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Afghanistan vs Hong Kong: ICC World T20 2016 Live Scores
Afghanistan should head into the clash as the superior side against Hong Kong, although both share equal result in head-to-head clashes. Afghanistan managed to secure a 14-run win over Scotland, while Hong Kong slumped to a defeat against Zimbabwe with the same margin. Catch all the live cricket score updates of the Group B match here.
Afghanistan has won two matches and have lost two against Hong Kong in Twenty20 matches.© AP
Nagpur:
Afghanistan and Hong Kong head into World T20 match on even terms. Both teams have faced each other four times with Afghanistan winning two and losing two. (SCORECARD |SCHEDULE | NEWS | VIDEOS | GALLERY)
The news from the middle is that Hong Kong has won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan.Â
Afghanistan's batting will once again revolve around Mohammad Shahzad, Samiullah Shenwari and Najibullah Zadran.
In the bowling departement, Dawlat Zadran is expected to share the workload with Gulbadan Naib.
Hong Kong batsmen may not stack up big numbers, but they really can't be ruled out in this shortest format of the game.
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Only Anshuman Rath could provide some resistance to the innings. Kinchit Shah gave some support to Anshuman but even he fell like the others. Mohammad Nabi was the man of the hour as he gave figures of 4/20 . Will Hong Kong come back and defend this meek total or will Afghanistan finish this in style? Lets wait and find out.
Hong Kong finish this one with hiccups. Atkinson along with Campbell started the innings with good pace but couldn't hold it for long. With the introduction of Mohammad Nabi into the attack, wickets started tumbling. In the Powerplay, it seemed the score would go past 130 but it did not happen.
Full toss outside off, Rath mistimes it to extra cover for no run. HONG KONG FINISH ON 116/6.
Another bouncer around off, Afzal gets a top edge on that pull shot. A single taken to third man.
Back of a length around off, Afzal goes for a wild pull but fails to connect.
Full toss outside off, Rath looks to gets across and play the paddle scoop but fails miserably. Shahzad fumbles to let go of a bye.
Shortish around off, pulled away to the leg side for a single.
Fullish on middle and off, Tanwir drags it to long on and picks up a brace as a result of a misfield in the deep.
HAMID HASSAN will bowl the final over.
Full and on off, Rath works it to the leg side for a single.