Skipper Litton Das starred with the bat as Bangladesh defeated Hong Kong by seven wickets in their first Group B match in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Bangladesh chased down the 144-run target with seven wickets and 14 balls to spare.
Skipper Litton Das was the top scorer with 59 runs in 39 balls. Towhidy Hridoy remained not out with 35.
Batting first, Hong Kong posted 143-7 in their 20 overs. Contributions came from Nizakat Khan, 42, Zeeshan Ali, 30, and Yasmin Murtaza, 28.
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For Bangladesh, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan, and Rishad Hossain took two wickets apiece.
Pakistan will start their Asia Cup campaign on Friday against Oman. To be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the match will start at 7:30 PM Pakistan Time.