Pakistan vs Hong Kong, Asian Games Men’s T20I, 2023 Oct 3 Full score card

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! All over for Hong Kong! Qasim Akram flights this up, full and around middle, Niaz Ali goes for the slog-sweep but miscues it in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Khushdil Shah settles under it and takes a fine catch. PAKISTAN WIN BY 68 RUNS!

Pushed through quicker, full and on middle, turns away again, Niaz Ali gets stuck in his crease and misses.

Quicker, short and outside off, Niaz Ali looks to cut it but misses.

Floated, full and on middle, turns away with extra bounce, Niaz Ali backs away but is nowhere near to play it.

Flatter, short and on middle, turns in, Ehsan Khan gets cramped and clips it towards short fine leg for a single.

A full toss now, on middle, Ehsan Khan drills it towards deep mid-wicket for one more.

Another full delivery around off, Niaz Ali throws his bat at it but gets a top edge wide of third man for one.

Pitched up and on middle, Ehsan Khan works it towards deep mid-wicket for another run.

Full again and outside off, Niaz Ali slices it towards third man for a run.

SIX! WOW! Arshad Iqbal serves this full and around off, Niaz Ali makes some room by moving to the leg side and smashes it over the deep extra cover fence for a biggie.

Full and on middle, angling in, Ehsan Khan flicks it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Nice shot! Qasim Akram lands this short and around off, Niaz Ali moves back and punches it over covers for a boundary.

Flighted, full and on off, turns away, Niaz Ali looks to slog-sweep it away but misses.

Niaz Ali is the last man in for Hong Kong.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Qasim Akram gets a wicket now! He fires this one full and outside off, Mohammad Ghazanfar stays back and has a wild hoick across the line but only manages to get an inside edge back onto the stumps. Pakistan one wicket away from the win now!

Quicker, full and on leg, Ehsan Khan sweeps it off the bottom edge towards short fine leg for one.

Floated, full and on middle, turns in, Ehsan Khan moves across to sweeps but misses it.

Short and on off, Ehsan Khan dabs it towards point.

A bit short and on middle, Ehsan Khan nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Good shot! This is flatter, full and around leg, Ehsan Khan goes down and paddles it nicely past short fine leg for a boundary.

Quicker, full and on middle, Ehsan Khan keeps it out to the leg side.

Floated, full and on leg, Ehsan Khan looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Fires this one full and on leg, Mohammad Ghazanfar backs away to drill it away but misses and the keeper fails to stop it as well. A bye is taken.

A low full toss, on leg, Ehsan Khan clips it towards deep square leg for a single.

Very tentative but gets away with it. Gives it a lot more air and floats it around off, getting it to turn away. Mohammad Ghazanfar goes on the back foot and pushes at it but ends up lobbing the ball just in front of the backward point region.

Full and around off, Ehsan Khan gets inside the line and sweeps it well down to deep backward square leg for a single.

Slower and shorter outside off, Ehsan Khan stands tall and punches it gently toward cover.

Halt! The umpires have asked for the floodlights as it has gone very dark here.

Flighted delivery, on a length and drifted onto middle and leg. Ehsan Khan leans on and looks to work it leg side but gets undone by the bounce and the ball hits the helmet.

Full and straight, Mohammad Ghazanfar just eases it down to long on and picks up a single.

Flatter one around off, slapped away past point for a single.

Oh, that was mighty close to the off pole! Nagging length around off, Mohammad Ghazanfar makes a gritty leave as the ball just holds its line and misses the off pole.

Short again, Ehsan Khan rocks back but gets confused by the turn and ends up getting a top edge over short leg for a single.

Shorter one around off, forced away off the back foot over mid off for a single.

Tossed up outside off and this one turns back in, beating the batter completely.

Mohammad Ghazanfar comes out to the middle now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and that is a soft dismissal. Sufiyan Muqeem floats it up very full and around off, drawing out the drive. Ayush Shukla does go for the drive but ends up chipping it to Qasim Akram at extra cover and he takes the simplest of catches.

Very full outside off, squeezed away past backward point for a single.

