PAK vs HK Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! All over for Hong Kong! Qasim Akram flights this up, full and around middle, Niaz Ali goes for the slog-sweep but miscues it in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Khushdil Shah settles under it and takes a fine catch. PAKISTAN WIN BY 68 RUNS!

Pushed through quicker, full and on middle, turns away again, Niaz Ali gets stuck in his crease and misses.

Quicker, short and outside off, Niaz Ali looks to cut it but misses.

Floated, full and on middle, turns away with extra bounce, Niaz Ali backs away but is nowhere near to play it.

Flatter, short and on middle, turns in, Ehsan Khan gets cramped and clips it towards short fine leg for a single.

A full toss now, on middle, Ehsan Khan drills it towards deep mid-wicket for one more.

Another full delivery around off, Niaz Ali throws his bat at it but gets a top edge wide of third man for one.

Pitched up and on middle, Ehsan Khan works it towards deep mid-wicket for another run.

Full again and outside off, Niaz Ali slices it towards third man for a run.

SIX! WOW! Arshad Iqbal serves this full and around off, Niaz Ali makes some room by moving to the leg side and smashes it over the deep extra cover fence for a biggie.

Full and on middle, angling in, Ehsan Khan flicks it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Nice shot! Qasim Akram lands this short and around off, Niaz Ali moves back and punches it over covers for a boundary.

Flighted, full and on off, turns away, Niaz Ali looks to slog-sweep it away but misses.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Qasim Akram gets a wicket now! He fires this one full and outside off, Mohammad Ghazanfar stays back and has a wild hoick across the line but only manages to get an inside edge back onto the stumps. Pakistan one wicket away from the win now!

Quicker, full and on leg, Ehsan Khan sweeps it off the bottom edge towards short fine leg for one.

Floated, full and on middle, turns in, Ehsan Khan moves across to sweeps but misses it.

Short and on off, Ehsan Khan dabs it towards point.

A bit short and on middle, Ehsan Khan nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Good shot! This is flatter, full and around leg, Ehsan Khan goes down and paddles it nicely past short fine leg for a boundary.

Quicker, full and on middle, Ehsan Khan keeps it out to the leg side.

Floated, full and on leg, Ehsan Khan looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Fires this one full and on leg, Mohammad Ghazanfar backs away to drill it away but misses and the keeper fails to stop it as well. A bye is taken.

A low full toss, on leg, Ehsan Khan clips it towards deep square leg for a single.

Very tentative but gets away with it. Gives it a lot more air and floats it around off, getting it to turn away. Mohammad Ghazanfar goes on the back foot and pushes at it but ends up lobbing the ball just in front of the backward point region.

Full and around off, Ehsan Khan gets inside the line and sweeps it well down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Slower and shorter outside off, Ehsan Khan stands tall and punches it gently toward cover.

Flighted delivery, on a length and drifted onto middle and leg. Ehsan Khan leans on and looks to work it leg side but gets undone by the bounce and the ball hits the helmet.

Full and straight, Mohammad Ghazanfar just eases it down to long on and picks up a single.

Flatter one around off, slapped away past point for a single.

Oh, that was mighty close to the off pole! Nagging length around off, Mohammad Ghazanfar makes a gritty leave as the ball just holds its line and misses the off pole.

Short again, Ehsan Khan rocks back but gets confused by the turn and ends up getting a top edge over short leg for a single.

Shorter one around off, forced away off the back foot over mid off for a single.

Tossed up outside off and this one turns back in, beating the batter completely.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and that is a soft dismissal. Sufiyan Muqeem floats it up very full and around off, drawing out the drive. Ayush Shukla does go for the drive but ends up chipping it to Qasim Akram at extra cover and he takes the simplest of catches.

Very full outside off, squeezed away past backward point for a single.

Oh, turn and progious bounce! Khushdil Shah gives it a rip and flights it on a length around off. The ball grips and turns away, shooting up off the deck as well. Excellent take from Rohail Nazir though.

Tossed up on off stump, Ayush Shukla defends it off the front foot.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A sharp take from Rohail Nazir behind the sticks and Khushdil Shah gets his third wicket of the game. This is bowled flatter and quicker close to the off stump. Akbar Khan goes on the back foot and has a poke at it, getting a faint outside edge on it. Nazir gobbles it up with both hands and Hong Kong are now 7 down.

Tossed up around leg stump, this is flicked away past square leg for a single.

Floated up outside off, Ehsan Khan cannot get it away.

On a length and turning in from the leg stump, Ehsan Khan keeps it out.

