Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 155 runs and qualify to Super 4 stage

Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 155 runs and enter into Super 4 stage of Asia Cup. Mohammed Rizwan named Player of the match for his 78* runs in 57 balls.

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After put into bat by Hong Kong Pakistan lost their captain Babar Azam 9(8) in the third over of the match to Ehsan Khan.

Mohammed Rizwan 78*(57) along with Fakhar Zaman 53(41) added 116(81) runs for the second wicket and 64*(23) runs for the third wicket with Khusdil Shah 35*(15).

Pakistan scored 29 runs in the final over of the innings bowled by Aizaz Khan which includes four sixes. Pakistan finishes their innings on 193/2.

Ehsan Shah (4-0-28-2) is the only wicket taker for Hong Kong.

In reply Hong Kong bowled out for just 38 runs in 10.4 overs. None of the Hong Kong batters reached in double digits.

Naseem Shah (2/7) , Shahnawaz Dahani (1/7) , Shadab Khan (4/8) and Mohammed Nawaz (3/5) are the wicket takers for Pakistan.

Super 4 stage of the tournament will begin from September 3rd onwards. First match will be played between Srilanka and Afghanistan. India will play against Pakistan on September 4th , Sunday.

( Posted on 03/09/2022, 8:22am)