IND vs HK Review: Suryakumar blazes away as India trounce Hong Kong

India have qualified for the Super 4 stage of the 2022 Asia Cup with a comfortable victory over Hong Kong in Match 4 of Asia Cup 2022 by 40 runs. Chasing a score of 193 was always going to be tough for the Hong Kong side but they did have a few positives from the game.

Babar Hayat top-scored with 41 while Zeeshan Ali and Scott McKechnie tried their hearts out in the end for the Hong Kong side. However, the Indian spinners were on the money while the two young seamers in Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh, were taken to the cleaners which will worry the Indian skipper.

Earlier in the game, India posted a massive total on the back of Suryakumar Yadav’s (68*) and Virat Kohli’s (59*) unbeaten fifties. The duo added a massive 98 runs in an unbeaten partnership which proved to be game-changing. Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 21 while KL Rahul could not get his strike rate up, ending with a 39-ball 36. However, Suryakumar managed to cut loose with some fascinating shots while Kohli looked at his best too.

Top Performers of the game

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav played a gem of an innings for India, coming in at four. He got the scoring rate up considerably and finished with an unbeaten 26-ball 68, which comprised of six sixes and fours apiece. He smacked 26 runs off the final over and gave the perfect finish to the innings.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli reached a magnificent fifty and played a typical Kohli innings where he started slowly and then capitalised once he got his eye in. The 33-year-old hit three sixes and a four in his unbeaten 59 and played second fiddle in the partnership alongside Suryakumar Yadav.

What next for the two teams?

India have qualified for the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 from Group A, topping the points table. Hong Kong will play Pakistan for a spot in the next stage, on September 2.