Dubai: The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team registered their second win in the ongoing Asia Cup as they defeated Hong Kong in the Group A match at the Dubai International Stadium today.
Hong Kong captain Nizakat Khan won the toss and elected to bowl first following which the Indian side which included Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant in place of all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
Suryakumar Yadav’s fireworks in the last seven overs and combined with Virat Kohli’s 31st T20I fifty propelled India to reaching a daunting 192/2 against Hong Kong.
Chasing the target, Hong Kong could score only 152/5 in their 20 overs as Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja and Avesh Khan took one wicket each.
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