India defeated Hong Kong by 40 runs to enter the Super 4 of the Asia Cup 2022. Batting first after losing the toss on Wednesday, Team India gave Hong Kong a target of 193 runs thanks to the brilliant fifties of Suryakumar Yadav (68 not out) and Virat Kohli (59 not out).In response, Hong Kong's team could score only 152 runs in the allotted 20 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Suryakumar was adjudged player of the match. Arshdeep Singh scored 44 runs in 4 overs and Avesh Khan scored 53 runs in 4 overs for India. Captain Rohit Sharma said after the win that the team needs to improve their performance with the ball.
Rohit said after the match, “We batted very well in the beginning and scored a good score. But I think we could have done a little better with the ball. Words will fall short for the kind of innings Suryakumar Yadav (SKY) played today. He bats fearlessly what the team expects from him. Today he played some such shots, which are not written anywhere in any book.
Virat and Suryakumar put on an unbeaten 98-run partnership for the third wicket in which Suryakumar batted very aggressively, hitting six sixes and as many fours in 26 balls, which made Kohli's half-century fade. Kohli scored a half-century after a long time. He hit one four and three sixes in 44 balls during his innings on Wednesday after scoring 35 runs against Pakistan.
