After 6 overs,Hong Kong 25/3 ( Kinchit Shah 6 , Aizaz Khan 1)
Haris Rauf bowls the sixth over of the chase. Excellent powerplay for Pakistan, with three wickets coming in that phase.
After 5 overs,Hong Kong 19/3 ( Kinchit Shah 1 , Aizaz Khan 0)
Shahnawaz Dahani returns with a wicket msiden, getting rid of Yasim Murtaza who is caught by Khushdil Shah running on from mid-on.
After 4 overs,Hong Kong 19/2 ( Yasim Murtaza 2 , Kinchit Shah 1)
Iftikhar Ahmed into the attack. Just three runs from the over as Pakistan keep Hong Kong’s run-rate in check.
OUT! Caught by Asif Ali at cover region and Nizakat Khan is dismissed by Naseem Shah. Nizakat Khan c Asif Ali b Naseem Shah 8
After 2 overs,Hong Kong 15/0 ( Nizakat Khan (C) 8 , Yasim Murtaza 0)
The run-chase is on in Sharjah. 15 runs come off the first two overs. Task cut out for Hong Kong, who still need another 179 runs off 18 overs remaining.
After 20 overs,Pakistan 193/2 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 78 , Khushdil Shah 35)
Aizaz into the attack for the final over. 29 runs come off the final over. Hong Kong players won’t be proud of this one. Pakistan finish their innings at 193/2 from 20 overs. Hong Kong need 194 runs to win.
After 18 overs,Pakistan 156/2 ( Mohammad Rizwan (W) 72 , Khushdil Shah 9)
Ayush Shukla is in for his third over. Expensive over with a lot of wides costing the Hong Kong bowler and his team, with 18 runs coming from it.
OUT! Sliced to point region as Fakhar Zaman is dismissed. Ehsan Khan with the wicket for Hong Kong. Fakhar Zaman c Aizaz Khan b Ehsan Khan 53
FIFTY! Half-century for Fakhar Zaman as Pakistan continue to pile up runs in the final overs of the innings. He gets to the milestone with a maximum.
After 15 overs, Pakistan 116/1
Ghazanfar into the attack now. Fakhar Zaman smashes a six to reach his 40s, hitting it up towards the midwicket boundary. The partnership between Rizwan and Fakhar is now over 100 runs.