Oh, turn and progious bounce! Khushdil Shah gives it a rip and flights it on a length around off. The ball grips and turns away, shooting up off the deck as well. Excellent take from Rohail Nazir though.

Tossed up on off stump, Ayush Shukla defends it off the front foot.

Ayush Shukla comes out to the middle now.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A sharp take from Rohail Nazir behind the sticks and Khushdil Shah gets his third wicket of the game. This is bowled flatter and quicker close to the off stump. Akbar Khan goes on the back foot and has a poke at it, getting a faint outside edge on it. Nazir gobbles it up with both hands and Hong Kong are now 7 down.

Tossed up around leg stump, this is flicked away past square leg for a single.

Floated up outside off, Ehsan Khan cannot get it away.

On a length and turning in from the leg stump, Ehsan Khan keeps it out.

FOUR! A tad short and wide, Akbar Khan goes quickly onto the back foot and cuts it hard past third man for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle, worked away behind square leg.

Flighted one outside off, Akbar Khan looks to play at it but is beaten.

Tossed up around off and turning away, Akbar Khan fails to get it away.

Quicker one from over the wicket and angled across. Akbar Khan leaves it alone.

Ehsan Khan is the next man in.

OUT! RUN OUT! Flatter delivery around off, Akbar Khan rocks back and punches it away through the cover region. The batters push hard for two but the throw comes in at the bowler's end and it is a good one from Haider Ali. Sufiyan Muqeem whips off the bails and the replays show that Anas Khan had his bat stuck in the deck just outside the crease and he has to depart for a duck.

Flatter one, angled across the off stump, Anas Khan looks to play at it but is beaten.

Wide! Dragged down the leg side and left alone for a wide.

Anas Khan is the new batter in.

OUT! TIMBER! Khushdil Shah cleans up another Hong Kong batter! Fires this one in on a nagging length on middle and the ball just skids on. Nasrulla Rana is way too late to try to block and the ball just goes through bat and pad and castles into the middle stump. Hong Kong have now lost half their side.

Nicely bowled! Gives it some air and flights it outside off, turning it away. Nasrulla Rana looks to slog-sweep it against the turn but is well beaten.

Quicker one sliding onto the pads, Akbar Khan sweeps it toward short fine leg and scampers across for a quick single.

Holds it back a touch and bowls it around off, Akbar Khan watchfully keeps it out.

Tossed up full and around off, Akbar Khan eases it away toward cover.

A slight halt in the play as some sawdust is being laid on to the bowler's landing area at one end. The repair work is now done and play can continue. Also, Nasrulla Rana now walks out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! Sufiyan Muqeem strikes now! He lands this short and around middle, Shiv Mathur rocks back to heave it away but mistimes it a bit and fails to get the distance as the ball travels in the air towards wide long on where Asif Ali pouches it safely. Hong Kong four down now!

Flatter delivery, full and on off, Shiv Mathur looks to play but misses again.

Slower through the air around off, grips and turns away, Shiv Mathur goes for the big slog but only connects with thin air.

Quicker, full and on middle, Shiv Mathur blocks it down the pitch.

Floated, full and around off, Shiv Mathur looks to reverse-scoop it away but misses it.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Shiv Mathur fails to reach it.

Fires this one full and around leg, Akbar Khan misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Akbar Khan is the new man in.

OUT! TIMBER! Khushdil Shah gets a wicket now! This is a flatter delivery, short and around off, and straightens a bit, Babar Hayat stays back to push it away but misses and it goes through the gap between bat and pad to rattle the stumps. Hong Kong three down now!

A bit short and on middle Shiv Mathur clips it towards short fine leg for one.

FOUR! Fine shot! This is tossed up, full and around middle, Shiv Mathur goes down and nails his reverse-paddle over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Shortish and around leg, Babar Hayat works it through square leg for one.

Khushdil Shah starts with a short delivery around off, Shiv Mathur punches it towards sweeper covers for a single.

Khushdil Shah comes into the attack now.

Slower through the air, on off, turns away again, Babar Hayat prods forward to defend but once again it goes past the outside edge.

Flatter, full and around off, turns away sharply, Babar Hayat tries to push it away but misses it again.

