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Al-Amerat (Oman)Aug. 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hong Kong qualified for the Asian Cup main event after beating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by eight wickets at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat.
With Hong Kong finishing their qualifiers as number one, they will now join India and Pakistan in Group A of the Asian Cup T20 event. Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are in Group B.
Their match against India will take place in Dubai on August 31, followed by a clash with Pakistan in Sharjah on September 2. Coincidentally, Hong Kong beat the UAE in the 2018 qualifiers, in the same group as India and Pakistan in the ODI Asia Cup.
Hong Kong and the UAE lead the standings after Kuwait beat Singapore by six wickets and completed their chase of 105 by 7.5 points ahead of the final Asian Cup qualifier. Net run rate.
Opting to bowl first, off-spin player Ehsan Khan shined for Hong Kong with the ball, winning 4-24 in his four rounds. He was heavily backed by right-arm mid-speed pacer Ayush Shukla, who went three-for-30 in his three rounds, while Aizaz Khan (2-8) and Yasim Murtaza (1-17) outscored 147 The UAE made an important contribution with 19.3 points.
For the UAE, their captain CP Rizwan scored 49 of 44 balls, including four fours, while all-rounder Zawar Farid hit two after entering in seventh. Fours and three sixes, hit 41 of 27 balls, and bowled something to defend.
In response, Murtaza and skipper Nizakat Khan propelled Hong Kong to a quick start, sharing 85 points in 10.5 overs, recording the team’s highest ever T20I opening tie. Nizakat dropped 39 balls, including five fours, while Murtaza had 58 of 43 balls, hitting seven fours and one six.
Babar Hayat (38-goal not out) and Kinchit Shah (6-goal not out) ensured Hong Kong made it out with 6 goals to seal the final spot in the Asian Cup. Hong Kong, which ranked 23rd in the ICC T20I rankings, will make its Asian Cup T20I debut after participating in the Asian Cup T20I in ODI format in 2004, 2008 and 2018, finishing fourth.
Brief score: UAE 147 all out in round of 19.3 (CP Rizwan 49, Zawar Farid 41; Ehsan Khan 4-24, Ayush Shukla 3-30) lose to Hong Kong (Yasim Murtaza 58) 149-2 in round of 19 , Nizakat Khan 39; Basil Hameed 1-31, Junaid Siddique 1-35) by eight wickets
Source: IANS
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