03/10Result
2nd Quarter-Final, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Hangzhou, Oct 3 2023
Pakistan won by 68 runs
03/10Result
2nd Quarter-Final, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Hangzhou, Oct 3 2023
Pakistan won by 68 runs

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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
0
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
0
Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run, Shorter and holds its line outside off, can't get much out of the shot
18.2
0
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:
18 | 11 Runs | HKG: 91/9 (70 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.05, RRR: 35.00)

  • Ehsan Khan15 (20b)
  • Niaz Ali12 (5b)
  • Arshad Iqbal3-0-23-0
  • Qasim Akram1-0-5-1
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, 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:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | HKG: 80/9 (81 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 4.70, RRR: 27.00)

  • Niaz Ali4 (2b)
  • Ehsan Khan12 (17b)
  • Qasim Akram1-0-5-1
  • Arafat Minhas4-0-19-2
16.6
4
Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, FOUR, 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
0
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
0
Qasim Akram to Ehsan Khan, no run,
16.1
0
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:
16 | 7 Runs | HKG: 75/8 (86 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 4.68, RRR: 21.50)

  • Ehsan Khan11 (14b)
  • Mohammad Ghazanfar2 (6b)
  • Arafat Minhas4-0-19-2
  • Khushdil Shah4-0-13-3
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

Hong Kong 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10Nizakat KhanMuhammad Khan
2nd19Nizakat KhanBabar Hayat
3rd25Babar HayatS Mathur
4th0Akbar KhanS Mathur
5th1Akbar KhanNasrulla Rana
6th2Anas KhanAkbar Khan
7th5Ehsan KhanAkbar Khan
8th1Ehsan KhanA Shukla
9th13Ehsan KhanMohammad Ghazanfar
10th16Ehsan KhanNiaz Ali