Afghanistan v Hong Kong, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Group B, Asia Cup, 2025

Asia Cup Group B: Afghanistan v Hong Kong at Abu Dhabi, September 09, 2025

Afghanistan

AFG

188/6 (20)

Hong Kong

HKG

94/9 (20)

Finished

AFG won by 94 runs

Afghanistan InningAFG Inning188/6 (20 ov)

Hong Kong InningHKG Inning94/9 (20 ov)

Commentary

0.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Zeeshan Ali, 1 run, Zeeshan Ali hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

0.2

Anshuman Rath c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi 0 (1) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Anshuman Rath, no run, c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi, Caught out !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Anshuman Rath hangs in the crease to try a high-risk defensive shot, edged!! and the ball finds safe hands of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who makes no mistake in taking the catch, and Anshuman Rath is out.

0.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease, dabs it towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.

0.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to take outswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.

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0.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Zeeshan Ali, 5 wide, Wide Ball !! inswinger, full length, That sails wide of the leg stump, Zeeshan Ali left the ball. It gets past the keeper, and the ball raced away to the boundary for four.

0.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Zeeshan Ali, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Zeeshan Ali hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.

0.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Zeeshan Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Zeeshan Ali hangs in the crease and slash flick shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

End of over 1 (11 runs)

Zeeshan Ali 5 (3)

Babar Hayat 1 (2)

Hong Kong 11/1

Fazalhaq Farooqi 1-0-11-1

1.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards slip, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

1.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

1.3

Azmatullah Omarzai to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to take outswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

1.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Zeeshan Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Zeeshan Ali hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

1.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Zeeshan Ali, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Zeeshan Ali hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

1.6

Zeeshan Ali c M Nabi b A Omarzai 5 (6) Azmatullah Omarzai to Zeeshan Ali, no run, c M Nabi b A Omarzai, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Zeeshan Ali as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards mid on, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Mohammad Nabi for a soft dismissal.

End of over 2 (1 runs)

Zeeshan Ali 5 (6)

Babar Hayat 2 (5)

Hong Kong 12/2

Azmatullah Omarzai 1-0-1-1

Fazalhaq Farooqi 1-0-11-1

2.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a sharp delivery, and Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

1wd

2.2

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Babar Hayat, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger yorker, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Babar Hayat no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

2.2

Nizakat Khan runout (R Khan) 0 (0) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Babar Hayat, no run, runout (R Khan), Run out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease, strikes drive towards short cover and sets off for a quick single, but it was a suicidal one. Rashid Khan collects the ball and throws it toward the stumps, and Nizakat Khan was well short of his crease. Run out, and what a silly way to get out!

2.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

2.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kalhan Challu, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a sharp delivery, and Kalhan Challu goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

2.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kalhan Challu, 1 run, Kalhan Challu hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

2.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.

End of over 3 (4 runs)

Babar Hayat 4 (9)

Kalhan Challu 1 (2)

Hong Kong 16/3

Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-0-15-1

Azmatullah Omarzai 1-0-1-1

3.1

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar delivers off break ball at good length, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.

3.2

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Kalhan Challu, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Kalhan Challu hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

3.3

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Babar Hayat, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards square leg for 1 run.

3.4

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Kalhan Challu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Kalhan Challu hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards point, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

3.5

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Kalhan Challu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Kalhan Challu hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

3.6

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Kalhan Challu, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Kalhan Challu hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

End of over 4 (3 runs)

Kalhan Challu 2 (6)

Babar Hayat 6 (11)

Hong Kong 19/3

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 1-0-3-0

Fazalhaq Farooqi 2-0-15-1

4.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Babar Hayat, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep point for 1 run.

4.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Kalhan Challu, 2 runs, Azmatullah Omarzai delivers outswinger at good length, Kalhan Challu hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep point, limits Kalhan Challu to just 2 runs.

4.3

Kalhan Challu runout (A Omarzai) 4 (8) Azmatullah Omarzai to Kalhan Challu, no run, runout (A Omarzai), Run out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, It was an unfortunate way to go for the batter. Kalhan Challu hangs in the crease to hit it straight to and set off for 1 run, but the fielder direct hit left with no chance of making it back in time. Run out. The fielding side is ecstatic!

4.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Kinchit Shah, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the short mid wicket.

4.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Kinchit Shah, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the leg stump, Kinchit Shah hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

4.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Kinchit Shah, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Kinchit Shah hangs in the crease, plays it with soft hands towards short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.

End of over 5 (3 runs)

Kinchit Shah 0 (3)

Babar Hayat 7 (12)

Hong Kong 22/4

Azmatullah Omarzai 2-0-4-1

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 1-0-3-0

5.1

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.

5.2

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

5.3

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and slash drive towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

5.4

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

5.5

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

5.6

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.

End of over 6 (1 runs)

Babar Hayat 8 (18)

Kinchit Shah 0 (3)

Hong Kong 23/4

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 2-0-4-0

Azmatullah Omarzai 2-0-4-1

6.1

Rashid Khan to Babar Hayat, 2 runs, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 2 runs.

