Pakistan v Hong Kong, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Quarter Final 2, Asian Games Mens T20I, 2023

Asian Games Mens T20I Quarter Final 2: Pakistan v Hong Kong at Hangzhou, October 03, 2023

Pakistan

PAK

160/10 (20)

Hong Kong

HKG

92/10 (18.5)

Finished

PAK won by 68 runs.

Pakistan InningPAK Inning160/10 (20 ov)

Hong Kong InningHKG Inning92/10 (18.5 ov)

Commentary

0.1

Arshad Iqbal to Nizakat Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nizakat Khan goes forward, plays pull in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.

0.2

Arshad Iqbal to Nizakat Khan, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Nizakat Khan goes forward, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.

0.3

Arshad Iqbal to Nizakat Khan, 1 run, Nizakat Khan goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.

0.4

Arshad Iqbal to Muhammad Khan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Muhammad Khan goes forward, trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

0.5

Arshad Iqbal to Muhammad Khan, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, and Muhammad Khan hangs on and tries to hit pull, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

0.6

Arshad Iqbal to Muhammad Khan, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Muhammad Khan hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

End of over 1 (9 runs)

Muhammad Khan 0 (3)

Nizakat Khan 9 (3)

Hong Kong 9/0

Arshad Iqbal 1-0-9-0

1.1

Arafat Minhas to Nizakat Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nizakat Khan goes forward and slash cut towards deep point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

1.2

Arafat Minhas to Nizakat Khan, 1 run, Nizakat Khan goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards slip for 1 run.

1.3

Arafat Minhas to Muhammad Khan, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Muhammad Khan hangs on and tries to hit sweep, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

1.4

Arafat Minhas to Muhammad Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Muhammad Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

1.5

Muhammad Khan c R Nazir b A Minhas 0 (6) Arafat Minhas to Muhammad Khan, no run, c R Nazir b A Minhas, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Muhammad Khan goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards short fine leg, but the ball finds safe hands of Rohail Nazir, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Muhammad Khan is out.

1.6

Arafat Minhas to Babar Hayat, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope. Dropped catch!! Ball goes straight into the boundary

End of over 2 (5 runs)

Babar Hayat 4 (1)

Nizakat Khan 10 (5)

Hong Kong 14/1

Arafat Minhas 1-0-5-1

Arshad Iqbal 1-0-9-0

2.1

Arshad Iqbal to Nizakat Khan, 1 run, Nizakat Khan goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

2.2

Arshad Iqbal to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

1wd

2.3

Arshad Iqbal to Babar Hayat, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Babar Hayat with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

2.3

Arshad Iqbal to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Babar Hayat hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

2.4

Arshad Iqbal to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, and Babar Hayat hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

2.5

Arshad Iqbal to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

2.6

Arshad Iqbal to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.

End of over 3 (3 runs)

Babar Hayat 5 (6)

Nizakat Khan 11 (6)

Hong Kong 17/1

Arshad Iqbal 2-0-12-0

Arafat Minhas 1-0-5-1

3.1

Arafat Minhas to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

3.2

Arafat Minhas to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

3.3

Arafat Minhas to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat goes forward and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

3.4

Arafat Minhas to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Babar Hayat hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

3.5

Arafat Minhas to Babar Hayat, 2 runs, Babar Hayat goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards deep square leg for 1 run.

3.6

Arafat Minhas to Babar Hayat, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Babar Hayat goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

End of over 4 (6 runs)

Babar Hayat 11 (12)

Nizakat Khan 11 (6)

Hong Kong 23/1

Arafat Minhas 2-0-11-1

Arshad Iqbal 2-0-12-0

4.1

Aamer Jamal to Nizakat Khan, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, and Nizakat Khan hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

1wd

4.2

Aamer Jamal to Nizakat Khan, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Nizakat Khan with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

1lb

4.2

Aamer Jamal to Nizakat Khan, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nizakat Khan goes forward, aims to slam it, but deflect off the pads. Batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.

4.3

Aamer Jamal to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nizakat Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

4.4

Aamer Jamal to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nizakat Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

4.5

Aamer Jamal to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nizakat Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

4.6

Aamer Jamal to Babar Hayat, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. Nizakat Khan goes forward, hits chip shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

End of over 5 (6 runs)

Babar Hayat 15 (16)

Nizakat Khan 11 (8)

Hong Kong 29/1

Aamer Jamal 1-0-5-0

Arafat Minhas 2-0-11-1

5.1

Arafat Minhas to Nizakat Khan, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps, Nizakat Khan goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

5.2

Arafat Minhas to Nizakat Khan, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Nizakat Khan goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

5.3

Nizakat Khan b A Minhas 11 (11) Arafat Minhas to Nizakat Khan, no run, b A Minhas, Bowled out !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Nizakat Khan goes forward and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

1wd

5.4

Arafat Minhas to Shiv Mathur, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger full length, on the off stump, Arafat Minhas strays from his line, sending it too far outside the off-stump. The Umpire calls it a wide.

