Dubai: Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second match of the on-going 14th edition of the Unimoni Asia Cup being played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Catch all the action as it happened here from our Cheif Cricket Writer K.R. Nayar:
9:00pm
Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 8 wickets in the 24th over, reaching 120 for 2. Imam-ul-Haq completed his 50 too in this over.
■ Read the full match report here: Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 8 wickets
Scoreboard:
Hong Kong
Nizakat Khan run out 13
A. Rath c Sarfraz b Ashraf 19
Babar Hayat st Sarfraz b Shadab 7
C. Carter c Imam b Hasan 2
K. Shah c Shadab b Hasan 26
Ehsan Khan lbw b Shadab 0
Aizaz Khan b Shinwari 27
S. McKechnie lbw b Shinwari 0
Tanvir Afzal b Shinwari 0
Ehsan Nawaz run out 9
Nadeem Ahmed not out 9
Extras: (w4) 4
Total: all out; 37 overs 116
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Nizakat), 2-32 (Rath), 3-39 (Carter), 4-44 (Hayat), 5-44 (Ehsan), 6-97 (Aizaz), 7-97 (McKechnie), 8-97 (Afzal), 9-99 (Shah)
Bowling: Amir 7-1-20-0, Shinwari 7.3-19-3 (w1), Ashraf 4-0-10-1 (w1), Hasan 7-0-19-2, Shadab 8-1-31-2 (w1), Malik 3-0-17-0, Fakhar 0.3-0-0-0
Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman c McKechnie b Ehsan 24
Imam-ul-Haq not out 50
Babar Azam c McKechnie b Ehsan 33
Shoaib Malik not out 9
Extras: (nb1, w3) 4
Total: (for two wkts, 23.4 overs) 120
Did not bat: Sarfraz Ahmed, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Usman Shinwari
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Zaman), 2-93 (Azam)
Bowling: Afzal 4-2-13-0 (1w), Nawaz 4-0-27-0 (1w), Aizaz 3.4-0-19-0, Ehsna 8-0-34-2 (1w), Nadeem 4-0-27-0
Result: Pakistan won by eight wickets
Man of the Match: Usman Khan Shinwari
Toss: Hong Kong
Umpires: Rod Tucker (AUS) and Ahmad Pakteen (AFG)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
8:40pm
When Pakistan needed 24 more runs to win, Babar Azam edged Ehsan Khan to wicketkeeper for 33 runs. Pakistan is 95 for 2 at the end of 21st over.
8:35pm
Pakistan reach 91 for 1 at the end of 19th over. The partnership between Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam made 50 runs in 10.5 overs.
Milestone: Babar Azam goes past the 2000 runs mark in ODIs in his 46th innings to make him second-fastest batsman to reach that mark.
8:00pm
Hong Kong dismissed Pakistan's star batsman Fakhar Zaman when Eshan Khan had him caught behind. Zaman and Imam Ul Haq put on 41 runs in 8.1 overs. Pakistan reach 45 for 1 at the end of 9th over.
7:05pm
Dinner break: Pakistan reach 35 for no loss in 7 overs.
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6:55pm
Pakistan's chase begins, they reach 19 for no loss in 5 overs.
6:27pm
Hong Kong's innings end at the 38th over as Ehsan Nawaz was run out for 9. Pakistan's mixed pace/spin attack was too hot to handle for an inexperienced Hong Kong team as they were bundled out for a paltry 116.
Scoreboard
Hong Kong's innings
Nizakat Khan run out 13
A. Rath c Sarfraz b Ashraf 19
Babar Hayat st Sarfraz b Shadab 7
C. Carter c Imam b Hasan 2
K. Shah c Shadab b Hasan 26
Ehsan Khan lbw b Shadab 0
Aizaz Khan b Shinwari 27
S. McKechnie lbw b Shinwari 0
Tanvir Afzal b Shinwari 0
Ehsan Nawaz run out 9
Nadeem Ahmed not out 9
Extras: (w4) 4
Total: all out; 37 overs 116
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Nizakat), 2-32 (Rath), 3-39 (Carter), 4-44 (Hayat), 5-44 (Ehsan), 6-97 (Aizaz), 7-97 (McKechnie), 8-97 (Afzal), 9-99 (Shah)
Bowling: Amir 7-1-20-0, Shinwari 7.3-19-3 (w1), Ashraf 4-0-10-1 (w1), Hasan 7-0-19-2, Shadab 8-1-31-2 (w1), Malik 3-0-17-0, Fakhar 0.3-0-0-0
6:15pm
Hong Kong reach 111 for 9 at the end of 35th over. Hong Kong's Mumbai born Kinchit Shah who batted well to score 26 runs slicked Hasan Ali into the waiting hands of Shadab Khan.
5:55pm
Hong Kong fall to 97 for 8 as Usman Khan strikes thrice in the 31st over (Aizaz Khan b Usman Khan 27), (SS McKechnie lbw b Usman Khan 0) and (Tanwir Afzal b Usman Khan 0).
5:40pm
Hong Kong is 91 for 5 at the end of 28th over. Sixth wicket partnership between Aizaz Khan and Kinchit Shah has made 50 runs in 12.1 overs.
5:10pm
Hong Kong reach 61 for 5 at the end of 21st over.
4:55pm
Hong Kong lose two quick wickets (Babar Hayat st †Sarfraz Ahmed b Shadab Khan 7) and (Ehsan Khan lbw b Shadab Khan 0) in the 17th over bowled by Shadab Khan, reach 44 for 5.
4:45pm
Hong Kong lose their 3rd wicket (C Carter c Imam-ul-Haq b Hasan Ali 2), reach 42 for 3 in 15 overs.
4:20pm
Another mistake results in Hong Kong losing their second wicket. It was a short of a length delivery from Faheem Ashraf and skipper Anshuman Rath tried to steer away from the body and edged to wicketkeeper. Hong Kong is 32 for 2 in 10 overs.
3:50pm
Hong Kong lose their first wicket (Nizakat Khan) in the 5th over, reach 17 for 1. It was a run out.
Hong Kong loses first wicket to the lack of experience. Opener Nizakat Khan did an evasive action, bat hanging in the air, rather than getting inside the crease first to a throw from Shadab Khan from point and he is run out for unlucky 13.
— K.R. Nayar (@KRNayar1) September 16, 2018
3:35pm
Hong Kong opener Nizakat Khan who was born in Attock in Pakistan has taken 11 runs off the first over from Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir
— K.R. Nayar (@KRNayar1) September 16, 2018
Hong Kong that is playing Pakistan will play their first Asia Cup match since 2008. In the world cup qualifier they had beaten Afghanistan but can they upset any of Asian giants India or Pakistan?
— K.R. Nayar (@KRNayar1) September 16, 2018
Hong Kong has won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second match of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International stadium
— K.R. Nayar (@KRNayar1) September 16, 2018
Final playing 11 from rival teams:
Hong Kong XI: Anshuman Rath (capt.), Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan, Tanwir Afzal, Aizaz Khan, Christopher Carter, Nadeem Ahmed, Scott McKechnie (wk), Ehsan Khan, Ehsan Nawaz, Kinchit Shah
Pakistan XI: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt. and wk), Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Usman Khan.
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