India vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2022 Highlights: India beat Hong Kong by 40 runs to enter Super Fours
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 31, 2022, 23:26:57 IST
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India vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2022 Highlights: India beat Hong Kong by 40 runs to enter Super Fours

Defending champions India defeated Hong Kong by 40 runs in their Asia Cup match on Wednesday, registering their second successive win in the continental tournament. Sent into bat at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India scored 192 for two with Virat Kohli (59 not out) and Suryakumar Yadav (68 not out) being the team's main contributors. In reply, Hong Kong were stopped at 152 for five in their allotted 20 overs as India entered the Super 4 stage of the tournament.
20:37 (IST) Aug 31
0
Overs14.1
Score107 - 2

Ayush Shukla to Virat Kohli, A length ball around off, driven to extra cover.

20:36 (IST) Aug 31
Surya hits! India 107/2 after 14 overs
13 RUNS! 2, 1, 4, 4, 2, 0 - Suryakumar Yadav (10*) opened his account with back-to-back fours off the first two balls he faced today. The onslaught meant Yasim Murtaza gave away 13 runs in his final over of the spell. He returned figures of 0 for 27 in 4 overs.
20:35 (IST) Aug 31
0
Overs13.6
Score107 - 2

Yasim Murtaza to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker one, around off, Yadav pushes it back towards the bowler. End of a good spell from Yasim Murtaza. 

20:35 (IST) Aug 31
2
Overs13.5
Score107 - 2

Yasim Murtaza to Suryakumar Yadav, Flatter and shorter, on middle, punched down to wide long on for two.

20:34 (IST) Aug 31
4
Overs13.4
Score105 - 2

Yasim Murtaza to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav has arrived at the crease to inject some momentum into India's innings. Slower through the air, full and around middle, SKY gets down again and sweeps it behind square leg for a boundary.

20:33 (IST) Aug 31
4
Overs13.3
Score101 - 2

Yasim Murtaza to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! SKY is away in style. Loopy and full, Suryakumar Yadav kneels, fetches it from outside off and nails his sweep shot to the deep square leg fence. 100 up!

20:32 (IST) Aug 31
1
Overs13.2
Score97 - 2

Yasim Murtaza to Virat Kohli, Shorter and on middle, pulled in front of square on the leg side for a single.

20:32 (IST) Aug 31

Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in.

20:32 (IST) Aug 31
2
Overs13.1
Score96 - 2

Yasim Murtaza to Virat Kohli, Flighted and on middle, helped through mid-wicket for a couple.

20:31 (IST) Aug 31
Rahul falls! India 94/2 after 13 overs
BIG WICKET! Mohammad Ghazanfar gave Hong Kong a timely breakthrough by removing KL Rahul (36 off 39 balls). Rahul and Virat Kohli's partnership was becoming a dangerous one for them. Rahul edged one to keeper Scott McKechnie off the spinner, after adding a valuable 56 runs for the second wicket with Kohli (33*), who smoked a big six over deep mid-wicket in the over to score 9 runs in it.
20:30 (IST) Aug 31
W
Overs12.6
Score94 - 2

Mohammad Ghazanfar to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! KL Rahul is put out of his misery. Mohammad Ghazanfar serves a loopy delivery, around off, KL Rahul goes down to slog-sweep it over the leg side but gets a faint edge behind due to some extra bounce. It jumps onto the keeper and perhaps hits him below his chin but Scott McKechnie stays focused and grabs the ball in the second attempt. The finger goes up but even before that KL Rahul is ready to walk. The replays show that he chested it down. End of an unconvincing knock from KL.

20:30 (IST) Aug 31
1
Overs12.5
Score94 - 1

Mohammad Ghazanfar to Virat Kohli, Quicker through the air, full and outside off, Kohli reaches out and hits it to sweeper cover for a run.

20:29 (IST) Aug 31
6
Overs12.4
Score93 - 1

Mohammad Ghazanfar to Virat Kohli, SIX! What a shot! Right from the middle of the bat and the 50-run stand comes up. Floated and full, landing around off, Virat Kohli goes down on one knee and smacks it all the way over mid-wicket for a biggie.

20:29 (IST) Aug 31
1
Overs12.3
Score87 - 1

Mohammad Ghazanfar to KL Rahul, Goes on the back foot and punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

20:28 (IST) Aug 31

Mohammad Ghazanfar (1-0-10-0) has been kept on a for a second over.

20:28 (IST) Aug 31
1
Overs12.2
Score86 - 1

Mohammad Ghazanfar to Virat Kohli, Another loopy one, full and around off, Virat walks forward and hits it down to long on for a single.

20:28 (IST) Aug 31
0
Overs12.1
Score85 - 1

Mohammad Ghazanfar to Virat Kohli, Loopy and full, around off, defended off the front foot.

20:27 (IST) Aug 31
India 85/1 after 12 overs
Left-armer Yasim Murtaza is turning out to be a tough nut to crack for Indian batters so far. The spinner bowled another tidy one, giving away just 5 runs in it. No boundaries for India in it.
20:27 (IST) Aug 31
0
Overs11.6
Score85 - 1

Yasim Murtaza to KL Rahul, Shout for an lbw, nothing from the umpire. Tossed up, full and around leg, KL Rahul tries to reverse-hit himself out of misery but fails to middle his shot. It perhaps goes off the gloves and deflects towards short fine leg off the keeper's leg.

20:26 (IST) Aug 31
1
Overs11.5
Score85 - 1

Yasim Murtaza to Virat Kohli, Flighted and around off, Virat Kohli gets forward and opens the face of his bat late. It rolls in front of short third man and they steal a run.