Oman at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, on 25th September, from 5:30 am onwards. Hong Kong were the finalists in the Asian Games Men's Qualifier, where they lost to Nepal by 19 runs (DLS method). They kept a clean record (3 wins in 3 games) in the group stage and then beat Malaysia by 6 wickets in the semis to reach here.On the other hand, Oman came second in the group stage of the Asian Games Men's Qualifier and then lost to Nepal in the semis. Both teams played against each other in the group stage. Batting first, Hong Kong put a massive total of 287 runs for the loss of a wicket on the board. Anshy Rath scored 140 off 56 balls with 10 sixes and 13 fours. Ehsan Khan then took 4 wickets for Hong Kong to help them win by 154 runs. This was Hong Kong’s first win over Oman.RECENT PERFORMANCEHKGL L W L WHKG81/9 in 20.0 4.05AGMalaysia won by 8 wickets 24 Sep 2026MAL84/2 in 12.0 7NAM230/6 in 20.0 11.5NAM TTS 2026Namibia beat Hong Kong, China by 30 runs 22 Jun 2026HKG200/6 in 20.0 10HKG77/4 in 14.4 5.25NAM TTS 2026Hong Kong, China won by 6 wickets 21 Jun 2026NIG76/10 in 15.0 5.07NAM127/3 in 18.1 6.99NAM TTS 2026Namibia beat Hong Kong, China by 7 wickets 19 Jun 2026HKG126/10 in 19.1 6.57HKG127/2 in 16.2 7.78NAM TTS 2026Hong Kong, China won by 8 wickets18 Jun 2026NIG126/10 in 19.4 6.41OMAW W L L LOMA154/7 in 19.5 7.76OMA vs GOA 2026Oman beat Goa by 3 wickets11 Aug 2026GOA150/9 in 20.0 7.5OMA137/4 in 19.2 7.09OMA vs GOA 2026Oman beat Goa by 6 wickets10 Aug 2026GOA136/8 in 20.0 6.8OMA90/10 in 19.2 4.66AGMT20IMalaysia beat Oman by 8 wickets 08 Jun 2026MAL91/2 in 10.0 9.1NEP95/2 in 9.2 10.18AGMT20INepal won by 8 wickets07 Jun 2026OMA94/10 in 19.4 4.78OMA133/8 in 20.0 6.65AGMT20IHong Kong beat Oman by 154 runs 05 Jun 2026HKG287/1 in 20.0 14.35HEAD TO HEADTEAMS PREVIEWHong Kong, China PreviewSince the Asian Games Men's Qualifier, Hong Kong has played 5 T20Is and has won three of them. In the last game against Japan, Hing Kong bowled first to restrict them to 95 for the loss of 7 wickets. Ehsan Khan picked up 3 wickets while Yasim Murtaza picked 2 wickets. Shahid Wasif scored unbetaen 30 runs in return to help Hong Kong, China win the game by 4 wickets.Nizakat Khan will open the innings with Anshy Rath. The duo had scored 192 for the first wicket against Oman earlier. Khan had scored 76 while Rath remained not out on 140. In the last 15 games, Rath has scored 521 runs with a century and 3 half-centuries at a strike rate of 152 - the highest among the batters. He will be the batter to watch out for. Babar Hayat will come in at number three. Hayat scored 63 off just 19 balls in the Qualifier against Oman. He has 382 runs in 15 games at a strike rate of 143.Ehsan Khan will lead the bowling attack with Yasim Murtaza, Nasrulla Rana, and Hassan Khan Mohammad. Khan took 4 for 12 runs against Oman earlier. He is their leading wicket-taker since last September with 26 wickets in 15 games at an economy of 6. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Both Rana and Murtaza have taken 14 wickets each in the last 11 games.Key Players: Ehsan Khan, Anshy Rath, Babar Hayat.Hong Kong, China Predicted Playing XI:Yasim Murtaza (c), Anshy Rath, Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Ehsan Khan, Yasim Murtaza, Nasrulla Rana, Hassan Khan Mohammad, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Anas Khan, Shiv Mathur.Hong Kong, China Actual Playing XI:Babar Hayat, Anshy Rath, Shiv Mathur, Shahid Wasif, Yasim Murtaza, Hafeez Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Nizakat Khan, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush ShuklaOman PreviewOman is having a poor run in T20Is this year. They have won just 2 of their last 9 games. They payed their last game against Malaysia (3rd place play-off). Batting first, they were bowled out to 90. Mohammed Al Balushi scored 25 while Shuaib Al Balushi scored 19 in that game. They lost the game by 8 wickets.Shuaib Al Balushi will open the innings with Mohammed Al Balushi. Mohammed Al Balushi has scored 171 runs in the last 5 games at a strike rate of 120. He will be the batter to watch out for. Shuaib has scored 97 runs in the last 5 games. Skipper Sufyan Mehmood will come in at number three. He has played 8 games this year and has scored 130 runs at a strike rate below 100. Zubair Al Balushi has the highest strike rate (164.28) among the batters this year.All teams that have played Oman this year have exploited the bowling unit. The bowlers have taken just 28 wickets in the 9 games played this year. Nawed Al Balushi is their leading wicket-taker with 6 wickets in 5 games. The bowlers have conceded more than 8.5 runs per over this year.Key Players: Mohammed Al Balushi, Nawed Al Balushi, Shuaib Al BalushiOman Predicted Playing XI:Mohammed Al Balushi, Sufyan Mehmood (c), Shuaib Al Balushi, Muzaffar Shiralkar, Nawed Al Balushi, Abdul Jalil, Rashad Al Balushi, Sameer Othman, Wasim Al Balushi, Ahmed Al Zadjali, Zubair Al Balushi.Oman Actual Playing XI:Abdul Jalil, Waheed Al Balushi, Zubair Al Balushi, Issa Al Balushi, Naveed Al Balushi, Faris Al Balushi, Muzaffar Shiralkar, Sufyan Mehmood, Mohammad Ali Albalushi, Shuaib Al Balushi, Sameer OthmanPITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONSWeather ConditionsThe weather in Hove is expected to be cloudy on match day, with temperatures ranging from 20 to 27 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h.It is a batting-friendly pitch. India Women had scored 217 runs in the finals of the Asia Cup 2026 earlier.HKG vs OMA Pitch ReportThe match will be played at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, on 25th September, from 5:30 am IST. The average first-innings score is 142, 54 more than the second-innings.Toss: To Bat
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