Floated, full and on middle, shaping away, Babar Hayat looks to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Quicker, short and on middle, Shiv Mathur pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Short again and around off, Babar Hayat steers it towards short third man for a run.

Short and on middle, Shiv Mathur drags it through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! TWO IN ROW! Aamer Jamal once again bowls a short delivery, on middle, Babar Hayat goes for the pull again but gets a top edge as the ball flies over the fine leg fence for another biggie.

SIX! BOOM! Babar Hayat sends this out of the park! Aamer Jamal bangs this short and on middle, Babar Hayat swivels and pulls it hard over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Right in the blackhole again, on leg, Shiv Mathur backs away and jams it out towards point for one.

BEATEN! This is on a hard length and around off, skids through and zips past the outside edge as Mathur tries to fend it away.

Aamer Jamal nails the yorker ths time, on middle, Shiv Mathur digs it down the pitch.

Back of a length and around off, angles in, Shiv Mathur gets squared up and steers it towards point.

Darts this one full and on middle, Babar Hayat knocks it towards mid on.

Oh..turn and bounce! Arafat Minhas bowls this quicker, on middle, grips and turns away sharply with extra bounce, Babar Hayat gets beaten all ends up. Unplayable!

Flighted, full and on leg, Shiv Mathur tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, full and outside off, turns away, Shiv Mathur leaves it alone. It is called a wide.

Shiv Mathur is the new man in.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Arafat Minhas strikes now! He bowls this a bit slower, short, and around off, Nizakat Khan looks to keep it out but plays down the wrong line and gets an inside edge back onto the stumps. Hong Kong lose their second wicket now.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Nizakat Khan blocks it out.

Quicker, short and on off, Nizakat Khan pushes it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Full and right at the base of off stump, Babar Hayat looks to dig it out but gets an inside edge past the leg stump. The fielder at short fine leg dives to his right and gets a hand on it but the ball still trickles away to the fence.

Good length around the top of off, Babar Hayat blocks it out.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it over off stump, Babar Hayat looks for the big heave leg side but once again fails to make a connection.

Swing and a miss! Pacy delivery, full and around off, Babar Hayat just stays deep and throws the kitchen sink at it as he looks to go leg side but misses the ball completely.

Leg bye! Back of a length and on the body, Nizakat Khan nudges it away off the thigh pad down to short fine leg and scampers through quickly for the leg bye.

Wide! Hard length but angled down the leg side and a wide is called.

Full and outside off, slanting in. Nizakat Khan looks to drive away from the body but gets beaten on the inside edge.

FOUR! Way too short and way too wide, Babar Hayat slaps it away in front of square on the off side for a boundary.

Fuller one at the stumps, Babar Hayat pushes at it but gets an inside edge past short fine leg and the batters come back for the second run.

Top delivery! Flighted, on a nagging length and draws the batter forward yet again. Babar Hayat is beaten on the outside edge as the ball turns and bounces away from the bat.

Floated up around off, Babar Hayat pushes it out on the off side.

Babar Hayat has been called back now as the decision has been reversed. The keeper did not have the ball in his hands when he broke the stumps and that is why it is Not Out.

NOT OUT! Arafat Minhas gets his second wicket and Hong Kong lose another early wicket. Nicely flighted delivery around off, drawing the batter forward. Babar Hayat leans on but is beaten on the outside edge. The keeper, Rohail Nazir fails to collect the ball cleanly but manages to whip the bails off on the second attempt. The replays show that Hayat got his back leg inisde the crease but failed to put the heel down in time and he is sent packing. Oh, wait! the third umpire has another look at it and we can see that the keeper didn't even have the ball in his hands as it was stuck between his legs and Hayat is called back. Bizarre!

Nagging length around off and turning away a bit, Babar Hayat stays back and chops it down to first slip.

Good length around the top of off, Babar Hayat defends it onto the off side and picks up a single.

Keeps the length a tad short and bowls it over middle this time, Babar Hayat manages to block it this time around.

Another one! Back of a length and around off, Babar Hayat looks to block but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Nicely Bowled! Just drags back the length a bit and keeps the line tight around off stump. Babar Hayat looks to play at it but does well to just keep his bat away from the line of the ball.

