Pakistan vs Hong Kong Highlights, Asia Cup 2022: PAK bundle out HKG for 38, win match by 155 runs to progress to Super 4

Shadab Khan gets his third wicket as he cleans up Ayush Shukla on 1(5). He then goes to trap Mohammad Ghazanfar LBW on 0. 

It's all over as Hong Kong are all-out on 38. Pakistan win the contest by 155 runs and advance to Super Four. 

India and Pakistan are the two teams from Group A to qualify for the Super Four.

Mohammad Nawaz strikes again. Zeeshan Ali is caught by Iftikhar Ahmed at long-on. He departs after scoring 3(5). HKG: 38/8 (10 overs)

Easy pickings for Shadab Khan as he scalps his second wicket of the evening. 

He cleans up Haroon Arshad on 3(4). HKG: 36/7 (9 overs)

Mohammad Nawaz strikes as he traps KD Shah LBW on 6(10). Half of the Hong Kong side are packed with just 30 on the board. 

Meanwhile, Nawaz cleans up Scott McKechnie in the same over. He departs for 4(6).

Wicket number four for Pakistan as Shadab Khan cleans up Aizaz Khan on 1(6).

Four runs come off the over as Hong Komg Kong reach 29/4 (7 overs)

We are done with the powerplays and it completely belonged to Pakistan, who picked three wickets and conceded just 25 runs. 

Hong Kong need 169 runs in 84 balls, with seven wickets in hand.

Shahnawaz Dahani joins the party as Khusdil Shah plucks a superb catch to pack Yasim Murtaza on 2(7). 

A wicket maiden for the young Pakistan pacer. HKG: 19/3 (5 overs)

Wicket number two for Naseem Shah. He bowls quick and beats Babar Hayat with a length ball, which knocks the off-stump on its way. 

HKG: 16/2 (3 overs)

Naseem Shah strikes as Hong Kong lose their first wicket. A 143kmph case ball as the batter tries to play it on the off-side. However, his shot flies straight to Asif Ali at cover. HKG: 16/1 (2.1 overs)

Shahnawaz Dahani bowls the second over and concedes 9 runs as Hong Kong move to 15/0 after 2 overs.

Naseem Shah leads the attack for Pakistan as the chase begins. Nizakat Khan and Yasim Murtaza open the innings for Hong Kong. 

HKG: 6/0 (1 over) 

Aizaz Khan comes to bowl the final over of the inning and he starts with two dots, before Khushdil Shah smashes him for a six. 

The bowler misses his length and concedes five runs in the form of extras in the next ball. 

Khushdil Shah then finished off the proceedings with three more sixes. He finishes the inning unbeaten on 35 off just 15 balls. 

Rizwan, who opened the innings, also returned unbeaten on 78(57) balls as Pakistan post a gigantic 193/2 on the board.  

Ehsan Khan, who scalped both the Pakistan wickets, completes his quota. He concedes eight runs in his final over and a total of 28 in his four. 

PAK: 164/2 (19 overs)

20-year-old Ayush Shukla is feeling the pressure. He runs to bowl the 18th over, but starts with a couple of wides, before Khushdil whacks him for a maximum. 

He once again bowls an extra, while delivering the third ball and the same continues as he bowls a total of four wides in his over. One wide even resulted in five extra runs as the ball passed through the wicketkeeper's legs for a four. 

18 runs come off the over as Pakistan reach 156/2 after 18 overs.

Ehsan Khan concedes nine runs as Pakistan reach 138/2 after 17th over. Khushdil Shah is the new man in the middle.

A big over for Pakistan. It started with Fakhar Zaman smashing Yasim Murtaza for a four and then he hits him for a six to bring up his fifty. 

However, his inning comes to an end in the first ball of the next over bowled by Ehsan Khan. He charges down the track, but plays the ball straight to Aizaz Khan at point. He departs after scoring 53(41)

PAK: 129/2 (16.1 overs)

A welcome boundary for Pakistan as Fakhar Zaman gets down and his knees and smashes it for a six over the deep mid-wicket fence. 

12 runs come from the over as Fakhar and Rizwan stitch 103-run partnership off 74 balls for the second wicket. PAK: 116/1 (15 overs)

Mohammad Rizwan scores 50 in 42 balls. 

The boundaries are not coming so both the batters have changed their focus to strike rotation. Meanwhile, 11 runs come off the over bowled by Yasim Murtaza as Pakistan edge past the 100-run mark.

PAK: 104/1 (14 overs)

Slightly expensive over by Mohammad Ghazanfar as he concedes 10 runs in his over. PAK: 93/1 (13 overs)

Aizaz Khan bowls his second over and concedes just seven runs in it. Meanwhile, the partnership between Rizwan and Fakhar move to 70(56) as PAK reach 83/1 after 12 overs.

As expected the Pakistan batters are now targeting the boundaries. After a couple of big hits, which didn't reach the boundary ropes, Rizwan dances down the track and whacks the fifth ball by Mohammad Ghazanfar for a six over the bowler's head. 

PAK: 76/1 (11 overs)

We have reached halfway through the Pakistan inning and if scores are to believed Hong Kong will be the happier side. After 10 overs, Pakistan have piled just 64/1 on the board.

Rizwan is batting on 31(31), Fakhar is batting on 21 (22).

A good start by Yasim Murtaza as he concedes just six runs in his first over.

There was also a check for caught-behind against Rizwan in the final delivery, but TV replay confirm that the ball had bounced right before the wicketkeeper collected it. 

Meanwhile, Hong Kong stick with spin as Mohammad Ghazanfar comes into the attack. He concedes just four runs, and almost packed Fakhar Zaman before DRS came to his rescue. PAK: 58/1 (9 overs) 

Aizaz Khan is introduced in the attack and he starts with a eight run over. Fakhar and Rizwan have so far added 35 runs off 26 balls for the second wicket. PAK: 48/1 (7 overs)

Ehsan Khan, who dismissed Babar, comes back into the attack. He concedes just four runs in his over as Pakistan reach 40/1 after the powerplay.