Hong Kong's Ehsan Khan, second right, and Mohammad Ghazanfar shake hand with Pakistani players on the end of the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Pakistan and Hong Kong, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Pakistan vs Hong Kong Highlights: Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 155 runs to enter Super Four stage of Asia Cup. Earlier, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman scored the fifties to guide Pakistan to a commanding 193/2 against Hong Kong in an Asia Cup group league match on Friday. Rizwan remained unbeaten on 78 not out off 57 balls, while Zaman scored 53 off 41 balls. Ehsan Khan (2/28) picked up two wickets for Hong Kong.
Brief Scores: Pakistan- 193/2 in 20 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 78 not out, Fakhar Zaman 53; Ehsan Khan 2/28)
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Match EndedAsia Cup, 2022 - Match 6
Pakistan
193/2 (20.0)vs
Hong Kong
38 (10.4)Match Ended ( Day - Match 6 )
Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 155 runs
Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 155 runs
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Hong Kong skipper Nizakat Khan (left) with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. (Screengrab)
Shadab Khan picks up the last two wickets and Hong Kong have been bowled out for 38. Pakistan bowlers simply did not allow them to get out of the blocks
RECORD ALERT: Hong Kong's 38 all out is the LOWEST Team Score against Pakistan. Previous: 60 by West Indies in 2018 Pakistan become the 2nd team from Group A to qualify for Super 4s.
Biggest margin of win by runs in T20Is (Full Members)
172 SL vs Ken Joburg, 2007
155 Pak vs HK Sharjah, 2022 (Today)
143 Ind vs Ire Dublin, 2018
143 Pak vs WI Karachi, 2018
137 Eng vs WI Bassetere, 2019
Mohammad Nawaz disturbs the timber to get rid off keeper batsman Scott McKechnie. Then Shadab Khan rattles the stumps to get rid off Haroon Arshad. But Hong Kong continues to slide further Mohammad Nawaz picks up the wicket of Zeeshan Ali. HK: 37/8 in 9.3 overs | Hong Kong need 157 runs in 63 balls
Hong Kong are collapsing; they're five down with just 30 runs on the board. Kinchit Shah and Scott McKechnie have been dismissed by Nawaz. Aizaz Khan was dismissed by Shadab Khan
Shahnawaz Dahani surprises Murtaza with a bouncer, and he is late on trying to pull. Khushdil Shah takes a brilliant catch. Score after 5 overs, HK: 19/3
Nizakat Khan and Yasim Murtaza begin for HK. But Naseem Shah rocks the boat with two wickets in one over. Nizakat Khan and Babar Hayat are gone. Score after 4 overs, HK: 19/2
0 0 6 Wd5 6 6 6 - 29 from the last over- Khushdil Shah slamming sixes at the end!
Top class knocks from Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman and a brilliant cameo from Khushdil Shah takes Pakistan to a mammoth total of 193. Score after 20 overs, PAK: 193/2
Fakhar Zaman is back in the hut right after scoring his 8th T20I fifty. Pakistan lose their second wicket
Fakhar Zaman brings up his half-century with a monster six! Pakistan 128/1 in 15.4 overs
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Rizwan brings up yet another half-century in the shortest format of the game. Pakistan cross the 100-run mark. Score after 14 overs, PAK: 104/1
10 overs gone and Pakistan are still taking it slow!
Fakhar Zaman was given out but he carries on after a review shows the ball pitched outside leg. A good review from Pakistan sees Fakhar retain his place on the pitch. Close! Score after 9 overs, PAK: 58/1
Cautious Pakistan are 54/1 after 8 overs. With disciplined bowling, Hong Kong continue to apply pressure on the green shirts and prevent them from scoring big during the powerplay
Babar falls after smashing a boundary, and Pakistan lose their wicket. Babar is gone for 9 (8) | Leading edge goes straight to the hands of spinner Ehsan Khan. PAK: 13/1 after 2.5 overs
Rizwan and Babar Azam are at the crease. Rizwan is on strike. Haroon Arshad will open the attack. A quiet first over. Score after 1 over, PAK: 2/0
Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
Nizakat Khan(c), Yasim Murtaza, Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Zeeshan Ali, Scott McKechnie(w), Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Ghazanfar
Hong Kong have won the toss and have opted to field.
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HK captain Nizakat meets Babar and asks for tips regarding batting. To which Babar replies: "Kya Tip Chahiye?"