Pakistan vs Hong Kong Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: Asia Cup Match 6Pakistan vs Hong Kong, Live Cricket Score Streaming and Updates: Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in a must-win match at the Asia Cup on Friday. The winner will join India in advancing to the Super 4 stage from Group A.
Hong Kong reached the Asia Cup by beating the United Arab Emirates in the qualifiers in Oman. The 20th-ranked Hong Kong retained the same playing XI that lost by 40 runs to India in its first group match. Pakistan also named an unchanged team after India handed its subcontinent archrival a five-wicket defeat in the first group game at Dubai.
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Hong Kong skipper Nizakat Khan (left) with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. (Screengrab)
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
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
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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.
If Pakistan win today against Hong Kong:
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HK captain Nizakat meets Babar and asks for tips regarding batting. To which Babar replies: "Kya Tip Chahiye?"
Another hot and humid day in store. Chasing has proven successful across venues in the UAE with India being the only side to have defended a total this Asia Cup, incidentally against Hong Kong.
Pakistan vs Hong Kong today - whoever wins will qualify for the Super 4. India has already booked its berth in the last four stage from Group A, while Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have also confirmed their spots in the Super 4 from Group B. Stay tuned for live updates.