Pakistan vs Hong Kong
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- Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 155 runs
- Pakistan reached the Super 4 of the Asian Cup
- Pakistan’s second biggest win in T20I by runs
Asian Cup 2022 PAK vs HKG: Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by 155 runs in the last match of Group A of the Asian Cup. Apart from giving Pakistan a place in the Super 4 of the tournament, this victory is also special in many other ways. After losing the first match against India, Pakistan became the fourth team in the tournament to reach the Super 4 by winning this do-or-die match.
Pakistan recorded second biggest win in T20 International
In this match held on the Sharjah pitch, the team led by Babar Azam recorded the second biggest victory in the history of T20 International. Sri Lanka recorded the biggest win in terms of runs when they defeated Kenya by 172 runs.
Smallest total by any opposing team against Pakistan
The Hong Kong team went all out for just 38 runs in this match. This is the smallest total made by any team in T20 International against Pakistan. This is also Hong Kong’s lowest total in T20 Internationals.
In response to Pakistan’s 193 races, Hong Kong began to suffer setbacks early on. He got his first shot in the third over from captain Najakat Khan. Babar Hayat, who scored 41 runs in the last match against India, had high hopes but also returned to the pavilion without opening the account in the same over. This series of falling wickets was stopped with the dismissal of the last batsman in the 11th.
The 10 highest races in the Hong Kong ‘Extra’ quota. That is, none of his hitters could even touch double figures. Hong Kong’s leading run scorer was captain Nizakat Khan, who added eight runs.
Pakistani duo beat Hong Kong
Pakistan’s two spin bowlers, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz, had the most success. Shadab took four and Nawaz took three wickets.
Babar Azam failed again
Batting first, Pakistan once again got the opening blow with captain Babar Azam. The Pakistan captain, who scored 10 runs against India, scored only nine runs in this match, which could add to Pakistan’s concern in the tournament.
Rizwan shines again
Mohammad Rizwan scored a career-high 78 unbeaten runs on 57 balls in this match. He was also the team’s top scorer in the last game against India scoring 43 runs. Against Hong Kong, Rizwan shared a 116-run partnership with Fakhar Zaman, who scored half a century. Rizwan was declared the man of the match for this brilliant tackle.