FOUR! A tad short and wide, Akbar Khan goes quickly onto the back foot and cuts it hard past third man for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle, worked away behind square leg.

Flighted one outside off, Akbar Khan looks to play at it but is beaten.

Tossed up around off and turning away, Akbar Khan fails to get it away.

Quicker one from over the wicket and angled across. Akbar Khan leaves it alone.

OUT! RUN OUT! Flatter delivery around off, Akbar Khan rocks back and punches it away through the cover region. The batters push hard for two but the throw comes in at the bowler's end and it is a good one from Haider Ali. Sufiyan Muqeem whips off the bails and the replays show that Anas Khan had his bat stuck in the deck just outside the crease and he has to depart for a duck.

Flatter one, angled across the off stump, Anas Khan looks to play at it but is beaten.

Wide! Dragged down the leg side and left alone for a wide.

OUT! TIMBER! Khushdil Shah cleans up another Hong Kong batter! Fires this one in on a nagging length on middle and the ball just skids on. Nasrulla Rana is way too late to try to block and the ball just goes through bat and pad and castles into the middle stump. Hong Kong have now lost half their side.

Nicely bowled! Gives it some air and flights it outside off, turning it away. Nasrulla Rana looks to slog-sweep it against the turn but is well beaten.

Quicker one sliding onto the pads, Akbar Khan sweeps it toward short fine leg and scampers across for a quick single.

Holds it back a touch and bowls it around off, Akbar Khan watchfully keeps it out.

Tossed up full and around off, Akbar Khan eases it away toward cover.

OUT! TAKEN! Sufiyan Muqeem strikes now! He lands this short and around middle, Shiv Mathur rocks back to heave it away but mistimes it a bit and fails to get the distance as the ball travels in the air towards wide long on where Asif Ali pouches it safely. Hong Kong four down now!

Flatter delivery, full and on off, Shiv Mathur looks to play but misses again.

Slower through the air around off, grips and turns away, Shiv Mathur goes for the big slog but only connects with thin air.

Quicker, full and on middle, Shiv Mathur blocks it down the pitch.

Floated, full and around off, Shiv Mathur looks to reverse-scoop it away but misses it.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Shiv Mathur fails to reach it.

Fires this one full and around leg, Akbar Khan misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

OUT! TIMBER! Khushdil Shah gets a wicket now! This is a flatter delivery, short and around off, and straightens a bit, Babar Hayat stays back to push it away but misses and it goes through the gap between bat and pad to rattle the stumps. Hong Kong three down now!

A bit short and on middle Shiv Mathur clips it towards short fine leg for one.

FOUR! Fine shot! This is tossed up, full and around middle, Shiv Mathur goes down and nails his reverse-paddle over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Shortish and around leg, Babar Hayat works it through square leg for one.

Khushdil Shah starts with a short delivery around off, Shiv Mathur punches it towards sweeper covers for a single.

Slower through the air, on off, turns away again, Babar Hayat prods forward to defend but once again it goes past the outside edge.

Flatter, full and around off, turns away sharply, Babar Hayat tries to push it away but misses it again.

Floated, full and on middle, shaping away, Babar Hayat looks to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Quicker, short and on middle, Shiv Mathur pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Short again and around off, Babar Hayat steers it towards short third man for a run.

Short and on middle, Shiv Mathur drags it through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! TWO IN ROW! Aamer Jamal once again bowls a short delivery, on middle, Babar Hayat goes for the pull again but gets a top edge as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for another biggie.

SIX! BOOM! Babar Hayat sends this out of the park! Aamer Jamal bangs this short and on middle, Babar Hayat swivels and pulls it hard over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Right in the blackhole again, on leg, Shiv Mathur backs away and jams it out towards point for one.

BEATEN! This is on a hard length and around off, skids through and zips past the outside edge as Mathur tries to fend it away.

Aamer Jamal nails the yorker ths time, on middle, Shiv Mathur digs it down the pitch.

Back of a length and around off, angles in, Shiv Mathur gets squared up and steers it towards point.

Darts this one full and on middle, Babar Hayat knocks it towards mid on.

Oh..turn and bounce! Arafat Minhas bowls this quicker, on middle, grips and turns away sharply with extra bounce, Babar Hayat gets beaten all ends up. Unplayable!

Flighted, full and on leg, Shiv Mathur tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, full and outside off, turns away, Shiv Mathur leaves it alone. It is called a wide.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Arafat Minhas strikes now! He bowls this a bit slower, short, and around off, Nizakat Khan looks to keep it out but plays down the wrong line and gets an inside edge back onto the stumps. Hong Kong lose their second wicket now.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Nizakat Khan blocks it out.