WIDE! Length ball angling down the leg side, left alone for a wide.

Good length in the channel, Babar Hayat looks to play at it but is beaten past the outside edge.

Short of a length and outside off, Nizakat Khan taps it wide of the man at third man and picks up a single.

FOUR! Edged but safe! Flighted one, on a shorter length and outside off, Babar Hayat has a poke at it but gets an outside edge that goes sharply to the left of first slip and runs away to the fence.

Babar Hayat walks out to bat at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Muhammad Khan does get bat on this one but ends up giving his wicket away. Tossed up on a length around middle and turning away. Khan looks for the slog-sweep but gets a top edge that goes just behind the keeper. Rohail Nazir has time to move back and pouch it safely. Arafat Minhas gets the first breakthrough for Pakistan.

Tossed up around off, another swing and a miss by Muhammad Khan.

Muhammad Khan is finding it difficult to get bat on ball here. Flighted one outside off and turning away, Khan sits down to slog-sweep but misses it completely.

Just short! Tossed up around off, Nizakat Khan looks to step out and go big but gets a thick outside edge that lands in front of short third. They pick up a single.

Short and well wide outside off, Nizakat Khan stays back and hits it hard but straight to the man at covers.

Who will bowl from the other end?

A jaffa to end the first over! Nagging length outside off and this time the ball just holds its line. Muhammad Khan looks to block but the ball just goes past the outside edge.

Shortish length, angled at the body, Muhammad Khan looks to step out and take it on but gets nowhere near the ball.

Nicely bowled! A touch fuller on off and this one shapes away late. Muhammad Khan looks to play at it but is beaten past the outside edge.

Full and around off, Khan pushes it out toward mid off for a single.

FOUR! Fuller in length but well wide of the off stump, Nizakat Khan goes after it and slashes it away wide of the fielder at third man for a one-bounce boundary. Hong Kong are up and running here.

FOUR! What a way to get the run chase underway! Full on middle to start with, minimal foot movement from Nizakat Khan but he uses those wrists well and whips it away in front of square on the leg side to get off the mark with a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ayush Shukla ends proceedings with a wicket here. Goes full and wide again, Arshad Iqbal tries to reach out and hit it over deep point but ends up slicing it over backward point. Mohammad Ghazanfar in the deep comes in a bit and takes a safe catch as Shukla finishes with four wickets. 26 runs come off the final over and Pakistan are bundled out for 160 runs.

Arshad Iqbal is the last man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ayush Shukla does get his man eventually but the damage has been done. This is full and wide, Aamer Jamal stays deep and throws his hands at it, slashing it toward the point fence. The ball just doesn't have enough elevation and Ehsan Khan takes a good catch just inside the ropes. Jamal departs after a stunning cameo though.

Full and straight, Aamer Jamal clears the front leg and drills it down to the left of long on for a couple of runs. 26 off the over and there are still 2 balls left!

SIX! Aamer Jamal is playing an absolute blinder here! Poor from Ayush Shukla though as he bowls a juicy full toss on middle. Jamal just hangs deep and thumps it over the mid-wicket fence for a colossal maximum.

SIX! Oh, no! That is a big front-foot no ball from Ayush Shukla and to rub salt into the wounds, Aamer Jamal ends up hitting a one-handed six as well. Slower one around off, Jamal is beaten a bit but goes through with the slog and manages to clear the square leg fence. Free Hit coming up and already 18 runs off the over.

Wide! Looks to go full and attack the pads but ends up serving a full toss down the leg side.

FOUR! Streaky but Pakistan and Aamer Jamal won't mind that at all. Hard length outside off, Jamal swings wildly at it and gets a thick edge over short third man for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! Full and straight, right in the slot. Aamer Jamal stays deep in his crease and just smokes it away over the long on fence for a biggie.

Who will bowl the last over? It will be Ayush Shukla (3-0-23-2).

Short again and over middle, pulled away off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Goes all the way! A touch shorter on the stumps, Aamer Jamal forces the pull shot and gets enough power to take it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

On the pads, worked off the back foot past square leg for a single.

