Pakistan vs Hong Kong, Match 6 Asia Cup 2022, Stats Review: Hong Kong’s lowest total, Shadab Khan’s best figures, and other stats

Pakistan humiliated Hong Kong by dismissing them for just 38, their lowest total in T20 internationals, eventually winning Match 6 of Asia Cup 2022 by a mammoth margin of 155 runs in Sharjah. Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman struck half-centuries as Pakistan reached a huge total of 193/2 while Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz spun their web to pick seven wickets in between them to bundle out the opposition in just 10.4 overs.

Speaking about how the one-sided encounter panned out, skipper Nizakat Khan won the toss and elected to field first. Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffered back-to-back low scores as he got out for just nine runs. Rizwan and Zaman stitched a solid 116-run partnership as they kept the scoreboard ticking for their side. Left-handed batter Zaman got dismissed for 53 off 41 while Khushdil Shah played a blitz innings of 35 off just 15 which included five maximums. Rizwan remained unbeaten on 78 off 57 with six fours and a six. Spinner Ehsan Khan continued his great form as he picked up 2/28 in his four-over spell.

Chasing 193, Hong Kong looked clueless in their innings as not a single player reached the double-figure mark. Pacer Naseem Shah impressed yet again with his spell of 2/7 in two overs. Spinners Shadab and Nawaz then dismantled Hong Kong’s batting line-up with their outstanding piece of spin bowling. Leggie Shadab registered his career-best figures of 4/8 while Nawaz took 3/5 in just two overs.

With this, Hong Kong are eliminated while Pakistan have booked yet another meeting with arch-rivals team India in Match 2 of the Super 4 round on Sunday, September 04, 2022. For his valuable and match-winning knock of 78, Mohammad Rizwan grabbed the Player-of-the-Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 6 between Pakistan and Hong Kong in the Asia Cup 2022:

15 – Mohammad Rizwan has now smashed the second-most 50-plus scores (15) for Pakistan in T20Is. He went past Mohammad Hafeez’s tally of 14 such scores. Skipper Babar Azam tops the list with 27 50-plus scores.

38 – Hong Kong suffered their lowest score of 38 all-out in T20Is. Previously, their lowest total of 69 came against Nepal in the year 2014.

50 – Rizwan reached the landmark of 50 maximums in T20 internationals.

38 – Hong Kong also scripted the lowest total of 38 all-out in Asia Cup (T20). The previous lowest was 81/9 by UAE against India in the 2016 edition.

155 – Pakistan achieved the second-largest victory (155) by runs amongst the full members in T20 internationals. Sri Lanka is on top for defeating Kenya by a margin of 172 runs in 2007.

193/2 – Pakistan registered the second highest total of 193/2 in Sharjah in T20Is. Afghanistan is on top for scoring 215/6 against Zimbabwe in the year 2016.

4/8 – Shadab Khan recorded his best bowling figures of 4/8 in the shortest international format. His previous best was 4/14 against West Indies in 2017.

1 – Hong Kong recorded the lowest score of 38 all-out by a team against Pakistan in the T20 internationals. The previous lowest was 60 by West Indies in Karachi in the year 2018.

9 – Hong Kong also scripted the joint-ninth lowest total of 38 all-round in the format.