Hong Kong vs United Arab Emirates, Asia Cup Qualifiers, Highlights: Hong Kong beat UAE by 8 wickets on Wednesday in the Asia Cup qualifiers in Oman to finish on top of the standings and seal a spot in the group stage of the tournament. Hong Kong finished the qualifiers with three wins out of three. On Wednesday, Hong Kong elected to field and bowled their higher ranked opponents out for 147. UAE captain Chundangapoyil Rizwan top-scored for them with 49, while Zawar Farid scored 41. Ehsan Khan was the pick of the bowlers for Hong Kong, with figures of 4/24 from his four overs. Ayush Shukla took three wickets. The Hong Kong openers then put on an 85-run stand to take the match away from their opponents. Captain Nizakat Khan fell for 39, but his opening partner Yasim Murtaza went on to score 58. Babar Hayat was unbeaten on 38 as Hong Kong completed the chase with an over to spare. Hong Kong have now joined India and Pakistan in Group A of the Asia Cup. Their first match will be against India on August 31. (Scorecard)
Here are the Highlights of the Asia Cup Qualifier between Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates from Al Amerat in Oman
HK vs UAE, Asia Cup Live Scorecard
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18.66Zawar Farid to
Six! Played towards mid off.
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18.51Zawar Farid to
1 run, played towards fine leg.
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18.41Zawar Farid to
1 run, played towards mid on.
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18.31Zawar Farid to
1 run, played towards covers.
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18.21Zawar Farid to
1 run, played towards mid on.
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18.12Zawar Farid to
2 runs, played towards mid on.
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17.61Basil Hameed to
1 run, played towards covers.
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17.52Basil Hameed to
2 runs, played towards mid off.
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17.42Basil Hameed to
2 runs, played towards covers.
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17.34Basil Hameed to
Four! Played towards point.
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17.20Basil Hameed to
No run.
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17.11Basil Hameed to
1 run, played towards point.
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16.62Junaid Siddique to
2 runs, played towards third man.
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16.56Junaid Siddique to
Six! Played towards mid on.
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16.41Junaid Siddique to
1 run, played towards point.
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16.32Junaid Siddique to
2 runs, played towards mid off.
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16.20Junaid Siddique to
No run.
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16.1WJunaid Siddique to
OUT! The fielder has taken the catch.
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15.61Zawar Farid to
1 run, played towards mid on.
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15.51Zawar Farid to
1 run, played towards covers.