Hong Kong Vs India 4Th Match Group A
Asia Cup Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 2018 (2018) · Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai · 18 September 2018
India won by 26 runs
India won by 26 runs. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 127 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
- Date
- 18 September 2018
- Toss
- Hong Kong, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 26 runs
- Player of the match
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Captains
- Rohit Sharma (India), Anshy Rath (Hong Kong)
- Debut
- Khaleel Ahmed (India)
- Umpires
- Anisur Rahman and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Hong Kong won the toss and chose to field. It was Khaleel Ahmed's first ODI.
India batted first and made 285 for 7. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 127 off 120 balls, and Ambati Rayudu made 60. Kinchit Shah took 3 for 39 for Hong Kong. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the second wicket between Ambati Rayudu and Shikhar Dhawan, 41% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, 232 across 32 ODIs.
Chasing 286, Hong Kong made 259 for 8. Nizakat Khan top-scored with 92 off 115 balls, and Anshy Rath made 73. Yuzvendra Chahal took 3 for 46 for India. The innings was built on a 174-run stand for the first wicket between Nizakat Khan and Anshy Rath, 67% of the total.
India won by 26 runs.
INDIA: 285 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Tanwir Afzal b Kinchit Shah | 127 | 120 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Nizakat Khan b Ehsan Khan | 23 | 22 |
| Ambati Rayudu | c Scott McKechnie b Ehsan Nawaz | 60 | 70 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Babar Hayat b Kinchit Shah | 33 | 38 |
| MS Dhoni | c Scott McKechnie b Ehsan Khan | 0 | 3 |
| Kedar Jadhav | not out | 28 | 27 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | c Anshy Rath b Kinchit Shah | 9 | 18 |
| Shardul Thakur | c Christopher Carter b Aizaz Khan | 0 | 3 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal
Extras 5 · Total 285 for 7
| Bowler (Hong Kong) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanwir Afzal | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ehsan Nawaz | 8 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Aizaz Khan | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Ehsan Khan | 10 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
| Nadeem Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Nizakat Khan | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Kinchit Shah | 9 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Rohit Sharma, 7.4 ov), 2-161 (Ambati Rayudu, 29.2 ov), 3-240 (Shikhar Dhawan, 40.4 ov), 4-242 (MS Dhoni, 41.4 ov), 5-248 (Dinesh Karthik, 42.3 ov), 6-277 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 48.4 ov), 7-282 (Shardul Thakur, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shikhar Dhawan (21) and Rohit Sharma (23) | 45 | 46 |
| second | Ambati Rayudu (60) and Shikhar Dhawan (56) | 116 | 130 |
| third | Dinesh Karthik (27) and Shikhar Dhawan (50) | 79 | 69 |
| fourth | MS Dhoni (0) and Dinesh Karthik (2) | 2 | 6 |
| fifth | Dinesh Karthik (4) and Kedar Jadhav (2) | 6 | 5 |
| sixth | Kedar Jadhav (18) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (9) | 29 | 37 |
| seventh | Kedar Jadhav (5) and Shardul Thakur (0) | 5 | 6 |
| eighth | Kedar Jadhav (3) and Kuldeep Yadav (0) | 3 | 2 |
HONG KONG: 259 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nizakat Khan | lbw b Khaleel Ahmed | 92 | 115 |
| Anshy Rath | c Rohit Sharma b Kuldeep Yadav | 73 | 97 |
| Babar Hayat | c MS Dhoni b Yuzvendra Chahal | 18 | 20 |
| Christopher Carter | c MS Dhoni b Khaleel Ahmed | 3 | 11 |
| Kinchit Shah | c Shikhar Dhawan b Yuzvendra Chahal | 17 | 15 |
| Ehsan Khan | c & b Khaleel Ahmed | 22 | 25 |
| Aizaz Khan | lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal | 0 | 1 |
| Scott McKechnie | st MS Dhoni b Kuldeep Yadav | 7 | 6 |
| Tanwir Afzal | not out | 12 | 10 |
| Ehsan Nawaz | not out | 2 | 3 |
Did not bat: Nadeem Ahmed
Extras 13 · Total 259 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| Shardul Thakur | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 10 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Kedar Jadhav | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-174 (Anshy Rath, 34.1 ov), 2-175 (Nizakat Khan, 35.4 ov), 3-191 (Christopher Carter, 39.1 ov), 4-199 (Babar Hayat, 40.2 ov), 5-227 (Kinchit Shah, 44.2 ov), 6-228 (Aizaz Khan, 44.4 ov), 7-240 (Scott McKechnie, 46.3 ov), 8-256 (Ehsan Khan, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nizakat Khan (92) and Anshy Rath (73) | 174 | 208 |
| second | Nizakat Khan (0) and Babar Hayat (0) | 1 | 9 |
| third | Babar Hayat (12) and Christopher Carter (3) | 16 | 21 |
| fourth | Kinchit Shah (2) and Babar Hayat (6) | 8 | 7 |
| fifth | Ehsan Khan (12) and Kinchit Shah (15) | 28 | 24 |
| sixth | Ehsan Khan (1) and Aizaz Khan (0) | 1 | 2 |
| seventh | Ehsan Khan (5) and Scott McKechnie (7) | 12 | 11 |
| eighth | Ehsan Khan (4) and Tanwir Afzal (11) | 16 | 16 |
| ninth | Tanwir Afzal (1) and Ehsan Nawaz (2) | 3 | 5 |
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