Hong Kong vs Pakistan স্কোরকার্ড, Match 6, Asia Cup 2022

This will be the first men’s T20I between Pakistan and Hong Kong; Pakistan have played nine games in the format against non-Test playing countries so far, winning all of them.

Pakistan have lost each of their last two men’s T20I matches, the last time they endured a longer losing streak in the format was between May and November 2019 (a run of six straight losses).

Pakistan are yet to be beaten in a men’s T20I game at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium; they have played four such games at the venue, winning three and tying one; they however lost their only tied game against England via Super Over eliminator in 2015.

Hong Kong have now lost each of their last two men’s T20Is in the United Arab Emirates, having won the three games in country prior; they have a lost nine games in the format in the UAE, their highest in any single country.

Pakistan have registered a batting dot ball rate of 46% during the Powerplays in men’s T20Is since the start of 2021, the best such rate for any full member team during this period.

Since the start of 2021 in men’s T20Is, Pakistan have scalped 11 wickets from yorkers, the most by any full member side during this period.

Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan has a batting average of 110 during the powerplay in men’s T20Is since the start of 2021, the best such rate for any player among full member sides.

Hong Kong’s Babar Hayat put up scores of 41, 38* and 53* in his last three men’s T20Is respectively, making it the first time that he has managed three consecutive scores of 30+ runs in the format; Hayat’s batting average of 29.6 in men’s T20Is is the highest for any Hong Kong batter.

No player has taken more wickets during the death overs (overs 17 to 20) in men’s T20Is since the start of 2021 than Pakistan’s Haris Rauf – 18 (also Jason Holder).

Ehsan Khan has an economy rate of 5.3 in men’s T20Is in the United Arab Emirates, the best such rate for any Hong Kong bowler in the country (min. 10 overs bowled); he has bowled at an economy rate of less than six in five of his last six men’s T20Is in the UAE.