Asia Cup 2022: India Storm Into Super 4 Stage After Defeating Hong Kong By 40 Runs

Dubai: India qualified for the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup after beating Hong Kong by 40 runs in a Group A match at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday.

Having beaten Pakistan and Hong Kong in the group-stages, India became the second team after Afghanistan to seal a spot in the Super Fours of Asia Cup 2022.

Chasing a target of 193, Hong Kong were restricted to a total of 142 for five in 20 overs. Babar Hayat top-scored with a knock of 41 while Kinchit Shah and Zeeshan Ali played cameos of 30 and 26 not out, respectively.

Earlier, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav starred with the bat as India managed to post a total of 192 for two against Hong Kong in an Asia Cup Group A match against Hong Kong.

Kohli (59 not out off 44) and Suryakumar (68 not out off 26) added an unbeaten 98 runs to rescue India, who were at one stage 94 for two after 13 overs of play.

Hong Kong spinners Yasim Murtaza and Mohammad Ghazanfar put the brakes on KL Rahul but Suryakumar Yadav brought out the sweeps to put the pressure right back on the associate team.