Pakistan vs Hong Kong, Asia Cup 2022: Babar Azam praises his young pacers after mammoth 155-run win

Pakistan left the frustration of their final match loss over arch-rivals India by thrashing minnows Hong Kong by a 155-run within the closing Group A match of the Asia Cup 2022 to progress to the Tremendous 4 levels.

Following the win, the group’s captain Babar Azam, who may solely rating 9 runs on the day, praised his younger Pakistan pacers Naseem Shah and Shahnawaz Dahani for performing effectively of their rookie season with senior pacers Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Wasim unavailable for the collection.

Batting first, Mohammad Rizwan did the heavy lifting for the wining aspect with a 78 not out and was aptly backed by Fakhar Zaman, who scored a 41-ball 53 on a patchy floor. Finisher Khusdil Shah then slammed a 15-ball 35, laced with 5 sixes, to take Pak to an enormous complete of 193/2.

In response, Hong Kong had been bundled out for file complete of 38 as Shadab Khan (4/8) and Mohammad Nawaz (3/5) wiped the middle- and lower-order after pacers Naseem Shah (2/7) and Shahnawaz Dahani (1/7) ran by the highest order.

“Excellent win for us,” stated Azam on the post-match presentation ceremony. “Weren’t capable of get our photographs away initially with the bat. Our plan is for batters on the high to play on the finish. Turns into simpler for these coming in. Naseem and Dahani are performing rather well having made debuts very just lately.”