ASIA CUP 2022 LIVE – Asia Cup Qualifiers: Hong Kong win by 8 wickets: Hong Kong thrashed United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 8 wickets to become the third team to qualify for Asia Cup 2022. With six points, HongKong remained unbeaten in the qualifying phase. The Nizakat Khan-led team will join India and Pakistan in Group A. Follow Asia Cup Cricket Live updates & IND vs PAK LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Sent to bat, UAE set a 148-run target for Hong Kong in the final qualifier match. UAE struggled to get going. They lost three early wickets. Ehsan Khan was the pick of the bowlers as he bagged 4 wickets for 24 runs. Captain CP Rizwan top-scored with 49 while Zarwar Farid scored 27-ball 41.
In the chase, HongKong were off to a strong start with Nizakat Khan and Yasim Murtaza adding 85 runs for the opening stand. After Nizakat and Yasim were both dismissed, Babar Hayat and Kinchit Shah completed the formalities with 6 balls to spare. Yasi Murtaza slammed 43-ball 58 while Hayat remained unbeaten on 38 off 26 balls.
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HongKong Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizakat Khan (C) | 39 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Yasim Murtaza | 58 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 134.88 | |
| Babar Hayat | 38 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 146.15 | |
| Kinchit Shah | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 4, w 4, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 149/2 (19) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | SS McKechnie, Zeeshan Ali, Aizaz Khan, Haroon Arshed, Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Ghazanfar | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 |
| Sultan Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.30 |
| Zawar Farid | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.30 |
| Basil Hameed | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Nizakat Khan | 1-85 | 10.5 |
| Yasim Murtaza | 2-116 | 16.1 |
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UAE Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseem Muhammad | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 225.00 | |
| Chirag Suri | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Vriitya Aravind (WK) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| CP Rizwan (C) | 49 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 111.36 | |
| Aryan Lakra | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 84.62 | |
| Basil Hameed | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Zawar Farid | 41 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 151.85 | |
| Kashif Daud | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Junaid Siddique | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 | |
| Sultan Ahmed | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Karthik Meiyappan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 4, w 1, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 147/10 (19.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehsan Khan | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| Haroon Arshed | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 16.50 |
| Ayush Shukla | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 7.50 |
| Aizaz Khan | 1.3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5.33 |
| Yasim Murtaza | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Mohammad Ghazanfar | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Chirag Suri | 1-5 | 0.5 |
| Waseem Muhammad | 2-24 | 2.1 |
| V Aravind | 3-25 | 2.3 |
| Aryan Lakra | 4-47 | 6.2 |
| Basil Hameed | 5-77 | 11.3 |
| Zawar Farid | 6-137 | 18.1 |
| Kashif Daud | 7-139 | 18.4 |
| CP Rizwan | 8-141 | 18.5 |
| Sultan Ahmed | 9-147 | 19.1 |
| Junaid Siddique | 10-147 | 19.3 |
ASIA CUP 2022 LIVE: Hongkong join India & Pakistan in GROUP A as 3rd team, beat UAE by 8 wickets in FINAL qualifier: Follow UAE vs HK LIVE Updates
ASIA CUP 2022 LIVE: Hongkong join India & Pakistan in GROUP A as 3rd team, beat UAE by 8 wickets in FINAL qualifier: Follow UAE vs HK LIVE Updates
Asia Cup 2022 Qualifiers: Final Standings
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.641 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.538 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.684 |
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