Sufiyan Muqeem walks out to bat now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Ghazanfar gets another big wicket and takes his wickets tally to 3 for the match. Tossed-up delivery around off, Arafat Minhas gets down on one knee for the slog-sweep but is a bit late on the shot. The ball takes the higher part of the bat and carries toward long on where Babar Hayat comes in to take a good catch. Minhas' cameo comes to an end.

Flighted one on the stumps, Aamer Jamal inside-edges it down to short fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Dragged down around middle, Aamer Jamal rocks back and goes hard at the pull. Jamal gets it off the inner half but manages to split the fielders at deep square leg and deep mid-wicket to pick up a boundary.

SIX! Full flow of the bat and the ball goes over the ropes. Tossed up around off, Arafat Minhas leans on and has to reach for it a bit but manages to thump it straight over the long off fence for a maximum.

Full and around off, knocked down to long off for a single.

Flighted delivery around off, Aamer Jamal leans on but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Floated up around middle, Aamer Jamal stays back and works it away toward deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Oh, that one turned a mile! On a length and well outside off, Aamer Jamal looks to play it off the back foot but the ball comes back in sharply and beats the inside edge. The keeper does well to get a glove on it.

Drifted into middle and leg, Arafat Minhas backs away and pushes it out toward cover for a single.

Full and at the stumps, this is worked away through wide mid on for a couple of runs. Good, positive running on that occasion.

Flatter one, attacking middle stump, Aamer Jamal stays back to defend.

Aamer Jamal comes out to the middle now.

OUT! CAUGHT! The dot balls have done the trick and Mohammad Ghazanfar gets a huge wicket for Hong Kong. Shortens the length and bowls it outside off, there to be hit. Asif Ali rocks back and is a bit tentative to cut as he ends up pushing at it. The ball goes uppishly toward cover-point where the substitute fielder Hamed Khan takes a good low catch in front of him.

And again! Nicely looped up, full and outside off. This one turns away as Asif Ali looks to get down and slog it away, only managing to connect with thin air.

Flighted delivery, fuller and turning away from around off, Asif Ali looks for the slog-sweep but is beaten all ends up.

Nicely bowled! Drags the length back and bowls it on off stump, gets the ball to turn and bounce as well. Asif Ali looks clueless as the ball goes past the off stump.

Very full around off, Arafat Minhas looks to work it leg side but ends up edging it down to short third man.

Sliding onto the pads, tucked away 'round the corner for one.

SIX! Asif Ali really shifting gears now. Quicker one on the pads, Ali just picks it up and dispatches it over the fine leg fence for a biggie.

Slightly shorter, cut away behind point for a single.

Slower through the air and turning it away from the stumps, Arafat Minhas goes back to cover the line and defend it out.

Comes from around the wicket and spears it in on middle, Arafat Minhas keeps it out.

Shortish and on off, Asif Ali punches it towards covers.

Just over! This is floated, full and on middle, Asif Ali goes down for the paddle-sweep but gets a bit of top edge as the ball just goes over the short fine leg fielder. Two runs taken.

SIX! Asif Ali decides to go big now! This is flighted, full and around middle, Asif Ali clears his front leg away and tonks it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.

Flatter, full and on off, Arafat Minhas drives it towards covers for a run.

Quicker, full and on middle, Arafat Minhas drills it back towards the bowler.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Asif Ali nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Another boundary now! Niaz Ali pitches this one up and around off, Arafat Minhas backs away a bit and smashes it over extra covers for four more runs now.

SIX! Up, up and away! Arafat Minhas makes full use of it! This is flighted, full and on middle, Arafat Minhas goes down and dispatches it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Niaz Ali loses his grip and bowls a very high full toss, Arafat Minhas fails to connect with it. It is called a No Ball. Free Hit coming up...

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Niaz Ali serves this full and on off, Arafat Minhas drills it powerfully towards extra covers where it goes through the hands of the fielder to the fence for a boundary.

Full again, on leg, Asif Ali works it through square leg for a run.

A slower one, full and on middle, Arafat Minhas uses his feet and chips it on the bounce to long on for a single.