6.2

Rashid Khan to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

6.3

Rashid Khan to Babar Hayat, 1 run, googly, full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

6.4

Rashid Khan to Kinchit Shah, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Kinchit Shah hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

6.5

Rashid Khan to Kinchit Shah, 1 run, Rashid Khan delivers at full length, Kinchit Shah hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.

6.6

Rashid Khan to Babar Hayat, 1 run, An accurately pitched on the stumps, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

End of over 7 (5 runs)

Babar Hayat 12 (22)

Kinchit Shah 1 (5)

Hong Kong 28/4

Rashid Khan 1-0-5-0

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar 2-0-4-0

7.1

Noor Ahmad to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

7.2

Noor Ahmad to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and slash cut towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

7.3

Noor Ahmad to Babar Hayat, 1 run, An accurately pitched on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.

7.4

Noor Ahmad to Kinchit Shah, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Kinchit Shah hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.

7.5

Noor Ahmad to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

7.6

Noor Ahmad to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

End of over 8 (2 runs)

Babar Hayat 13 (27)

Kinchit Shah 2 (6)

Hong Kong 30/4

Noor Ahmad 1-0-2-0

Rashid Khan 1-0-5-0

8.1

Rashid Khan to Kinchit Shah, 1 run, Rashid Khan delivers at good length, Kinchit Shah hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

8.2

Rashid Khan to Babar Hayat, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the stumps, Babar Hayat goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!

8.3

Rashid Khan to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.

8.4

Rashid Khan to Babar Hayat, 1 run, An accurately pitched googly on the leg stump, Babar Hayat goes forward to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

8.5

Rashid Khan to Kinchit Shah, 1 run, Rashid Khan delivers at full length, Kinchit Shah hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

8.6

Rashid Khan to Babar Hayat, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Babar Hayat goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

End of over 9 (10 runs)

Babar Hayat 21 (31)

Kinchit Shah 4 (8)

Hong Kong 40/4

Rashid Khan 2-0-15-0

Noor Ahmad 1-0-2-0

9.1

Noor Ahmad to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

9.2

Noor Ahmad to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

9.3

Noor Ahmad to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and plays off an delivers at a full length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

9.4

Noor Ahmad to Kinchit Shah, 2 runs, Kinchit Shah hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.

9.5

Kinchit Shah c K Janat b N Ahmad 6 (10) Noor Ahmad to Kinchit Shah, no run, c K Janat b N Ahmad, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Kinchit Shah hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting flick shot towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Karim Janat, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Kinchit Shah.

9.6

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who blocks the ball right away.

End of over 10 (3 runs)

Yasim Murtaza 0 (1)

Babar Hayat 22 (34)

Hong Kong 43/5

Noor Ahmad 2-0-5-1

Rashid Khan 2-0-15-0

10.1

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

10.2

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Hayat, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

10.3

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, and Yasim Murtaza hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

10.4

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

10.5

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, and Yasim Murtaza hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.

10.6

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

End of over 11 (1 runs)

Yasim Murtaza 0 (5)

Babar Hayat 23 (36)

Hong Kong 44/5

Gulbadin Naib 1-0-1-0

Noor Ahmad 2-0-5-1

11.1

Karim Janat to Babar Hayat, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and dabs pull with soft hands, edged!! and the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

11.2

Karim Janat to Babar Hayat, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Babar Hayat goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

11.3

Karim Janat to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Karim Janat delivers fast ball at good length, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run.

11.4

Karim Janat to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease and plays off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short fine leg for 1 run.

11.5

Karim Janat to Babar Hayat, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!

11.6

Karim Janat to Babar Hayat, 2 runs, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 2 runs.

End of over 12 (16 runs)

Babar Hayat 38 (41)

Yasim Murtaza 1 (6)

Hong Kong 60/5

Karim Janat 1-0-16-0

Gulbadin Naib 1-0-1-0

12.1

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Gulbadin Naib delivers fast ball at good length, Yasim Murtaza goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Yasim Murtaza to just 1 run.

12.2

Gulbadin Naib to Babar Hayat, 1 run, Babar Hayat hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.

12.3

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Gulbadin Naib bowls a sharp delivery, and Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

12.4

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

12.5

Babar Hayat c Sediqullah Atal b G Naib 39 (43) Gulbadin Naib to Babar Hayat, no run, c Sediqullah Atal b G Naib, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Babar Hayat goes back, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Sediqullah Atal, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Babar Hayat is out.

12.6

Gulbadin Naib to Aizaz Khan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

End of over 13 (3 runs)

Aizaz Khan 0 (1)

Yasim Murtaza 3 (9)

Hong Kong 63/6

Gulbadin Naib 2-0-4-1

Karim Janat 1-0-16-0

13.1

Karim Janat to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Karim Janat bowls a sharp delivery, and Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

13.2

Karim Janat to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

13.3

Karim Janat to Aizaz Khan, 1 run, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

13.4

Karim Janat to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Yasim Murtaza goes back to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

13.5

Karim Janat to Aizaz Khan, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Aizaz Khan goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

13.6

Karim Janat to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, towards the deep square leg for 1 run.

