Asia Cup 2022, Match 4- India vs Hong Kong Preview: Probable Playing XI, Live Streaming, Pitch Report

The Indian team will march on in the Asia Cup 2022 as they are all set to play their second match against Honk Kong at Dubai on Wednesday. The ‘Men In Blue’ began their campaign in an emphatic fashion with a thumping win over the arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match. On the other hand, Honk Kong will be playing their first game in the tournament after advancing through the qualifiers stage of the mega event last week.

India

The Indian bowling looked in great form in their match against Pakistan as they managed to pick all ten wickets of their opposition. Captain Rohit Sharma decided to pick Dinesh Karthik over Rishabh Pant, who didn’t get much time to bat in the middle.

The Indian top order looked to be struggling against the Pakistan attack but Virat Kohli got some runs under his belt. The team will hope for their top order to spend some time in the middle and find their form against Hong Kong.

Players to watch out for: 

1. KL Rahul –

After his failure in the first game, KL Rahul would be desperate to get going against Hong Kong. He recently made a comeback into the team in the ODI series against Zimbabwe. The Indian opener needs some runs under his belt before the upcoming 20-20 world cup.

2. Suryakumar Yadav –

Suryakumar Yadav also failed to get going in the first match against Pakistan. He has been in sublime form of late, plundering runs against England and West Indies. Yadav will be eager to stamp his authority in the Asia Cup in the second match.

Probable Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh

Hong Kong

Hong Kong sealed their place in the mega event after winning the qualifier tournament last week. They won all of their matches in the competition after beating Kuwait, U.A.E and Singapore. Hong Kong will look to give their all in their match against India and give the ‘Men in Blue’ a run for their money.

Players to watch out for: 

1. Ehsan Khan

Ehsan Khan was the leading wicket-taker for Hong Kong in the qualifiers who picked up nine wickets in the tournament at an average of nine and an economy of 6.75.

2. Yasim Murtaza

Yasim Murtaza was the highest run scorer who scored 130 runs at an average of 43.33 and a strike rate of 125.

Probable Playing XI: Yasim Murtaza, Nizakat Khan (c), Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie (wk), Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla

India vs Hong Kong Match Details

Asia Cup 2022, Match 4, Group A, India vs Hong Kong

Date & Time – Wednesday, 31^st August 2022, 7:30 PM(IST)

Venue – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Live Broadcast and Streaming – The game can be watched live on the Star Sports Network while the live streaming will be available on Hotstar.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Dubai has assisted the bowlers in both matches so far. The team batting second has turned out to be the winner on both occasions. Considering the results so far, the team winning the toss will look to bowl first. On the other hand, a total between 160-170 will be a good score batting first.