On a length and around off, Arafat Minhas steers it towards point.

Tossed up, full and on middle, turns away, Asif Ali stays back and defends it down the pitch.

Slower through the air, on off, turns in, Asif Ali blocks it towards covers.

Flighted, full and on off, Arafat Minhas eases it towards long off for a single.

Arafat Minhas is the new man in.

TAKEN! Mohammad Ghazanfar strikes now! He floats this one up, full and around middle, Khushdil Shah tries to go for the slog but fails to get under it fully and hits it flatter and in the air towards long on where Babar Hayat settles under it and takes a good catch. The dangerous Khushdil Shah goes now as Pakistan lose their sixth wicket now.

Flatter, short and on middle, turns in, Khushdil Shah keeps it out to the off side.

Quicker, short and around off, Khushdil Shah looks to guide it away but misses.

Back of a length and on off, Khushdil Shah taps it towards point and calls for the run but is sent back, the fielder misses his shy at the batter's end and the batters get one overthrow run.

Fullish and on middle, Asif Ali tucks it towards mid-wicket for one.

Another slower delivery, length again, on off too, Khushdil Shah dabs it towards point for a quick run.

A slower one now, on a length and on off, Khushdil Shah only manages to pat it back to the bowler.

Full and on off, Asif Ali drives it towards covers for a single.

Back of a length and on off, Khushdil Shah pulls it wide of long on where the fielder dives to his left to make a good stop. They cross.

Fires this one full and on middle, Asif Ali pushes it back to the bowler.

A bit short and on off, turns in, Asif Ali stabs it towards backward point.

Quicker, full and on middle, Khushdil Shah drills it towards long on for another run.

Flatter, full and on off, Khushdil Shah uses his feet to slog it away again but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a run.

SIX! WOW! This is out of here! Anas Khan floats this up, full and on middle, Khushdil Shah goes down and slogs it powerfully way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Asif Ali knocks it towards long on for a single.

Shorter one, nudged off the hips past square leg for a run.

FOUR! Sublime timing! Overpitched around off, Asif Ali plants the front foot forward and punches it gloriously past the cover fielder for a boundary.

Bangs it in short over off stump, Khushdil Shah pulls it down to long on for a single.

Full and on off stump, shaping away a touch, Khushdil Shah watchfully keeps it out.

Halt! It looks like Nasrulla Rana has pulled something here in his run-up to the delivery and he is down in some pain. The physio is in to check on him. Rana tried to bowl again but this is a hamstring injury and unfortunately, he is leaving the field now. Niaz Ali to complete this over.

Hard length again over middle and leg, fended off onto the leg side by Khushdil Shah.

Top delivery! Hits the deck hard and gets the ball to just move away a touch. Khushdil Shah stays back to defend but is taken aback as the ball zips past the outside edge.

Drifting into the stumps from outside off, Asif Ali watchfully backs it out.

Asif Ali walks out to bat now with his side in a spot of bother now.

OUT! CHOPPED! Anas Khan dismisses both set batters and Pakistan in a heap of trouble now. Quicker through the air and pushed on a fullish length on the fifth stump line. Omair Yousuf goes back to cut but the length isn't short enough. Yousuf ends up getting an inside edge back onto the stumps and he has to walk back now.

Flighted delivery, full and on middle, Khushdil Shah leans on and pushes it down to long on for yet another single.

Floated delivery outside off, Omair Yousuf steps out and drives this one down to long off for one more.

Full on leg stump, Khushdil Shah drives it down to long on for a single.

Khushdil Shah is the next man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Anas Khan gets the big fish and Qasim Akram will be livid with himself. Khan tosses this one up full and around off. Akram shapes up for the slog sweep but the ball is just full and he goes against the turn as well. Akram ends up slicing the ball up in the air and Nizakat Khan from extra cover comes in a bit to take a simple catch. Hong Kong get another timely breakthrough.

Extra bounce! Good length over off, Omair Yousuf looks to block but the ball pops up off the deck and squares him up, hitting the shoulder of the bat.

Around the top of middle and off, Qasim Akram hops and nudges it away past square leg for a single.

Length ball on off, tapped away toward backward point for a quick single.

