Can Oman, Hong Kong and water be giant killers?

The Asian 2025 Cup starts on Tuesday September 9 in what is only the 3rd edition played in T20 format. While all eyes will be on the heavy goods vehicles of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the tournament presents an opportunity for the associated Asian nations to make their mark. Asia Cup 2025 will offer them the opportunity to compete in the world class teams and assert their arguments. The 8 -team tournament includes Hong Kong, Oman and the water in the group phase. Here, we look at what to wait for the three teams associated in the group phase.

United Arab Emirates

It will mark the second time that the United Arab Emirates have appeared in the Asian Cup. The “host” nation has increased in recent years and qualified by winning the ACC 2024 first -rate cup. The United Arab Emirates have prepared for competition with a TR series featuring Pakistan and Afghanistan. They won none of their 4 games, but their performances were not without promise.

Before the Tri-Série, they defeated Bangladesh in a victory in the Come From Behind series. In the sorting series, the water had a lot of time to grab the game, but failed to do so. They showed lightning of shine, but failed to maintain it during the entire game.

The United Arab Emirates will face India, Pakistan and Oman in the group phase. They could surprise a surprise or two, but many will depend on Captain Muhammed Waseem and Haider Ali. AIF Khan has demonstrated its capacity to strike power and could be one to watch.

Hong Kong

It will be the 5th appearance of Hong Kong in Asia. However, the team has not yet recorded a victory between formats and has been eliminated in the group phase in all their attempts. With Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in their group, it is just to say that the image looks dark at the moment.

However, Hong Kong will set up their experience. In Babar Hayat, Ehsan Khan, Yasim Murtaza and Zeeshan Ali, they have an established kernel and will seem to be giant killers. In conditions conducive to turning, Hong Kong could surprise if their opponents have a day off.

Oman

The Asian 2025 Cup is probably a net learning curve for the inexperienced Oman side. This is their very first appearance in the Asian Cup and the chance to play against India and Pakistan is a huge bonus. They played the T20 World Cup last year, but a large part of the team has changed since.

Captain Jatinder Singh will be key alongside Spinner with left armor Shakeel Ahmed. Oman lost against the United States and the Netherlands in the accumulation of the Asian Cup, but won the Gulf Tri-Series with Qatar and Bahrain. Like most associated teams, Oman has shown to be seen as promise and if they can convert it to the big stage, this could be a very exciting Asia Cup 2025.