5.4

Arafat Minhas to Shiv Mathur, 1 run, Arafat Minhas delivers an outswinger at a perfectly full length, on the off stump, causing Shiv Mathur to goes forward and execute drive. but, the ball is stopped by the fielder, limiting to 1 run.

5.5

Arafat Minhas to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat goes forward, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

5.6

Arafat Minhas to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

End of over 6 (2 runs)

Babar Hayat 15 (18)

Shiv Mathur 1 (1)

Hong Kong 31/2

Arafat Minhas 3-0-13-2

Aamer Jamal 1-0-5-0

6.1

Aamer Jamal to Shiv Mathur, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shiv Mathur goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

6.2

Aamer Jamal to Shiv Mathur, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Shiv Mathur goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

6.3

Aamer Jamal to Shiv Mathur, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Shiv Mathur goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

6.4

Aamer Jamal to Shiv Mathur, 1 run, Aamer Jamal delivers fast ball at fulltoss, Shiv Mathur goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

6.5

Aamer Jamal to Babar Hayat, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Babar Hayat goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!

6.6

Aamer Jamal to Babar Hayat, Six, Six !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Babar Hayat goes forward and plays a high-risk sweep, The ball soared high into the air, taking the top edge of the bat! over deep fine leg into the crowd for a Maximum!

End of over 7 (13 runs)

Babar Hayat 27 (20)

Shiv Mathur 2 (5)

Hong Kong 44/2

Aamer Jamal 2-0-18-0

Arafat Minhas 3-0-13-2

7.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shiv Mathur, 1 run, Shiv Mathur goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

7.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.

7.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shiv Mathur, 1 run, Shiv Mathur goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

7.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

7.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

7.6

End of over 8 (3 runs)

Babar Hayat 28 (24)

Shiv Mathur 4 (7)

Hong Kong 47/2

Sufiyan Muqeem 1-0-3-0

Aamer Jamal 2-0-18-0

8.1

Khushdil Shah to Shiv Mathur, 1 run, Shiv Mathur goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

8.2

Khushdil Shah to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

8.3

Khushdil Shah to Shiv Mathur, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps. Shiv Mathur goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

8.4

Khushdil Shah to Shiv Mathur, 1 run, Shiv Mathur goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

8.5

Babar Hayat b Khushdil Shah 29 (26) Khushdil Shah to Babar Hayat, no run, b Khushdil Shah, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Babar Hayat as batter goes forward and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!

8.6

Khushdil Shah to Akbar Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Akbar Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

End of over 9 (7 runs)

Akbar Khan 0 (1)

Shiv Mathur 10 (10)

Hong Kong 54/3

Khushdil Shah 1-0-7-1

Sufiyan Muqeem 1-0-3-0

9.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shiv Mathur, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Shiv Mathur goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

9.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shiv Mathur, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Shiv Mathur goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

9.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Shiv Mathur, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Shiv Mathur goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

9.4

9.5

9.6

Shiv Mathur c Asif Ali b S Muqeem 10 (16) Sufiyan Muqeem to Shiv Mathur, no run, c Asif Ali b S Muqeem, Caught out!! off break ball full length on the off stump, Shiv Mathur goes forward to take the gamble with pull towards deep mid wicket, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Asif Ali. Leading to a soft dismissal.

End of over 10 (0 runs)

Shiv Mathur 10 (16)

Akbar Khan 0 (1)

Hong Kong 54/4

Sufiyan Muqeem 2-1-3-1

Khushdil Shah 1-0-7-1

10.1

Khushdil Shah to Akbar Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Akbar Khan goes forward and slash cut towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

10.2

10.3

Khushdil Shah to Akbar Khan, 1 run, Akbar Khan goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

10.4

Khushdil Shah to Nasrulla Rana, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nasrulla Rana goes forward, trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

10.5

Nasrulla Rana b Khushdil Shah 0 (2) Khushdil Shah to Nasrulla Rana, no run, b Khushdil Shah, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nasrulla Rana goes forward and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

1wd

10.6

Khushdil Shah to Anas Khan, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! off break ball yorker on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Anas Khan with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

10.6

Khushdil Shah to Anas Khan, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Anas Khan hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

End of over 11 (2 runs)

Anas Khan 0 (1)

Akbar Khan 1 (4)

Hong Kong 56/5

Khushdil Shah 2-0-9-2

Sufiyan Muqeem 2-1-3-1

11.1

Anas Khan runout (S Muqeem / H Ali) 0 (1) Sufiyan Muqeem to Akbar Khan, 1 run, runout (S Muqeem / H Ali), Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Akbar Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

11.2

Sufiyan Muqeem to Akbar Khan, no run, Run out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Akbar Khan goes forward, slams it towards long off and sets off for a run, but it was a suicidal one. Tahir Baig collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, Sufiyan Muqeem takes the bails off, Anas Khan was miles away from the crease. Spectacular Run out!!

11.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Akbar Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Akbar Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

11.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to Akbar Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Akbar Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

11.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to Akbar Khan, no run, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Akbar Khan elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.

