Asia Cup 2018 Pak vs HK highlights: Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 8 wickets

Seamer Usman Khan picked up three wickets in an over as Pakistan dismissed minnows Hong Kong for a paltry 116 in a group A match of the Asia Cup. Catch Pakistan vs Hong Kong live score updates here

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PAKISTAN WIN THE MATCH BY 8 WICKETS

10:29 PM

Pakistan: 120/2 in 23.4 Overs

Over Summary: 1 0 1 4

Aizaz Khan (3-0-13-0) is back into the attack and malik takes a single off the first. Imam on 49, guides the 2nd ball to backward point, no run. Imam takes a single to complete his first 50 as he converted all his earlier 50s into 100. He has 4 hundreds and now one 50 under his belt. Malik hit the 4th ball over mid-wicket for FOUR and with Pakistan wins the match

10:24 PM

Pakistan: 114-2 in 23 Overs

Over Summary: 1 3 Wd 0 1 0 4

Ehsan continues, Malik plays the first ball in the leg side for a single. Imam glanced the 2nd ball to fine leg for a couple of runs. WIDE. DOT ball. Malik takes a single off the 4th ball. DOT ball. Imam dance down the ground and hit the ball for FOUR. 

10:19 PM

Pakistan: 104-2 in 22 Overs

Over Summary: Wd 6 0 1 0 0 1

Nawaz to Imam-ul-Haq, wide. Imam smashed the short ball for SIX. No run off the next ball. A single off the 3rd ball for Imam. DOT ball. Another DOT. Shoaib Malik nudges the last ball to backward square leg for a single

10:13 PM

Pakistan: 95-2 in 21 Overs

Over Summary: 0 W 0 0 1 1

Ehsan Khan to Babar Azam, punches the first ball to mid-wicket. Babr Azam OUT, gets a thin outside edge, esily taken by wicket-keeper. Babar Azam c Scott McKechnie b Ehsan Khan 33(36) [4s-3 6s-1]

Shoaib Malik, right handed bat, comes to the crease and Ehsan turns the 3rd ball which kissed the Malik's pad, no run. Another DOT ball. Malik takes a single off the 5th ball. Imam takes a single to keep the strike. 

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Pakistan: 93-1 in 20 Overs

Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 0 1

Ehsan Nawaz (2-0-16-0) is back into the attack. Imam defends the first ball, takes a single off the 2nd ball. Babar defends the 3rd ball for no run. Babar dabs the 4th ball to short mid-wicket for no run. Babar plays a straight drive to mid-off, Another DOT ball. A quick single for Babar off the last ball. 

10:03 PM

Pakistan: 91-1 in 19 Overs

Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 0 1

Ehsan Khan continues, DOT ball. Imam takes a single off the 2nd ball. Babar takes a single off the 3rd ball to long-on. DOT ball. DOT. Babar guides the last ball for a single to end the over. 

10:00 PM

Pakistan: 88-1 in 18 Overs

Over Summary: 4 1 1 0 4 0

Nadeem Ahmed to Babar Azam, Babar dance down the ground and hit the first ball for FOUR followed by a single, 2000 ODI runs for Babar. Imam takes a single off the 3rd ball. DOT ball. A sloppy fielding by Hong Kong gives Pakistan and Babar 4 runs. DOT ball to end the over. 

9:56 PM

Pakistan: 78-1 in 17 Overs

Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 1 0

Ehsan Khan continues, Imam comes down the ground and punches the first ball for a single. Babar takes a single off the 2nd ball. DOT ball. A single for Imam to sweeper cover. Babar punches the 5th ball to long-on for a single. DOT ball to end the over

9:52 PM

Pakistan: 74-1 in 16 Overs

Over Summary: 0 1 0 2 0 0

Nadeem continues and a loud appeal for LBW, umpire denies. Imam takes a single off the 2nd ball. DOT ball. Babar Azam nudges 3rd ball in leg side for a couple of runs. DOT ball. A denfensive shot to end the over. 

