The fourth match of the T20 Asia Cup started with Hong Kong winning the toss and electing to bowl first. India lost its first wicket within the fifth over and stood at 38/1. After India lost its second wicket of KL Rahul, SuryaKumar Yadav displayed an outrageous performance. Suryakumar remained unbeaten on 68 off just 26 deliveries. Kohli, meanwhile, scored an unbeaten 59 off 44. Virat Kohli scored his 31st T20I fifty. India gave a total of 192/2 in 20 overs.
India raised early as Arshdeep got the first wicket. Hong Kong started late even after 10 overs, Hong Kong was at 65/2. 53 were needed off six balls. Hong Kong was able to score 150 runs in 20 overs. Babar Hayat and Kinchit Shah had a 71-run partnership between them, but their strike rates weren’t too high. Hong Kong hit 33 off the last 12 balls but it wasn’t enough. India won the match easily by 40 runs.
Let’s take a look at the match details and scorecard.
MATCH DETAILS/SUMMARY:
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Toss: Hong Kong won the toss and opted to field.
SQUADS:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik(w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh
Hong Kong Squad: Nizakat Khan(c), Yasim Murtaza, Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie(w), Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Ghazanfar
BRIEF SCORECARD:
India: 192/2 (20 overs)
Hong Kong: 152/5 (20 overs)
MAN OF THE MATCH: SuryaKumar Yadav– 68(26) – (ndia)
RESULT: India won by 40 runs against Hong Kong.
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