ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A 33-ball half-century from Bangladesh captain Litton Das handed Hong Kong its second straight loss in the Asia Cup on Thursday.

Litton exhibited wide range of shots to score 59 as Bangladesh cruised to 144-3 for a seven-wicket victory in its opening Group B game.

Hong Kong, which lost to Afghanistan in its opening game, made 143-7 after Litton won the toss and elected to field.

“Very important to win the first game,” Litton said. “Last couple of series, we have played good cricket, but in the Asia Cup, a little bit of pressure comes automatically.”

Litton leads the chase

Litton made a watchful start after Parvez Hossain Emon (19) got deceived by Ayush Shukla’s slower ball and was caught at deep mid-wicket in the third over.

Hong Kong struck onc

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