Good length around middle and leg, Omair Yousuf looks to tuck it away but fails to do so and gets hit high on the pads.

FOUR! Nicely done! Short and around off, Omair Yousuf stays back and cuts it late wide of third man and picks up a boundary.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it around off at a good pace. Omair Yousuf looks to stay back and cut it away but misses.

Drags the length back and this one comes on with the arm. Qasim Akram gets caught on the crease and gets pinged on the pads.

Tossed up full and outside off, eased away to sweeper cover for one more.

Nicely looped up, full and on the stumps, Qasim Akram uses his wrists to work it through wide mid on for a run.

FOUR! Just lands inside the ropes. Flighted once again around off, Qasim Akram drags the slog-sweep and hits it flat past deep square leg for a boundary.

Gives it more air and flights it up around off, Qasim Akram plays the cover drive inside-out but can't get it past extra cover.

A juicy full toss outside off, Omair Yousuf just strokes it to the right of extra cover who dives and deflects it down to long off. Just the single then.

Enticing the batter but Qasim Akram fails to put it away. Very full and outside off, hit away on the full and straight to the man at cover. At the end of the Powerplay, Pakistan are 38/3!

On a hard length now over off, Omair Yousuf just bunts it out in front of mid off and gets across for one.

Full and straight this time, Qasim Akram drills it down to long on and picks up a single.

Full and around off, pushed out onto the off side for a quick single.

Leg bye! Fuller this time and shaping into the legs, Qasim Akram plays all around the ball and ends up getting pinged on the pads. The ball rolls onto the off side and they get a leg bye as well. There was an appeal for LBW but the umpire turned it down.

Good-length ball on middle and leg, swinging back in sharply. Qasim Akram looks to tuck it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Niaz Ali comes into the attack now.

FOUR! Fine shot! Ayush Shukla bangs this short again and outside off this time, Omair Yousuf gives himself some room and slaps it over extra covers for a boundary.

Full again, on off, Qasim Akram drills it towards mid off and scampers across for a run, the fielder fails to collect it on the first go or else there was a chance for a run out.

Overpithched and around off, Qasim Akram looks to dig it out but fails to do so.

FOUR! Good shot! Ayush Shukla lands this short and on middle, Qasim Akram goes for the pull but mistimes it a bit. However, the outfield is very quick and the ball races to the fence beating the dive of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Back of a length and around off, Qasim Akram looks to play at it but misses it.

This is on a hard length and on off, takes off, Omair Yousuf gets a bit hurried but manages to steer it towards point, the batters set off for the run a bit late as the fielder hits the stumps at the bowler's end. However, the replay shows that Yoisuf is safe.

Slower through the air, on off again, Qasim Akram keeps it out to the off side.

Flighted, full and on off, Qasim Akram defends it on the front foot.

Skipper, Qasim Akram walks out to bat with his side in a spot of bother.

OUT! LBW! Ehsan Khan finally gets his wicket! Haider Ali also walks back for a low score. This is floated, full and around middle, Haider Ali once again goes down on one knee to sweep it but misses it completely to get hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is a huge appeal and up goes the finger. Ali is disappointed with himself as Pakistan are three down now.

Quicker, short and on off, turns in, Haider Ali pats it down towards backward point.

FOUR! A streaky boundary! This is flatter, full and around leg, Haider Ali goes down for the sweep but gets a top edge past short fine leg who chases after it and dives but fails to stop it as the ball goes to the fence for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and around off, turns in, Omair Yousuf goes for the sweep but misses as it goes off his forearms past the keeper. A leg bye is taken. There is also an appeal for LBW, but turned down.

Back of a length and on off, Haider Ali lets it go to the keeper.

Haider Ali walks in next.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ayush Shukla strikes again! A brilliant comeback from him and gets rid of Rohail Nazir now. Shukla bowls this on a hard length and around off, shaping away a bit, Rohail Nazir stays there and slashes at it but gets a thin outside edge towards the keeper where Muhammad Khan makes no mistake. Pakistan two down now!

SIX! Another big one! Ayush Shukla bangs this short and on middle this time, Rohail Nazir picks up the length early and hammers it over the deep square leg fence for another maximum.

