Although Pakistan is a much stronger T20I side and a far more established unit as compared to Hong Kong in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022, right now, both teams are sailing on the same boat because both teams lost their first game in the tournament against India and are now in a must-win situation.
If by any chance, Hong Kong pulls off an upset tomorrow, Pakistan won’t be able to get to the super 4 round of Asia Cup 2022 and all the anticipation of another India Vs Pakistan game next Sunday will fall off. India has already qualified for super 4, but an India Vs Pakistan game in super 4 is only possible if Pakistan beats Hong Kong tomorrow.
India Vs Pakistan on Sunday, 4th September again if both India and Pakistan beat Hong Kong on Wednesday and Friday.
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While Hong Kong fought fairly well against India, most of that fight was because of their batsmen who took the Indian fast bowlers on and played some eye-catching shots. But Hong Kong’s bowling definitely struggled and their bowlers will be up for a huge challenge against Pakistan again.
Pitch report for Pakistan Vs Hong Kong in Asia Cup 2022
This will be the first time that both teams will play at Sharjah, as their first game against India was in Dubai. As it was evident in the game between Bangladesh and Afghanistan that the ball wouldn’t bounce much on the Sharjah surface and the par score might be somewhere close to 160. Batting second will, however, still be ideal because it’s a tough ground to defend with short boundaries all around.
Probable XIs
Pakistan
Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani
Hong Kong
Nizakat Khan (C), Yasim Murtaza, Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Zeeshan Ali, Scott McKechnie (WK), Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Ghazanfar
Final prediction for Pakistan Vs Hong Kong in Asia Cup 2022
The final prediction is for Pakistan to win this game as they have much more quality on paper with both bat and ball. Hong Kong, on the other hand, seems to be lacking depth in both departments of the game, particularly in bowling.
