PAK vs HK Match Preview: Pakistan and Hong Kong (PAK vs HK) will face each other today in the ongoing Asia Cup in the UAE. Both the teams have lost one match each in this tournament. Both the teams had to face defeat at the hands of India. In such a situation, today’s match will be very special for both these teams. Here the winning team will reach the next stage of the tournament, while the losing team will have to find a way out.
Pakistan’s team has played only two T20 International matches so far this year and has lost in both. However, despite this, he will have a heavy edge against Hong Kong. Pakistan has two legendary batsmen of T20 format (Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan). In bowling too, the Pakistan team has a good mix of youth and experience. Although Hong Kong also showed a good game against India in their last match, it can be said that there can be some competition in the match. Babar Hayat will be the most eye in the Hong Kong team. He is in a good rhythm at the moment. He had hit good shots against India too.
Sharjah pitch mood and weather updates
The wicket of Sharjah Cricket Stadium is more helpful for the bowlers. Spinners dominate here. The average score of the team batting first in the T20 Internationals played here in the last one year has been less than 143. Although the boundaries here are quite small. In such a situation, if the batsman stays for some time, then he can also create a blast. The weather of Sharjah is very hot these days. The temperature will remain above 30 degrees even during the match.
Possible Playing XI
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf, Shahnawaz Dahani.
Hong Kong: Nizakat Khan (Captain), Babar Hayat, Yasmin Mortaza, Kinchit Shah, Scott McKinney, Haroon Arshad, Ejaz Khan, Zeeshan Ali, Ehsan Khan, Aayush Shukla, Mohammad Ghaznafar.
