Asia Cup IND vs HK Highlights: Surya-Kohli shine in India's easy 40 run win

Asia Cup 2022 India vs Hong Kong Highlights: India registers an easy 40-run win thanks to brilliant fifties from Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli. Hong Kong on their part did well to go past 150

8:32 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: Rahul wastes another start

 

Mohd Gazanfar is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball

 

Ball 2 Kohli goes down the ground and takes only single 

 

Ball 3 Cut away to deep covers for a single 

 

Ball 4 Six!! First six of the night from Kohli’s bat 

 

Ball 5 Single to deep backward point 

 

Ball 6 Wicket!! KL Rahul has failed to capitalise on the start once again. Trying to sweep the ball, he got an edge and the wicket-keeper McKnehie made no mistake. 

 

India Live Score 94-2 after 13 overs

 

8:28 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: Five runs from the over

 

Yasim Murtaza is into the attack

 

Ball 1 In the air, but falls short of the fielder again. Single taken

 

Ball 2 Dot ball 

 

Ball 3 Rahul goes for the sweep but misses the ball. The wicketkeeper is unable to collect it either. Two byes taken 

 

Ball 4 Single to long-on

 

Ball 5 Quick single taken by Kohli 

 

Ball 6 Rahul goes for the reverse sweep but is unable to connect. Hong Kong do not review

 

India Live Score 85-1 after 12 overs

 

8:25 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: 10 runs come from the over

 

Mohd Gazanfar is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single for the first ball from Mohd Gazanfar’s over

 

Ball 2 This would have hurt Gazanfar big time. He just put out a hand and it caught the ball big time. Though he was able to stop two runs, it would have hurt him for sure 

 

Ball 3 Four!! Kohli comes down the ground and hits a four over the bowler’s head

 

Ball 4 Single taken by Kohli 

 

Ball 5 Now Rahul comes down the ground and gets only a single 

 

Ball 6 Pulled away by Kohli for single 

 

India Live Score 80-1 after 11 overs

 

8:19 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: India 70-1 after 10 overs

 

Yasim Murtaza is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball 

 

Ball 2 Single taken by Kohli once again 

 

Ball 3 In the air… lands on one bounce to the long-on fielder 

 

Ball 4 Kohli plays with a deft touch to get only a single 

 

Ball 5 Dot ball. Rahul misses a sweep shot 

 

Ball 6 Single off the last ball would mean only four from the 10th over. As half the innings are finished, India have only 70 runs on the board

 

India Live Score 70-1 after 10 overs

 

8:15 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: Rahul shows agression

 

Aizaz Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball 

 

Ball 2 Played to deep mid-wicket for a single 

 

Ball 3 Six!! Finally, a confident shot from Rahul as he picks the length early and deposits it in the stands 

 

Ball 4 Played to long-on for a single 

 

Ball 5 Quick single taken 

 

Ball 6 Dot ball again. 

 

India Live Score 66-1 after 09 overs

 

8:10 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: India continue the slow start

 

Yasim Murtaza is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Left arm orthodox into the attack and Kohli takes a single first ball

 

Ball 2 Dot ball. Rahul is still not looking confident 

 

Ball 3 Brilliantly fielded by Ayush Shukla at deep backward point as he saves two runs on a great cut shot by Rahul 

 

Ball 4 Short ball. Pulled away for a single 

 

Ball 5 Dot ball 

 

Ball 6 Single will end the over

 

India Live Score 57-1 after 08 overs

 

8:07 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: 50 up for India

 

Aizaz Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Aizaz Khan starts with a ball dangling down the leg which is played to long-on for a single 

 

Ball 2 Wide down leg 

 

Ball 2 Single taken 

 

Ball 3 That would be another single 

 

Ball 4 Rahul was on to the shot too quickly, even before the ball arrived and got a leading edge as a result. Lucky for him the ball fell just ahead of the third-man fielder 

 

Ball 5 Driven to extra cover for two runs by Kohli 

 

Ball 6 A single will end the over 

 

India Live Score 52-1 after 07 overs

 

8:01 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: Powerplay ends

 

Ehsan Khan is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single taken to mid-off as Kohli gets off strike 

 

Ball 2 Rahul plays this straight to long-on for a single 

 

