Right, we're done for the night. Do join us again same time on Monday when Sri Lanka face Afghanistan in what is virtually a must-win game for them.
Usman Khan is Man of the Match for his 3 for 19. "When I came to bowl, I just tried to take a wicket with the new ball. But luck was not with me today. In the second spell, I tried, and with the ball reversing, I was able to take wickets. Fitness is okay. There was just a little bit of bleeding in the toe. I'm happy with my bowling today and it's given me lots of confidence. It's fun to play with a lot of strong players on the bench, all of us are good bowlers, we compete against each other and hopefully we can keep going forward and trying hard"
"This was a complete performance. But as captain I saw a couple of things, we'll work on that as well," Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed says, "For us to go the distance in the tournament, we should have won this game by nine wickets. We also need to get early wickets with the ball. Early on, the ball didn't swing and we had alarm bells. We have time to adjust to this before the India game. It's good to win, but to win against India, we have to be at our very best"
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"Lots of soft dismissals. 120 [116] was not enough. It was a good wicket. Credit goes to the Pakistan bowlers," Hong Kong captain Anshy Rath says, "Our offspinners are top class, but we just didn't have enough runs on the board. I think early on, it swung a bit, there was a bit of bounce. We got through the start, but we couldn't convert it. One fifty-run partnership is not enough to post a good total"
9.00 pm Pakistan's bowling strength - it can't be overstated. Usman Khan picks up three wickets in an over. Shadab Khan struck with his first ball, an absolutely delicious googly. Mohammad Amir was tidy, if not quite threatening and Hasan Ali attacks the stumps with such a vengeance. It was always going to be hard for Hong Kong and once they folded for 116, there was only ever going to be one result at the end of the night. Former Pakistan offspinner Saqlain Mushtaq said this game would just be preparation for the one against India. But was it even that?
END OF OVER:23 | 10 Runs | PAK: 114/2 (3 runs required from 27 overs, RR: 4.95, RRR: 0.11)
- Imam-ul-Haq49 (67b)
- Shoaib Malik4 (9b)
- Ehsan Khan8-0-34-2
- Ehsan Nawaz4-0-27-0
END OF OVER:22 | 9 Runs | PAK: 104/2 (13 runs required from 28 overs, RR: 4.72, RRR: 0.46)
- Shoaib Malik2 (6b)
- Imam-ul-Haq42 (64b)
- Ehsan Nawaz4-0-27-0
- Ehsan Khan7-0-24-2
The umpires thought the over was done, forgetting about the wide call they made. Eventually, it's put right
abdulla: "I don't know why there is so much critic going on about Imam. He has so far only played in conditions in which things are calm or there is a requirement of a cool head.( Ireland Test). He just doesn't have to attack when things are going right. Just imagine, if today He was also gone today playing big shots, there would be more pressure on Pakistan and it would be considered a strong fought win. Also, then we would not be able to say that Pakistan are going at a cruise mode. Reminds me of Misbah"
Owais: "@apple you're talking about a kid who hasn't had many home matches, with the crowd cheering him on (no UAE is not Pakistan) and who has proven to be the cause of cornerstone of the overall ODI improvement of Pakistan. Give him a break"
Mudassir Butt : "Everything pointing towards a classic Ind-Pak match...India coming straight from England Series and Pakistani Players getting match practice...I have taken leave on Wednesday to watch Cricket's El Clasico"
END OF OVER:21 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 95/2 (22 runs required from 29 overs, RR: 4.52, RRR: 0.75)
- Imam-ul-Haq35 (61b)
- Shoaib Malik1 (3b)
- Ehsan Khan7-0-24-2
- Ehsan Nawaz3-0-18-0