11.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to Akbar Khan, Four, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Akbar Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

End of over 12 (5 runs)

Akbar Khan 6 (10)

Ehsan Khan 0 (0)

Hong Kong 61/6

Sufiyan Muqeem 3-1-8-1

Khushdil Shah 2-0-9-2

12.1

Khushdil Shah to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ehsan Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

12.2

Khushdil Shah to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Ehsan Khan goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

12.3

Khushdil Shah to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.

12.4

Akbar Khan c R Nazir b Khushdil Shah 6 (11) Khushdil Shah to Akbar Khan, no run, c R Nazir b Khushdil Shah, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Akbar Khan goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards , but the ball finds safe hands of Rohail Nazir, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Akbar Khan is out.

12.5

Khushdil Shah to Ayush Shukla, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Ayush Shukla goes forward and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

12.6

Khushdil Shah to Ayush Shukla, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, Khushdil Shah bowls a sharp delivery, and Ayush Shukla goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

End of over 13 (1 runs)

Ayush Shukla 0 (2)

Ehsan Khan 1 (3)

Hong Kong 62/7

Khushdil Shah 3-0-10-3

Sufiyan Muqeem 3-1-8-1

13.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed cut off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

13.2

Ayush Shukla c Qasim Akram b S Muqeem 0 (3) Sufiyan Muqeem to Ayush Shukla, no run, c Qasim Akram b S Muqeem, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Ayush Shukla goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting drive towards short cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Qasim Akram, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Ayush Shukla.

13.3

Sufiyan Muqeem to Mohammad Ghazanfar, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Mohammad Ghazanfar goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

13.4

Sufiyan Muqeem to Mohammad Ghazanfar, 1 run, Mohammad Ghazanfar goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

13.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed pull off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

13.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to Mohammad Ghazanfar, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Mohammad Ghazanfar goes forward, dabs push with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

End of over 14 (3 runs)

Ghazanfar Mohammad 1 (3)

Ehsan Khan 3 (5)

Hong Kong 65/8

Sufiyan Muqeem 4-1-11-2

Khushdil Shah 3-0-10-3

14.1

Khushdil Shah to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

14.2

Khushdil Shah to Mohammad Ghazanfar, 1 run, Mohammad Ghazanfar goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.

14.3

14.4

Khushdil Shah to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ehsan Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

14.5

Khushdil Shah to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed sweep off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

14.6

Khushdil Shah to Mohammad Ghazanfar, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Ghazanfar goes forward, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

End of over 15 (3 runs)

Ghazanfar Mohammad 2 (5)

Ehsan Khan 5 (9)

Hong Kong 68/8

Khushdil Shah 4-0-13-3

Sufiyan Muqeem 4-1-11-2

15.1

Arafat Minhas to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

15.2

Arafat Minhas to Mohammad Ghazanfar, 1 bye, Mohammad Ghazanfar goes forward and plays pull off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

15.3

Arafat Minhas to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ehsan Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

15.4

15.5

Arafat Minhas to Ehsan Khan, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump. Ehsan Khan goes forward, hits sweep in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

15.6

End of over 16 (7 runs)

Ehsan Khan 11 (14)

Ghazanfar Mohammad 2 (6)

Hong Kong 75/8

Arafat Minhas 4-0-19-2

Khushdil Shah 4-0-13-3

16.1

Qasim Akram to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ehsan Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

16.2

Qasim Akram to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ehsan Khan goes forward and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

16.3

Qasim Akram to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed sweep off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

16.4

Ghazanfar Mohammad b Qasim Akram 2 (7) Qasim Akram to Mohammad Ghazanfar, no run, b Qasim Akram, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Ghazanfar goes forward and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

16.5

Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Niaz Ali goes forward, trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

16.6

Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Niaz Ali goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

End of over 17 (5 runs)

Niaz Ali 4 (2)

Ehsan Khan 12 (17)

Hong Kong 80/9

Qasim Akram 1-0-5-1

Arafat Minhas 4-0-19-2

17.1

Arshad Iqbal to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

17.2

Arshad Iqbal to Niaz Ali, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Niaz Ali goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the deep cover region for a remarkable Maximum!

17.3

Arshad Iqbal to Niaz Ali, 1 run, Arshad Iqbal delivers off break ball at full length, Niaz Ali goes forward and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep point, limits Niaz Ali to just 1 run.

17.4

Arshad Iqbal to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

17.5

Arshad Iqbal to Niaz Ali, 1 run, Niaz Ali goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook inside out shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards third man for 1 run.

17.6

Arshad Iqbal to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward to take fast ball of fulltoss aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

End of over 18 (11 runs)

Ehsan Khan 15 (20)

Niaz Ali 12 (5)

Hong Kong 91/9

Arshad Iqbal 3-0-23-0

Qasim Akram 1-0-5-1

18.1

Qasim Akram to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.

18.2

Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Niaz Ali goes forward, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

18.3

Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Niaz Ali goes forward, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.

18.4

Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Niaz Ali goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

18.5

Niaz Ali c Khushdil Shah b Qasim Akram 12 (9) Qasim Akram to Niaz Ali, no run, c Khushdil Shah b Qasim Akram, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Niaz Ali goes forward, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Khushdil Shah, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Niaz Ali.