Match Details
Biggest margin of win by runs in T20Is (Full Members)
172 Sri Lanka vs Kenya, Joburg 2007
155 Pakistan vs Hong Kong, Sharjah 2022 *
143 India vs Ire, Dublin 2018
143 Pakistan vs West Indies, Karachi 2018
137 England vs West Indies, Basseterre 2019
Lowest T20I totals for Hong Kong:
38 vs Pakistan, Sharjah 2022 *
69 vs Nepal, Chattogram 2014
87/9 vs Uganda, Bulawayo 2022
87 vs Oman, Abu Dhabi 2017
Lowest T20I totals vs Pakistan:
38 Hong Kong, Sharjah 2022 *
60 West Indies, Karachi 2018
80 New Zealand, Christchurch 2010
82 Scotland, Edinburg 2018
Earlier in
the game, it was Hong Kong skipper Nizakat Khan who won the toss and opted to
field first on a pitch that was shining like a mirror. Pakistan began
cautiously in the first ten overs as they went at about run-a-ball. Babar Azam
went back into the hut after scoring only 9 runs. Mohammed Rizwan and Fakhar
Zaman then took over with their respective half centuries.
They put on 116 for
the second wicket before Fakhar went after scoring a fifty. Zaman scored 53 off
41 balls. Rizwan carried his bat with a top score of 78 off 57 balls. Khusdil
Shah’s cameo of 35 off 15 balls included five sixes out of which 3 of
them came in the final over. The last over went for 29 runs as they scored 193-2.
18 extras were given by Hong Kong which included 17 wides and 1 No Ball.
Both the
wickets went to Ehsan Khan as he finished with 2-28 in 4 overs. Haroon Arshad
was good in his 2 overs for 14 runs. The others went the distance as 78 runs
came off the last five overs. 29 out of those in the final over with Khusdil
hitting four sixes and 3 in a row off the final three balls. It was a night to forget for the bowlers of Hong Kong towards the end overs.
So, get set for India vs Pakistan on Super Sunday in the Super 4s. Stick around for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way soon.