Nizakat Khan, the captain of Hong Kong, said that the team would strive for progress, and the bizarre performance put on display by Hong Kong players was praised by the crowd. For Hong Kong to play their first T20I game against India, it was one of the big attractions. After Hong Kong’s experience against India, the fans do anticipate a tougher performance against Pakistan.
“The way we started with the ball, until 13th over we were amazing. Our fielding was amazing as well. But we slipped after that. The way Suryakumar batted, it was good to watch. It (Asia Cup) was a good opportunity for all the boys. We were away for a long time, credit goes to boys and I am really proud of them. We are gonna sit down tomorrow, we’ll have a look at our death bowling. We will improve,” said Hong Kong captain Nizakat Khan.
Coming to match, India was provided with the chance to bat in the game between Hong Kong and India, but they didn’t start off well since KL Rahul struggled with his timing. The run rate was primarily around 7 RPO until the 13th over. But when Suryakumar Yadav arrived, everything changed. After a very long period, Virat Kohli’s return to form as he hammered a fantastic half-century excited the fans.
India was 94 from 2 after 13 overs when Suryakumar Yadav started his innings. India reached 192 for 2 thanks to his 68* from just 26 balls, which included 6 fours and 6 sixes. The fans will never forget the spectacular efforts Virat Kohli and Suryakumar put on. Their combination needed just two more runs to secure a century stand.
Suryakumar Yadav dominated the last over as he started the 20th over with a six which brought up the Indian star’s half-century. He went on to hit back-to-back sixes. Followed by a dot ball, which according to the looks of Suryakumar Yadav, was regrettable as the batsman aimed for 6 sixes in an over.
Hong Kong suffered an early loss in Yasim Murtaza, but Babar Hayat made sure his team had a successful powerplay (51/2). Jadeja scored a direct hit to get Captain Nizakat Khan out on a free-hit, and the scoring rate dropped drastically after that.
The Indian spinners concluded with combined bowling numbers of 8-0-33-1 and scarcely gave out any runs in the middle overs. Toward the end, Zeeshan Ali and McKechnie scored a flurry of boundaries to cut the loss deficit in half. Because Avesh and Arshdeep were costly today, skipper Rohit isn’t very happy.
