India vs. Hong Kong Asia Cup Highlights: India qualified to the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup after defeating Hong Kong by 40 runs in a Group A match at the Dubai International Stadium.
Hong Kong were restricted to 142 for five in 20 overs while chasing a target of 193. Babar Hayat top-scored with 41 runs, while Kinchit Shah and Zeeshan Ali contributed 30 and 26 not out, respectively. Earlier, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav shone with the bat as
India posted a total of 192 for two against Hong Kong in an Asia Cup Group A match. Kohli (59 not out off 44 balls) and Suryakumar (68 not out off 26 balls) added an unbeaten 98 runs to help India, which was 94 for two after 13 overs. KL Rahul was out after a slugging 36 off 39 balls, and skipper Rohit Sharma (21) was also out. Ayush Shukla and Mohammad Ghazanfar each took a wicket for Hong Kong. India made one change to their starting lineup from the previous game, with Rishabh Pant replacing Hardik Pandya, who was rested.
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India’s: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan/R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Hong Kong’s: Nizakat Khan (capt), Babar Hayat, Yasim Murtaza, Kinchit Shah, Scott McKechnie (wk), Haroon Arshad, Aizaz Khan, Zeeshan Ali, Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Ghazanfar