9:48 PM

Pakistan: 71-1 in 15 Overs

Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 1 4

Ehsan Khan continues, Imam defends the first ball and takes a single off the 2nd. Babar Azam takes a single off the 3rd ball. DOT ball. A single for Imam off the 4th ball, thanks to sloppy fielding. Babar smashed the last ball for FOUR to sweeper cover. 

9:45 PM

Pakistan: 64-1 in 14 Overs

Over Summary: 0 6 0 0 1 1

Nadeem Ahmed continues, DOT ball to start. Babar Azam smashed the 2nd ball for SIX to long-on. DOT ball... DOT ball. Babar takes a single to sweeper cover. Imam takes a single to keep the strike

9:43 PM

Pakistan: 56-1 in 13 Overs

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 0 0

Ehsan Khan continues, Imam takes a single to sweeper cover. Babar takes a single to backward square leg. DOT ball. A loud shout for LBW and umipre says NO. Hong Kong takes a REVIEW and its look plumb in the replays. OMG WHAT THE THIRD UMPIRE HAS DONE HERE. There was spike after the ball past the bat, but third umpire Rod Tucker have different opinion. Hong Kong lost the review

9:37 PM

Pakistan: 54-1 in 12 Overs

Over Summary: 1 2 0 0 3 0

Nadeem Ahmed, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack and Babar Azam takes a single off the first ball. Imam takes a couple of runs off the 2nd ball. Imam defends the next two balls, no run. Imam takes 3 runs off the 5th ball. DOT ball to end the over

9:33 PM

Pakistan: 48-1 in 11 Overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 2

Ehsan Khan continues and concedes only 2 runs

9:29 PM

Pakistan: 46-1 in 10 Overs

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 0

Aizaz Khan continues and concedes only 1 run. 

9:27 PM

Pakistan: 45-1 in 9 Overs

Over Summary: W 0 2 0 2 0

Ehsan Khan, right-arm off break, comes into the attack and gets the wicket of Fakhar Zaman.  It was a flatter one outside off, Fakhar Zaman wanted to steer it fine of short third. It was too close to attempt that shot. In the end, Fakhar Zaman was cramped for room and a fine edge takes it to keeper. Fakhar Zaman c Scott McKechnie b Ehsan Khan 24(27) [4s-2 6s-1]

Babar Azam, right handed bat, comes to the crease

9:26 PM

Pakistan: 41-0 in 8 Overs

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 1 4

Aizaz Khan to Imam-ul-Haq after the Dinner break, concedes 6 runs

8:35 PM

INNINGS BREAK

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8:34 PM

Pakistan: 35-0 in 7 Overs

Over Summary: 0 0 6 0 4 0

Tanwir Afzal to Fakhar Zaman, punches the first ball to mid-off, no run. Another DOT ball. Fakhar Zaman smashed the 3rd ball for a SIX. DOT ball. Fakhar Zaman walloped the 5th ball staright down the ground, bowler gets his hand still ball went for FOUR. DOT ball to end the over and its Dinner break time as we had only 10-minutes break after the end of Hong Kong innings.

8:28 PM

Pakistan: 25-0 in 6 Overs

Over Summary: 4 2 0 0 0 0

Aizaz Khan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack, Imam cuts the first ball for FOUR followed by a couple of runs. DOT.. DOT.. DOT..DOT

8:24 PM

Pakistan: 19-0  in 5 Overs

Over Summary: MAIDEN

Tanwir Afzal to Fakhar Zaman as keeper is coming up to the stumps. DOT ball to start with. Another DOT ball. DOT...DOT...DOT.. DOT

8:20 PM

Pakistan: 19-0  in 4 Overs

Over Summary: 1 1 4 1 2 0

Nawaz to Fakhar Zaman, heaves the short ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. Imam nudges the 2nd ball to third-man for a single. Zaman drives the 3rd ball to cover region for FOUR follows by a single. Imam takes a couple of runs off the 5th ball. DOT ball to end the over.