Hong Kong gave tough competition to India at the 2018 Asian Cup.
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- India and Hong Kong will meet in the 2022 Asian Cup on August 31
- India narrowly edged out Hong Kong at the 2018 Asian Cup
- Shikhar Dhawan had scored a century in the last match
India vs Hong Kong Head to Head Record: In the second match of the 2022 Asia Cup, the Indian team will face the third team from Group A, Hong Kong, on August 31. If we talk about the previous meeting of both teams, both of them met in Asian Cup 2018. This match was 50-50 overs and in this Team India was narrowly saved by losing. At the same time, before this, both teams had met in the 2008 Asian Cup. That is, so far both India and Hong Kong have met in the Asian Cup.
At the same time, for the first time in T20 International, both teams will meet. But remembering the last game, the Indian team will have to be careful. India has defeated Hong Kong in the previous two matches. Let us tell you that Hong Kong has made it to the main round by winning the qualifying round. India got off to a winning start by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets in the first match. This will be Hong Kong’s first match. India’s eyes will be on winning this match and confirming the Super-4 ticket.
When Hong Kong redeemed the sweat of Team India…
If we talk about the last match of India and Hong Kong, both teams met in the Asian Cup 2018. The Indian team became champions in that season and Rohit Sharma was the team captain. Playing first in that match, India went 285 from 7 in 50 overs, thanks to Shikhar Dhawan’s 127 and Ambati Rayudu’s 60. But the start of Hong Kong, chasing the target of 286 races, made the India team sweat and upset the Indian fans.
In that match, then captain Anshuman Rath and current captain Nizakat Khan opened the innings for Hong Kong. Rath had 73 and Khan played a 92-run inning and shared a 174-run partnership for the first wicket. The match seemed to be slipping out of India’s hands. The pairing of Anshuman and Nizakat aroused the concern of the Indian captain and all the players. The threat of defeat hung over the team.
How did Team India survive?
After this, Kuldeep Yadav got Team India back and sent Rath to the pavilion. Khaleel Ahmed then fired Nizakat. Soon four wickets fell within 25 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal and Khaleel Ahmed (3-3 wickets) and Kuldeep Yadav (2 wickets) brought the India team back and the Hong Kong team could only score 256 runs from 8 wickets. Earlier in the 2008 Asian Cup, India had recorded a massive 256-run victory over Hong Kong.