End of over 14 (5 runs)

Yasim Murtaza 6 (13)

Aizaz Khan 2 (3)

Hong Kong 68/6

Karim Janat 2-0-21-0

Gulbadin Naib 2-0-4-1

14.1

Rashid Khan to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

14.2

Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, 1 run, Rashid Khan delivers legbreak at back of length, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

14.3

Rashid Khan to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Rashid Khan delivers legbreak at full length, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at square leg for 1 run.

14.4

Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards square leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

14.5

Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, 1 run, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

14.6

Rashid Khan to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Rashid Khan delivers legbreak at good length, Yasim Murtaza goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.

End of over 15 (5 runs)

Yasim Murtaza 9 (16)

Aizaz Khan 4 (6)

Hong Kong 73/6

Rashid Khan 3-0-20-0

Karim Janat 2-0-21-0

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15.1

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Yasim Murtaza with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

15.1

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

15.2

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

1lb

15.3

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease, aims to slam it, but deflect off the pads. Batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.

15.4

Noor Ahmad to Aizaz Khan, 1 run, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

15.5

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.

15.6

Noor Ahmad to Aizaz Khan, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

End of over 16 (5 runs)

Aizaz Khan 6 (8)

Yasim Murtaza 10 (20)

Hong Kong 78/6

Noor Ahmad 3-0-9-1

Rashid Khan 3-0-20-0

16.1

Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

16.2

Aizaz Khan c M Nabi b R Khan 6 (10) Rashid Khan to Aizaz Khan, no run, c M Nabi b R Khan, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Aizaz Khan hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards long on, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Mohammad Nabi, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Aizaz Khan.

16.3

Rashid Khan to Ehsan Khan, 2 runs, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident ramp shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 2 runs.

16.4

Rashid Khan to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.

16.5

Rashid Khan to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

16.6

Rashid Khan to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

End of over 17 (4 runs)

Ehsan Khan 3 (3)

Yasim Murtaza 11 (21)

Hong Kong 82/7

Rashid Khan 4-0-24-1

Noor Ahmad 3-0-9-1

17.1

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, 1 run, Noor Ahmad delivers legbreak at full length, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long on, limits Yasim Murtaza to just 1 run.

17.2

Noor Ahmad to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

17.3

Noor Ahmad to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays sweep to the short fine leg.

17.4

Noor Ahmad to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.

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17.5

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Yasim Murtaza goes forward, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.

17.6

Noor Ahmad to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

End of over 18 (7 runs)

Yasim Murtaza 16 (24)

Ehsan Khan 4 (6)

Hong Kong 89/7

Noor Ahmad 4-0-16-1

Rashid Khan 4-0-24-1

18.1

Gulbadin Naib to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.

18.2

Gulbadin Naib to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.

18.3

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Gulbadin Naib bowls a sharp delivery, and Yasim Murtaza goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

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18.4

Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! inswinger full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Yasim Murtaza with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

18.4

Yasim Murtaza lbw b G Naib 16 (26) Gulbadin Naib to Yasim Murtaza, no run, lbw b G Naib, Out LBW !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Yasim Murtaza hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Gulbadin Naib, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Yasim Murtaza dismissal.

18.5

Gulbadin Naib to Ayush Shukla, 1 run, Gulbadin Naib delivers inswinger at full length, Ayush Shukla hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.

18.6

Gulbadin Naib to Ehsan Khan, 1 run, Ehsan Khan hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

End of over 19 (4 runs)

Ehsan Khan 6 (9)

Ayush Shukla 1 (1)

Hong Kong 93/8

Gulbadin Naib 3-0-8-2

Noor Ahmad 4-0-16-1

19.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ehsan Khan, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.

19.2

Ehsan Khan c & b F Farooqi 6 (11) Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ehsan Khan, no run, c & b F Farooqi, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, An unsuccessful attempt by Ehsan Khan who goes forward to play it towards that goes straight to Fazalhaq Farooqi, who makes the catch for Ehsan Khan's dismissal.

19.3

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ateequl Rehman Iqbal, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, goes back, plays push to the point.

19.4

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ateequl Rehman Iqbal, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ateequl Rehman Iqbal goes back to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

19.5

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ateequl Rehman Iqbal, 1 run, Ateequl Rehman Iqbal goes back to take inswinger of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

19.6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ayush Shukla, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi sends down a sharp delivery, Ayush Shukla hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

End of over 20 (1 runs)

Ayush Shukla 1 (2)

Ateequl Rehman Iqbal 1 (3)

Hong Kong 94/9

Fazalhaq Farooqi 3-0-16-2

Gulbadin Naib 3-0-8-2

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