Quicker, short and on off, Nizakat Khan pushes it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Full and right at the base of off stump, Babar Hayat looks to dig it out but gets an inside edge past the leg stump. The fielder at short fine leg dives to his right and gets a hand on it but the ball still trickles away to the fence.

Good length around the top of off, Babar Hayat blocks it out.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it over off stump, Babar Hayat looks for the big heave leg side but once again fails to make a connection.

Swing and a miss! Pacy delivery, full and around off, Babar Hayat just stays deep and throws the kitchen sink at it as he looks to go leg side but misses the ball completely.

Leg bye! Back of a length and on the body, Nizakat Khan nudges it away off the thigh pad down to short fine leg and scampers through quickly for the leg bye.

Wide! Hard length but angled down the leg side and a wide is called.

Full and outside off, slanting in. Nizakat Khan looks to drive away from the body but gets beaten on the inside edge.

FOUR! Way too short and way too wide, Babar Hayat slaps it away in front of square on the off side for a boundary.

Fuller one at the stumps, Babar Hayat pushes at it but gets an inside edge past short fine leg and the batters come back for the second run.

Top delivery! Flighted, on a nagging length and draws the batter forward yet again. Babar Hayat is beaten on the outside edge as the ball turns and bounces away from the bat.

Floated up around off, Babar Hayat pushes it out on the off side.

NOT OUT! Arafat Minhas gets his second wicket and Hong Kong lose another early wicket. Nicely flighted delivery around off, drawing the batter forward. Babar Hayat leans on but is beaten on the outside edge. The keeper, Rohail Nazir fails to collect the ball cleanly but manages to whip the bails off on the second attempt. The replays show that Hayat got his back leg inisde the crease but failed to put the heel down in time and he is sent packing. Oh, wait! the third umpire has another look at it and we can see that the keeper didn't even have the ball in his hands as it was stuck between his legs and Hayat is called back. Bizarre!

Nagging length around off and turning away a bit, Babar Hayat stays back and chops it down to first slip.

Good length around the top of off, Babar Hayat defends it onto the off side and picks up a single.

Keeps the length a tad short and bowls it over middle this time, Babar Hayat manages to block it this time around.

Another one! Back of a length and around off, Babar Hayat looks to block but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Nicely Bowled! Just drags back the length a bit and keeps the line tight around off stump. Babar Hayat looks to play at it but does well to just keep his bat away from the line of the ball.

WIDE! Length ball angling down the leg side, left alone for a wide.

Good length in the channel, Babar Hayat looks to play at it but is beaten past the outside edge.

Short of a length and outside off, Nizakat Khan taps it wide of the man at third man and picks up a single.

FOUR! Edged but safe! Flighted one, on a shorter length and outside off, Babar Hayat has a poke at it but gets an outside edge that goes sharply to the left of first slip and runs away to the fence.

OUT! CAUGHT! Muhammad Khan does get bat on this one but ends up giving his wicket away. Tossed up on a length around middle and turning away. Khan looks for the slog-sweep but gets a top edge that goes just behind the keeper. Rohail Nazir has time to move back and pouch it safely. Arafat Minhas gets the first breakthrough for Pakistan.

Tossed up around off, another swing and a miss by Muhammad Khan.

Muhammad Khan is finding it difficult to get bat on ball here. Flighted one outside off and turning away, Khan sits down to slog-sweep but misses it completely.

Just short! Tossed up around off, Nizakat Khan looks to step out and go big but gets a thick outside edge that lands in front of short third. They pick up a single.

Short and well wide outside off, Nizakat Khan stays back and hits it hard but straight to the man at covers.

A jaffa to end the first over! Nagging length outside off and this time the ball just holds its line. Muhammad Khan looks to block but the ball just goes past the outside edge.

Shortish length, angled at the body, Muhammad Khan looks to step out and take it on but gets nowhere near the ball.

Nicely bowled! A touch fuller on off and this one shapes away late. Muhammad Khan looks to play at it but is beaten past the outside edge.

Full and around off, Khan pushes it out toward mid off for a single.

FOUR! Fuller in length but well wide of the off stump, Nizakat Khan goes after it and slashes it away wide of the fielder at third man for a one-bounce boundary. Hong Kong are up and running here.

FOUR! What a way to get the run chase underway! Full on middle to start with, minimal foot movement from Nizakat Khan but he uses those wrists well and whips it away in front of square on the leg side to get off the mark with a boundary.