In the Asia Cup 2025 opening match against Hong Kong, Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai played a knock of 53 runs off just 21 deliveries, including two boundaries and five maximums (Pic: X/@AzmatOmarzay)

He took just 20 deliveries to reach his half-century. This was his maiden half-century in the format (Pic: X/@AzmatOmarzay)

With this, the right-hander registered the fastest half-century for Afghanistan in the T20Is. Earlier, the record was held by Mohammad Nabi, who scored a half-century in 21 balls (Pic: X/@AzmatOmarzay)

During the match, along with Omarzai, Sediqullah Atal also smashed a half-century. His unbeaten knock included 73 runs off 52 deliveries, which was laced with six boundaries and three maximums (Pic: X/@ACBofficials)

Later, the Afghans secured a dominating win over Hong Kong by 94 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium (Pic: X/@AzmatOmarzay)