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Hongkong vs India, Asia Cup 2018

Asia Cup - 4th match, Group A

Hong Kong v India

India won by 26 runs

ODI no. 4039 | 2018 season
Played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium (neutral venue)
18 September 2018 (50-over match)


India innings (50 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
RG Sharma*	c Nizakat Khan b Ehsan Khan	23	22	4	0	104.54
7.4 89.6 kph, taken at mid-off. This is nicely engineered by the bowler. Floats it up at off stump, no cover for the slog on the leg side so Rohit wants to take that option. But he has played three cross-batted hits and failed to connect them cleanly today, and the fourth one is the downfall. He's not to the pitch and he gets a leading edge. Simple catch.. 45/1
S Dhawan	c Tanwir Afzal b Shah	127	120	15	2	105.83
40.4 93.5 kph, taken at point. Top edge as he slashes across the line. Gentle lob for the fielder there. Length outside off from Kinchit, attempt to go midwicket by Dhawan. Wasn't behind that one. Good ODI innings. The crowd is already chanting for Dhoni... 240/3
AT Rayudu	c †McKechnie b Ehsan Nawaz	60	70	3	2	85.71
29.2 126.2 kph, caught-behind and that's a good grab from McKechnie. It's a bouncer, high above the batsman's front shoulder. He's looking to guide that to third man with an upper cut and has got a glove on that. The keeper has taken it with a reverse cup - while being up to the stumps. Good take. Some checking on the front foot of the bowler and he has just managed to keep it legal. 161/2
KD Karthik	c Babar Hayat b Shah	33	38	3	0	86.84
42.3 90.5 kph, holes out at deep midwicket! India are crumbling against the slow bowlers in their bid to make the big runs. Not a bad strategy at all from Hong Kong o a slow pitch. And not a bad catch either out there - Babar Hayat sprints a long way to his right, holds on at waist height and puts in a nice hip-first slide to maintain his shape and hold on. DK was looking to pump that length ball over deep midwicket with a slog sweep 248/5
MS Dhoni†	c †McKechnie b Ehsan Khan	0	3	0	0	0.00
41.4 90.7 kph, got him! Thin edge and another good catch from McKechnie. Length ball skids through outside off. Dhoni stays leg side of it and looks to stab late for the one that turns. No such luck. The crowd reverts to original state. Except that one kid with an Indian jersey who is trying to rip his seat out in anger. 242/4
KM Jadhav	not out	28	27	0	1	103.70

B Kumar	c Anshuman Rath b Shah	9	18	0	0	50.00
48.4 90.1 kph, taken at midwicket. A third wicket for Kinchit. Short, sliding across, slow. Bhuvi looks to pull and gets it off the toe-end. A good lunging catch to the left too 277/6
SN Thakur	c Carter b Aizaz Khan	0	3	0	0	0.00
49.4 109.2 kph, holes out to long-off. Offcutter at a length outside off, near-impossible to clear the ground when that is bowled. Thakur looks to do that with a slog, he slices it up for Carter who takes it cleanly 282/7
Kuldeep Yadav	not out	0	0	0	0	-

Extras	(lb 2, w 2, nb 1)	5

Total	(7 wickets; 50 overs)	285	(5.70 runs per over)

Did not bat KK Ahmed, YS Chahal

Fall of wickets 1-45 (Sharma, 7.4 ov), 2-161 (Rayudu, 29.2 ov), 3-240 (Dhawan, 40.4 ov), 4-242 (Dhoni, 41.4 ov), 5-248 (Karthik, 42.3 ov), 6-277 (Kumar, 48.4 ov), 7-282 (Thakur, 49.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
Tanwir Afzal	4	0	34	0	8.50	9	6	0

Ehsan Nawaz	8	0	50	1	6.25	27	6	1	(1nb, 1w)
29.2 to Rayudu, 126.2 kph, caught-behind and that's a good grab from McKechnie. It's a bouncer, high above the batsman's front shoulder. He's looking to guide that to third man with an upper cut and has got a glove on that. The keeper has taken it with a reverse cup - while being up to the stumps. Good take. Some checking on the front foot of the bowler and he has just managed to keep it legal. 161/2
Aizaz Khan	8	0	41	1	5.12	22	3	0	(1w)
49.4 to Thakur, 109.2 kph, holes out to long-off. Offcutter at a length outside off, near-impossible to clear the ground when that is bowled. Thakur looks to do that with a slog, he slices it up for Carter who takes it cleanly 282/7
Ehsan Khan	10	0	65	2	6.50	23	6	2
7.4 to Sharma, 89.6 kph, taken at mid-off. This is nicely engineered by the bowler. Floats it up at off stump, no cover for the slog on the leg side so Rohit wants to take that option. But he has played three cross-batted hits and failed to connect them cleanly today, and the fourth one is the downfall. He's not to the pitch and he gets a leading edge. Simple catch.. 45/1 41.4 to Dhoni, 90.7 kph, got him! Thin edge and another good catch from McKechnie. Length ball skids through outside off. Dhoni stays leg side of it and looks to stab late for the one that turns. No such luck. The crowd reverts to original state. Except that one kid with an Indian jersey who is trying to rip his seat out in anger. 242/4
Nadeem Ahmed	10	0	39	0	3.90	32	1	1

