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Rohit Sharma’s side advanced to the last four after winning their group, including Pakistan. Afghanistan reached the final four earlier on Tuesday after defeating Bangladesh. India, the two-time champion, won Bangladesh’s first Asia Cup T20 in 2016. They have also dominated the prior edition, which was hosted in the UAE and was succeeded by Rohit Sharma. In the 2022 season, India defeated Pakistan and then Hong Kong to reach again in Super 4. India has won 18 of 24 Twenty20 Internationals it has played this year, the most in any calendar year. India’s victory puts Pakistan versus Hong Kong game in a simulated knockout round for the Super 4 title.
Key Takeaways
- On Wednesday, August 31, at the Dubai Cricket Stadium, the India National Cricket Team, captained by Rohit Sharma, squared up against the Hong Kong Cricket Team, captained by Nizakat Khan
- After defeating Kuwait, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) three times in a row in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup Qualifier, Hong Kong advanced to the group stage round
- Hardik Pandya, named Player of the Match against Pakistan, was rested
- At the same time, Rishabh Pant was inserted into the starting lineup. Furthermore, the Indian Cricket Team beat Hong Kong by 40 runs in the first-ever T20I clash to qualify for the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 stage.
- Rohit Sharma has won 31 T20Is as a captain, making him India’s second most successful T20I captain behind MS Dhoni.
Asia Cup 2022: Hong Kong vs India
India defeated Hong Kong by 40 runs in the fourth match of the Asia Cup 2022. As a result, India qualified for the Super 4s. And Dubai International Cricket Ground hosted the game. After winning the toss, Hong Kong decided to bowl first. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma were both out after scoring 39 and 21 runs, respectively. Suryakumar Yadav scored 68 runs in 26 balls, and Virat Kohli scored 50 runs in 44 balls. Suryakumar demonstrated how it’s done at the Dubai International Stadium with his diverse variety of strokes on a two-paced pitch where the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and K. L. Rahul was unable to capitalise on their beginnings.
Suryakumar, batting at 42, hammered the final over of Haroon Arshad for four sixes from five balls, giving India 26 runs. To reach 50, it took him just 22 balls. For the first time since his 52 against West Indies in Kolkata on February 18, 2022, Kohli scored his maiden international half-century after demonstrating his desire against Pakistan on Sunday with a 34-ball 35. The Kohli and Suryakumar partnership returned strongly from 94/2 in 13 overs, with the latter showing off his 360-degree stroke-making abilities. In an unbeaten third-wicket stand that took just 42 balls, the two batsmen scored 98 runs in total. However, India made a strong comeback in the final five overs, scoring 78 runs. The pair’s rapid combination gave Hong Kong a total of 193. Although giving it their all, the Associate country could only manage 152 for the cost of five wickets.
India's Playing XI For The 2022 Asia Cup Match vs Hong Kong
On Wednesday, team India featured Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal. For the match against Hong Kong. Rishab Pant has been substituted for Hardik Pandya in Team India’s starting lineup.
Hong Kong's Playing XI For India vs Hong Kong In The 2022 Asia Cup
Zeeshan Ali, Ayush Shukla, Nizakat Khan, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie, Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, and Mohammad Ghazanfar.
Hong Kong Puts Up A Fight
While everyone anticipated India would thrash the underdogs, Hong Kong lost valiantly. In contrast to Babar Hayat and Kinchit Shah’s outstanding scores of 41 and 30, the Indian bowlers let down skipper Rohit Sharma, who scowled during the last few overs. In their respective four overs, Arshdeep Singh & Avesh Khan gave away 44 and 53 runs, respectively, leaving head coach Rahul Dravid a lot to consider before the next game on Sunday.
