At the Asia Cup 2022, Pakistan will play against Hong Kong as in Pakistan Vs Hong Kong in their second group match. Earlier, both teams lost their first two games against India. India who have already secured a position in the Super 4 round. Therefore, this match will be a virtual knockout for both sides. The team that loses tonight will not be qualified for the next round of the Asia Cup 2022.
In the opening match of the Asia Cup, Pakistan lost to India in a thrilling final by a score of five wickets. Naseem Shah was considered the bowling star for Men in Green.
He was hobbling against India in the last game. Thus his availability in the game against Hong Kong is still a major concern.
Pakistan Vs Hong Kong highlights
Pakistan advanced to the Asia Cup Super 4 stage by defeating Hong Kong on 38 points. With the dismissals of Nizakat Khan and Babar Hayat, Naseem Shah sent Pakistan on its way to victory.
Following Yasim Murtaza’s poor timing with his pull, Shahnawaz Dahani put Hong Kong three down. Together, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz grabbed seven wickets to dismiss Hong Kong’s middle and lower orders cheaply.
Prior to it, in a virtual knockout match for the Asia Cup against Hong Kong. Pakistan overcame the early departure of Babar Azam to score a total of 193 for two.
Ehsan Khan defeated the Pakistani captain in the third over. Giving Pakistan’s innings the worst conceivable start.
However, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman’s 116-run partnership gave Pakistan an excellent platform to accelerate their innings. Rizwan continued to stay unbeaten at 78. After that, Zaman was eliminated by Ehsan at 53. Khushdil Shah scored 35 runs off 15 balls to help Pakistan pass the 190-run milestone.
Pakistan Squad
For the 2022 Asia Cup, the following players will represent Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Hasnain, and Hasan Ali.
Hong Kong Squad
The Hong Kong team for the Asia Cup 2022 are as follows: Nizakat Khan (c), Kinchit Shah, Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Babar Hayat, Aftab Hussain, Ateeq Iqbal, Aizaz Khan, Ehsan Khan, Scott McKechnie (wk), Ghazanfar Mohammad, Yasim Murtaza, Dhananjay Rao, Wajid Shah, Ayush Shu.
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