Full again and around off, shaping away, Rohail Nazir tries to go for the big booming drive but misses again.

Goes fuller this time, outside off, swinging away, Rohail Nazir throws his bat at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

SIX! BANG! Rohail Nazir goes big now! Ayush Shukla lands this back of a length and around middle, Rohail Nazir stays there and goes for the pull but mistimes it a bit. However, it has enough legs to go over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Darts this one full and around off, Omair Yousuf tries for the reverse-sweep this time but misses again to get hit on the pads as the ball goes nowhere.

FOUR! First boundary of the match! Ehsan Khan lands this a bit short and on middle, Omair Yousuf rocks back quickly and pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Floated, full and on middle, Omair Yousuf goes down for the sweep but misses and gets hit high on the pads. There is a stifled appeal for LBW, but turned down.

FIres this one full and outside off, Omair Yousuf leaves it alone.

Flatter, short and on middle, turns in sharply, Rohail Nazir winds up for the pull but gets cramped and only manages to glove it towards short fine leg for a run.

Ehsan Khan begins with a short delivery around leg, Omair Yousuf flicks it through square leg for a single.

Ehsan Khan to bowl from the other end.

Short of a length and on off, takes off and nips away, Rohail Nazir gets surprised as he has a poke at it but misses and it goes just past the outside edge.

Overpitched and on off, Rohail Nazir drives it towards covers.

Rohail Nazir is in at number 3.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! What a start for Hong Kong! Ayush Shukla draws first blood and sends Mirza Tahir Baig back for a golden duck. Shukla goes a bit fuller this time, on off, shaping away sharply, Mirza Tahir Baig tries to drive it on the up without much footwork and only manages to get an outside edge towards first slip where Babar Hayat takes a sharp catch. Pakistan lose their first wicket!

Back of a length and around off, shaping away, Mirza Tahir Baig looks to cut it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Omair Yousuf and Pakistan are underway! This is on a good length and around off, Omair Yousuf steers it through backward point for a single.

Ayush Shukla starts with a very full delivery, on middle, Omair Yousuf taps it towards short covers,

Done with the pre-match formalities and it's time to get the play underway! The umpires are out on the field and so are the players of Hong Kong. Omair Yousuf and Mirza Tahir Baig are the openers for Pakistan. Ayush Shukla will take the new ball for Hong Kong here. Let's go...

We are just a few minutes away from the start of the game but first, it is time for the national anthems. It will be the national anthem of Hong Kong first, followed by the Pakistan national anthem.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Mirza Tahir Baig, Omair Yousuf, Rohail Nazir (WK), Haider Ali, Qasim Akram (C), Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Arafat Minhas, Aamer Jamal, Sufiyan Muqeem, Arshad Iqbal.

Hong Kong (Playing XI) - Babar Hayat, Akbar Khan, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan, Muhammad Khan (WK), Shiv Mathur, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Nizakat Khan (C), Niaz Ali, Nasrulla Rana, Ayush Shukla.

Hong Kong have won the toss and elected to BOWL first.

Hong Kong, on the other hand, have momentum on their side with two wins and they will look to exploit it and put up a decent show in this game. Babar Hayat will be their key batter along with skipper Nizakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana and Shiv Mathur who will also need to contribute with the bat. Rana also has five wickets to his name and will look to add more to his tally while Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, and Mohammad Ghazanfar make up a strong bowling attack which can challenge their opposition batters. Will we see an upset? Or will Pakistan get over the line as expected? We will find out soon. Toss and team news in a bit.

Pakistan have named a strong squad for this competition where Qasim Akram will be leading the side and they have quite a few experienced players like Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir who have already performed at the highest level. It is no secret that they have more quality in all departments and will be the favorites to progress to the semi-finals.

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the 2nd Quarter Final in the Asian Games 2023 where Pakistan go up against Hong Kong. This will be the first game for the Men in Green in the tournament as they qualified directly due to their higher seeding while the latter worked hard and defeated Japan and Cambodia to book their spot in the knockouts and will hope to put up a good fight in this game.

... MATCH DAY ...