Nizakat Khan	1	0	15	0	15.00	0	1	1

KD Shah	9	0	39	3	4.33	23	2	0
40.4 to Dhawan, 93.5 kph, taken at point. Top edge as he slashes across the line. Gentle lob for the fielder there. Length outside off from Kinchit, attempt to go midwicket by Dhawan. Wasn't behind that one. Good ODI innings. The crowd is already chanting for Dhoni... 240/3 42.3 to Karthik, 90.5 kph, holes out at deep midwicket! India are crumbling against the slow bowlers in their bid to make the big runs. Not a bad strategy at all from Hong Kong o a slow pitch. And not a bad catch either out there - Babar Hayat sprints a long way to his right, holds on at waist height and puts in a nice hip-first slide to maintain his shape and hold on. DK was looking to pump that length ball over deep midwicket with a slog sweep 248/5 48.4 to Kumar, 90.1 kph, taken at midwicket. A third wicket for Kinchit. Short, sliding across, slow. Bhuvi looks to pull and gets it off the toe-end. A good lunging catch to the left too 277/6


Hong Kong innings (target: 286 runs from 50 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Nizakat Khan	lbw b Ahmed	92	115	12	1	80.00
35.4 136.4 kph, he's given him lbw! Nizakat has reviewed it. Appeared to have been struck on off and middle stump as he looked to flick this length ball coming into him...no bat on this. And it is whacking middle stump. Khaleel's debut wicket has knocked Hong Kong back. Length ball that Nizakat missed. Trapped in his crease too, there was some pace on that. He won't be around to see Hong Kong through today, but his getting out in the 36th over is the story - he has set them up for a miracle. A knock to remember. 175/2
Anshuman Rath*	c Sharma b Kuldeep Yadav	73	97	4	1	75.25
34.1 83.6 kph, got him at extra cover! Rath has picked out extra cover with a gentle drive. Soft is accurate to describe that. Full on off stump, lofted with the turn and straight to the fielder. Nothing soft about the overall impact of his innings. A stupendous knock. But is this the in for India? It's not easy to get in on this pitch 174/1
Babar Hayat	c †Dhoni b Chahal	18	20	1	2	90.00
40.2 79.7 kph, Hayat walks! Tossed up outside off, and he tries to drive away from his body. The ball turns away, and takes an outside edge! 199/4
C Carter	c †Dhoni b Ahmed	3	11	0	0	27.27
39.1 134.4 kph, guides it to Dhoni. This is top bowling. 138kph ball cramping him in the corridor. He wants to tickle it to the third man boundary but that hurried him and he's caught inside the line 191/3
KD Shah	c Dhawan b Chahal	17	15	0	1	113.33
44.2 92.3 kph, full outside off, and he slaps this away from his body. Slices the shot, and it's popped up it in the air. Dhawan gets under it from point and composes himself to complete the catch 227/5
Ehsan Khan	c & b Ahmed	22	25	0	0	88.00
49.1 122.6 kph, that's his third wicket! Slower ball on middle, and he tries to muscle this towards the leg side. Takes a top-edge and Khaleel calls for the catch near short mid on 256/8
Aizaz Khan	lbw b Chahal	0	1	0	0	0.00
44.4 79.2 kph, ful on off, and spinning inwards! The wrong'un traps him right in front of off stump, and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Hong Kong six down, and now India are surely favourites once again 228/6
SS McKechnie†	st †Dhoni b Kuldeep Yadav	7	6	1	0	116.66
46.3 74.9 kph, stumped! Tries to swing through to the leg side, but Kuldeep's floater lands outside off, and then spins further away. Sneaks between bat and body, and MSD easily takes the bails off. 50th ODI wicket for Kuldeep! 240/7
Tanwir Afzal	not out	12	10	1	1	120.00

Ehsan Nawaz	not out	2	3	0	0	66.66

Extras	(lb 4, w 6, nb 3)	13

Total	(8 wickets; 50 overs)	259	(5.18 runs per over)

Did not bat Nadeem Ahmed

Fall of wickets 1-174 (Anshuman Rath, 34.1 ov), 2-175 (Nizakat Khan, 35.4 ov), 3-191 (Carter, 39.1 ov), 4-199 (Babar Hayat, 40.2 ov), 5-227 (Shah, 44.2 ov), 6-228 (Aizaz Khan, 44.4 ov), 7-240 (McKechnie, 46.3 ov), 8-256 (Ehsan Khan, 49.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
B Kumar	9	0	50	0	5.55	29	6	0	(2w)

