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Pakistan vs Hong Kong, 2nd Quarter-Final at Hangzhou, Asian Games (M), Oct 03 2023 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd Quarter-Final, Hangzhou, October 03, 2023, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition
(18.5/20 ov, T:161) 92

Pakistan won by 68 runs

Match centre 
Scores: Ranjith P | Comms: Rvel Zahid
Scorecard summary
Pakistan 160/10(20 overs)
Hong Kong 92/10(18.5 overs)
29 (27)
3/13 (4)
15* (21)
2/5 (1.5)

Thanks for joining us, it's time for me, Rvel Zahid, to say goodbye on behalf of Ranjith. Enjoy the rest of your day with three World Cup warm-ups underway! We'll see you soon. Bye for now

Pakistan outgunned Hong Kong by 68 runs after being invited to bat first. It was not an easy pitch to bat on, where spinners feasted and got plenty of assistance. Aamer Jamal brought his experience to the fore and his rearguard action towards the end swung the momentum in Pakistan's favor as he cranked through the gears and pulled them out of trouble, lifting them to 160, which proved enough on this devilish track.

Hong Kong had a decent enough powerplay, but once the likes of Arafat Minhas, Sufiyan Muqeem, and Khushdil Shah came to bowl, the game headed in one direction and it became difficult to contend with the prodigious turn and bounce. Wickets continued to fall at regular intervals and the asking rate kept ballooning, making it cumbersome for Hong Kong batters to thrive amidst overcast conditions and fading light. Pakistan stemmed the run-flow with their potent spin attack and sealed the game with ease in the end. Hong Kong bowled well at the start but lost their way towards the end when Jamal went all guns blazing at them and that proved to be a major turning point in this game. That being said, Hong Kong should give themselves a pat on the back for putting up a valiant fight against an experienced Pakistan side that had plenty of players who have some handy international and league cricket experience

Mustafa Moudi: "Contrasting results from the 2 International Pakistani Bowling Attacks that were bowling together around the same time - One got all but 1 wickets by the time their opposition scored 83 while this side has picked just 1 wicket by the time Australia reached the score of 83 !!"

Atif : "Sufyan muqeem in CWC23 suqad. Anyone??"

Raman: "HKG has only players from India , Pak , Aff origin… what's the point of the team?"

LAK: "What is the official status of these games? T20I or T20" T20I

Sajjad Akbar : "Feels like Pakistan domestic cricket match, too many Pakistani players in HK11."

18.5
W
Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, OUT

That hung in the air for a while before descending towards deep midwicket who pouches the skier safely into the his bucket hands, he didn't get enough power nor the elevation, and that brings an end to Hong Kong's resistance on this rank turner

Niaz Ali c Khushdil Shah b Qasim Akram 12 (9b 1x4 1x6) SR: 133.33
18.4
Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run

Tossed up on middle and it skids through the surface and bounces steeply, caught on the crease, not moving forward or backward

18.3
Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run

Shorter and holds its line outside off, can't get much out of the shot

18.2
Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run

Round the wicket, drops short and turning away from off, tries to squirt it but gets beaten

18.1
1lb
Qasim Akram to Ehsan Khan, 1 leg bye

Lands it on a shorter length outside off, drifting towards leg stump, goes back and plays with the spin to short fine leg

end of over 1811 runs
HKG: 91/9CRR: 5.05 RRR: 35.00 • Need 70 from 12b
Ehsan Khan15 (20b 1x4)
Niaz Ali12 (5b 1x4 1x6)
Arshad Iqbal 3-0-23-0
Qasim Akram 1-0-5-1
17.6
1
Arshad Iqbal to Ehsan Khan, 1 run

Searching for the yorker, ends up spearing a low full toss on the pads, he makes room and plinks it out to long on's right

17.5
1
Arshad Iqbal to Niaz Ali, 1 run

Round the wicket, angling it from outside off, once again goes big and finds a genuine edge that flies away to deep third

17.4
1
Arshad Iqbal to Ehsan Khan, 1 run

Fullish length tailing into the stumps, played it late and into the gaps at deep midwicket

17.3
1
Arshad Iqbal to Niaz Ali, 1 run

Goes full and there is room to work with, wanders down the leg side and the outside edge skews away to deep third

17.2
6
Arshad Iqbal to Niaz Ali, SIX runs

Round the wicket, good length and zinging it back at him from outside off, he steps away to the leg side and absolutely woofs it up and over cover for a brilliant hit.

17.1
1
Arshad Iqbal to Ehsan Khan, 1 run

Pitched up on the pads, heaved away into the leg side, deep midwicket runs across to hunt it down

end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
HKG: 80/9CRR: 4.70 RRR: 27.00 • Need 81 from 18b
Niaz Ali4 (2b 1x4)
Ehsan Khan12 (17b 1x4)
Qasim Akram 1-0-5-1
Arafat Minhas 4-0-19-2
16.6
4
Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, FOUR runs

Finally manages to get one right of the middle of the bat and away she goes whistling to the boundary past cover. A touch too short and too far outside off stump, not much turn on this occasion and he butchers it away with disdain

16.5
Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run

Round the wicket, tossed up outside off, massive turn again, he tries to play an expansive loft over midwicket but can't connect

16.4
W
Qasim Akram to Mohammad Ghazanfar, OUT

Chopped it back onto the stumps! Slinks back and tries to power this through square leg and midwicket but once again the ball skids through the deck and rises viciously as he gets a bottom edge

Mohammad Ghazanfar b Qasim Akram 2 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 28.57
16.3
1
Qasim Akram to Ehsan Khan, 1 run
16.2
Qasim Akram to Ehsan Khan, no run
16.1
Qasim Akram to Ehsan Khan, no run

Tossed up on a full-length outside off, makes room and chops it away to backward point

end of over 167 runs
HKG: 75/8CRR: 4.68 RRR: 21.50 • Need 86 from 24b
Ehsan Khan11 (14b 1x4)
Mohammad Ghazanfar2 (6b)
Arafat Minhas 4-0-19-2
Khushdil Shah 4-0-13-3
15.6
1
Arafat Minhas to Ehsan Khan, 1 run

Tossed up on middle, waits for it to turn and pushes it into the onside

15.5
4
Arafat Minhas to Ehsan Khan, FOUR runs

Gets down on one knee and helps this full and fast delivery on the pads to fine leg boundary, beautiful lap shot

15.4
Arafat Minhas to Ehsan Khan, no run

Lunges forward to smother the spin, smears it to the leg side off the inside edge

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
Aamer Jamal
41 runs (16)
2 fours4 sixes
Productive shot
pull
13 runs
1 four1 six
Control
69%
Babar Hayat
29 runs (27)
3 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
pull
12 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
52%
Best performances - bowlers
A Shukla
O
4
M
0
R
49
W
4
ECO
12.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
2W
Khushdil Shah
O
4
M
0
R
13
W
3
ECO
3.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field
TossHong Kong, elected to field first
Series
Season2023
Series resultPakistan advanced
Match numberT20I no. 2279
Match days03 October 2023 - day (20-over match)
T20I debut
T20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Language
English
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