Ball 3 Dot ball 

 

Ball 4 Worked away too long-on for a single

 

Ball 5 Genuine edge, but because there is no slip, Rahul survives and will get two runs as well 

 

Ball 6 Single to end the over 

 

India Live Score 44-1 after 06 overs

 

7:58 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: India lose thier first

 

Ayush Shukla is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Ayush Shukla continues to hit goo lengths even as the wicket-keeper has been brought up. Starts with a dot 

 

Ball 2 Dot again. No room is offered by the bowler as Rahul stays in his crease and tries to score further 

 

Ball 3 Cut away to third-man for a single 

 

Ball 4 Four!! Though Rahul is lacking the confidence to go all-out, Rohit is more than compensating by playing shots like this. Hit hard over the bowler’s head for a four

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! But the compensation ends as one shot too many see the downfall of the Indian captain. Played the same shot, but due to a change in pace from the bowler, it just couldn’t get the distance and is caught at mid-on by Aizaz Khan. 

 

Ball 6 In the air again, but away from the fielder and a single is taken to end the over

 

India Live Score 39-1 after 05 overs

 

7:57 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: Rohit Sharma departs

 

Ayush Shukla is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Ayush Shukla continues to hit goo lengths even as the wicket-keeper has been brought up. Starts with a dot 

 

Ball 2 Dot again. No room is offered by the bowler as Rahul stays in his crease and tries to score further 

 

Ball 3 Cut away to third-man for a single 

 

Ball 4 Four!! Though Rahul is lacking the confidence to go all-out, Rohit is more than compensating by playing shots like this. Hit hard over the bowler’s head for a four

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! But the compensation ends as one shot too many see the downfall of the Indian captain. Played the same shot, but due to a change in pace from the bowler, it just couldn’t get the distance and is caught at mid-on by Aizaz Khan. 

 

7:51 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: India Live Score 33-0 after 04 overs

7:49 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: Great over for India

 

Haroon Arshad is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Six!! Enough is enough says Rohit Sharma as he comes down the ground and lifts the length ball for a six over long-on

 

Ball 2 Dot ball. Worked away on the on-side for no runs

 

Ball 3 This time Rohit is finally able to get the single 

 

Ball 4 Attempted yorker once again from Arshda and Rahul works it fine past short fine leg for two runs. Moreover, it is a no ball so he will get a free hit too

 

Ball 4 Free Hit!! That would be another no-ball and the free hit will continue as Arshad bowls one behind the keeper. 

 

Ball 4 Free Hit!! Six!! Huge six as Rahul hits the length ball for a 78-metre six over deep mid-wicket 

 

Ball 5 Full ball, worked away to deep backward square leg for a single

 

Ball 6 Four!! Fine shot from Rohit as he cracks this through the covers for a beautiful four

 

India Live Score 28-0 after 03 overs

 

7:41 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: Rahul unable to get going

 

Ayush Shukla is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Starts with an out-swinger which is played to deep extra cover for a single by Rohit

 

Ball 2 Into the batter from Shukla and Rahul defends it with ease 

 

Ball 3 Dot ball. Shukla is not really super fast and he rather bowls in the mid 120s, but his line and length are accurate 

 

Ball 4 Another dot ball as Rahul is unable to find the gap between Point and Backward Point

 

Ball 5 That would be the fourth dot in a row as Rahul tries to find his feet

 

Ball 6 Just a single from this Shukla over

 

India Live Score 6-0 after 02 overs

 

7:36 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: Five runs from the first over

 

Haroon Arshad is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Begins with an inswinging ball that KL Rahul defends 

 

Ball 2 Down the leg and it has been called a wide

 

Ball 2 Played to short cover for no runs 

 

Ball 3 Guided to third-man and both Rahul and India are off the mark

 

Ball 4 On the pads and Rohit plays this to deep square leg for a single. With this single, he brings up his 3500 runs in T20I cricket

 

Ball 5 Single to short fine leg

 

Ball 6 Attempted yorker, played to deep mid-wicket for a single by Rohit

 

India Live Score 5-0 after 01 over

 

7:32 PM

Asia Cup India vs Hong Kong Live: KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma begin proceedings