Asia Cup 2022: Hong Kong defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 8 wickets on Wednesday and superior to the principle spherical of the match.
Hong Kong advance to Asia Cup 2022, be part of India and Pakistan in Group A. Courtesy: ACC
HIGHLIGHTSHong Kong defeated UAE of their final matchHong Kong gained all 3 of their matches within the Asia Cup QualifierHong Kong’s first match in Asia Cup is in opposition to India
Hong Kong, captained by Nizakat Khan, on Wednesday, August 24, superior to the Asia Cup 2022. They defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by eight wickets at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) in Al Amerat and booked their berth in the principle spherical.
Hong Kong have joined Rohit Sharma’s India and Babar Azam’s Pakistan in Group A of the Asia Cup. Their first match is in opposition to India on Wednesday, August 31 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Then they are going to face Pakistan on September 2 in Sharjah.
Hong Kong have been merely unstoppable within the Asia Cup Qualifier after they gained all three of their matches. They had an almighty scare in opposition to Amjad Mahboob’s Singapore of their opening match, however defeated them by eight runs.
Thereafter, Nizakat’s males beat Kuwait by eight wickets to make themselves a powerful contender to qualify for the principle match. However, Kuwait’s six-wicket win over Singapore pushed Hong Kong to second within the factors desk.
The match in opposition to the UAE was a must-win affair for them. Had the UAE defeated them, Kuwait would have gone via. However, an aesthetic half-century from Yasim Murtuza and Babar Hayat’s well timed 26-ball 38* took them over the road.
Hong Kong chased down 148 with one over to spare. Skipper Nizakat additionally performed a useful 39-run knock at a run-a-ball. Earlier, off-spinner Ehsan Khan picked up 4 wickets for twenty-four runs and helped Hong Kong limit the UAE to 147 in 19.3 overs.
Ayush Shukla and Aizaz Khan picked up three and two wickets respectively. CP Rizwan and Zawar Farid scored 49 and 41 respectively, however their efforts went in useless.
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