India vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2022 Highlights: India beat Hong Kong by 40 runs to enter Super Fours

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Hayat, SIX! Babar Hayat is the man in form and just throws his bat at this one. Pitched up, a bit in the slot around middle, Hayat swings through the line of the ball and smokes it back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Hayat, This time the ball nips back in and the batter is beaten once again. Good length, around off and nipping back in sharply off the surface. Hayat looks to defend but misses and gets hit high on the pads.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Hayat, BEATEN! This time Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets good movement off the pitch. On a nagging length, angling into off but the ball straightens after pitching. Babar Hayat is pushed onto the back foot and the ball zips past the outside edge.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Babar Hayat, Perfect length, around off and shaping in nicely. Babar Hayat solidly defends it.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nizakat Khan, Good length, around off, Nizakat Khan steers it down to third man for a single.

Who will bat at number 3? It's the in-form Babar Hayat. 

Arshdeep Singh to Yasim Murtaza, OUT! CAUGHT! The change-up works for Arshdeep Singh and he draws first blood here for India! Arshdeep goes for the bouncer and gets it around the left shoulder of the batter. Yasim Murtaza decides to take it on with the pull shot but gets in no position to get on top of the bounce. The ball goes off the top edge and towards deep backward square leg. Avesh Khan comes in a bit at first but adjusts and takes a good catch. Murtaza departs for a low score.

Arshdeep Singh to Yasim Murtaza, FOUR! A much better shot from Yasim Murtaza. Pitched up around middle and leg, Murtaza just lofts it off the meat of the bat and over wide mid on for a boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to Yasim Murtaza, This one is angled into the pads, Murtaza tucks it away towards mid-wicket.

Arshdeep Singh to Yasim Murtaza, FOUR! Edged but over the fielder and that brings up the first boundary for Hong Kong. Good length, around off, Yasim Murtaza looks to flick it on the leg side. The ball nips away and takes the outer half of the bat, flying over the man at point for a boundary.

For no reason, Hong Kong were looking on the back foot right from the start. They had their field spread out and didn't attack India. The pitch though was tough to play strokes and their spinners fared well to restrict India's scoring in the middle phase. Ehsan Khan and Yasim Murtaza were brilliant while Ayush Shukla also left his mark. In the end overs though, they lost the plot completely as India flexed their muscles and put them to the sword. Let's see how the Hong Kong batters approach this chase. Stay tuned...

Arshdeep Singh to Yasim Murtaza, Length, around off and Arshdeep brings this one back into the left-hander. Murtaza solidly defends it back towards the bowler.

Arshdeep Singh to Yasim Murtaza, Arshdeep Singh starts from over the wicket and delivers a good-length ball, around off and this one nips away off the deck. Yasim Murtaza waits for it and keeps it out towards cover-point.

Arshdeep Singh is ready to bowl from the other end.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yasim Murtaza, Yasim Murtaza is underway and that ends a tidy first over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, just 4 runs off it. Fuller and on the pads, worked away 'round the corner for a single.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yasim Murtaza, Shorter length, over off stump, Murtaza goes on the back foot and keeps it down on the deck.

The man of the moment, Suryakumar Yadav (68* off 26 balls) starts by saying that he doesn't practice these shots but when he was young, he and his friends used to play rubber-ball cricket and these shots have come from those days. Adds that he had a chat with Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant regarding getting the tempo of the game higher and he is glad that he managed to do exactly that. Reckons that the total they have on the board is a big one and is confident of their chances.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Yasim Murtaza, Bhuvneshwar Kumar just pitches it a bit further up, around middle and brings the ball into the left-hander. Yasim Murtaza stays inside the crease and just blocks it out.