KK Ahmed	10	0	48	3	4.80	35	5	1	(1w)
35.4 to Nizakat Khan, 136.4 kph, he's given him lbw! Nizakat has reviewed it. Appeared to have been struck on off and middle stump as he looked to flick this length ball coming into him...no bat on this. And it is whacking middle stump. Khaleel's debut wicket has knocked Hong Kong back. Length ball that Nizakat missed. Trapped in his crease too, there was some pace on that. He won't be around to see Hong Kong through today, but his getting out in the 36th over is the story - he has set them up for a miracle. A knock to remember. 175/2 39.1 to Carter, 134.4 kph, guides it to Dhoni. This is top bowling. 138kph ball cramping him in the corridor. He wants to tickle it to the third man boundary but that hurried him and he's caught inside the line 191/3 49.1 to Ehsan Khan, 122.6 kph, that's his third wicket! Slower ball on middle, and he tries to muscle this towards the leg side. Takes a top-edge and Khaleel calls for the catch near short mid on 256/8
SN Thakur	4	0	41	0	10.25	10	4	1	(3nb, 1w)

YS Chahal	10	0	46	3	4.60	28	1	1	(1w)
40.2 to Babar Hayat, 79.7 kph, Hayat walks! Tossed up outside off, and he tries to drive away from his body. The ball turns away, and takes an outside edge! 199/4 44.2 to Shah, 92.3 kph, full outside off, and he slaps this away from his body. Slices the shot, and it's popped up it in the air. Dhawan gets under it from point and composes himself to complete the catch 227/5 44.4 to Aizaz Khan, 79.2 kph, ful on off, and spinning inwards! The wrong'un traps him right in front of off stump, and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Hong Kong six down, and now India are surely favourites once again 228/6
Kuldeep Yadav	10	2	42	2	4.20	36	2	2	(1w)
34.1 to Anshuman Rath, 83.6 kph, got him at extra cover! Rath has picked out extra cover with a gentle drive. Soft is accurate to describe that. Full on off stump, lofted with the turn and straight to the fielder. Nothing soft about the overall impact of his innings. A stupendous knock. But is this the in for India? It's not easy to get in on this pitch 174/1 46.3 to McKechnie, 74.9 kph, stumped! Tries to swing through to the leg side, but Kuldeep's floater lands outside off, and then spins further away. Sneaks between bat and body, and MSD easily takes the bails off. 50th ODI wicket for Kuldeep! 240/7
KM Jadhav	7	0	28	0	4.00	25	1	1

Match details

Toss Hong Kong
Points India 2, Hong Kong 0

ODI debut KK Ahmed (India)
Player of the match S Dhawan (India)

Umpires Anisur Rahman (Bangladesh) and RJ Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire S George (South Africa)
Match referee AJ Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Reserve umpire Ahsan Raza (Pakistan)

Match notes

India innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 1 wicket)
India: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 1
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 181 runs, 1 wicket)
Drinks: India - 84/1 in 16.0 overs (S Dhawan 45, AT Rayudu 15)
S Dhawan: 50 off 57 balls (8 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (S Dhawan 29, AT Rayudu 22, Ex 0)
India: 100 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 114 balls (S Dhawan 53, AT Rayudu 47, Ex 0)
India: 150 runs in 27.4 overs (166 balls), Extras 1
AT Rayudu: 50 off 63 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: India - 166/2 in 31.0 overs (S Dhawan 80, KD Karthik 2)
S Dhawan: 100 off 105 balls (13 x 4)
India: 200 runs in 36.2 overs (219 balls), Extras 2
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (S Dhawan 35, KD Karthik 16, Ex 1)
Over 37.6: Review by Hong Kong (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - S Dhawan (Struck down)
Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 5 wickets)
India: 250 runs in 42.5 overs (258 balls), Extras 3
Innings Break: India - 285/7 in 50.0 overs (KM Jadhav 28, Kuldeep Yadav 0)

Hong Kong innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 0 wicket)
Hong Kong: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (Nizakat Khan 38, Anshuman Rath 14, Ex 1)
Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 142 runs, 3 wickets)
Nizakat Khan: 50 off 45 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
Over 15.5: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - Anisur Rahman, Batsman - Nizakat Khan (Struck down)
Drinks: Hong Kong - 91/0 in 16.0 overs (Nizakat Khan 54, Anshuman Rath 29)
Hong Kong: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (109 balls), Extras 9
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 109 balls (Nizakat Khan 59, Anshuman Rath 32, Ex 9)
Anshuman Rath: 50 off 75 balls (3 x 4)
Hong Kong: 150 runs in 30.3 overs (186 balls), Extras 9
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 186 balls (Nizakat Khan 85, Anshuman Rath 57, Ex 9)
Drinks: Hong Kong - 167/0 in 33.0 overs (Nizakat Khan 87, Anshuman Rath 71)
Over 35.4: Review by Hong Kong (Batting), Umpire - Anisur Rahman, Batsman - Nizakat Khan (Struck down)
Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 61 runs, 5 wickets)
Hong Kong: 200 runs in 40.3 overs (246 balls), Extras 11
Hong Kong: 250 runs in 48.2 overs (293 balls), Extras 12

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