Asian Games 2023 Pakistan vs Hong Kong Highlights: Qasim Akram-led Pakistan is scheduled to play in the 2nd quarter finals of the Asian Games 2023 against Nizakat Khan-led Hong Kong.
| Match No | Asian Games 2023, Quarter Finals 2 |
| Match | Pakistan vs Hong Kong |
| Date | October 3, 2023 |
| Toss | Hong Kong Won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field |
| Result | Pakistan won by 68 runs |
Pakistan vs Hong Kong Playing 11
Pakistan Squad
Qasim Akram (c), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mirza Tahir Baig, Arshad Iqbal, Aamer Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Sufiyan Muqeem, Rohail Nazir (wk), Khushdil Shah, Omair Yousuf
Hong Kong Squad
Babar Hayat, Anas Khan, Akbar Khan, Ehsan Khan, Muhammad Khan (wk), Shiv Mathur, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Nizakat Khan (c), Niaz Ali, Nasrulla Rana, Ayush Shukla
Pakistan vs Hong Kong Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Pakistan | 160 -10 (20 ov) |
| Hong kong | 92 -10 (18.5 ov) |
2023 Pakistan vs Hong Kong highlights
Pakistan Innings
Omair Yousuf and Mirza Baig opened the innings for Pakistan while Ayush Shukla opened the bowling attack. Mirza Baig was sent out with a duck while Omair Yousuf scored 21 runs and Rohail Nazir scored 13 runs and was sent out by Anas Khan.
With the dismissal of Haider Ali with four runs by Ehsan Khan, Qasim Akram was dismissed with 12 by Anas Khan. Asif Ali and Arafat Minhas scored 25 runs each and were sent out by Mohammad Ghazanfar. By the end of 20 overs, Pakistan scored 160 runs losing all 10 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Omair Yousuf | b Anas Khan | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| Mirza Baig | c Babar Hayat b Shukla | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohail Nazir † | c †Muhammad Khan b Shukla | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 162.5 |
| Haider Ali | lbw b Ehsan Khan | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Qasim Akram (c) | c Nizakat Khan b Anas Khan | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| Khushdil Shah | c Babar Hayat b Mohammad Ghazanfar | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 81.25 |
| Asif Ali | c sub (Hamed Khan) b Mohammad Ghazanfar | 25 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 119.04 |
| Arafat Minhas | c Babar Hayat b Mohammad Ghazanfar | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 156.25 |
| Aamer Jamal | c Ehsan Khan b Shukla | 41 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 256.25 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Arshad Iqbal | c Mohammad Ghazanfar b Shukla | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Ayush Shukla | 4 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 12.25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Ehsan Khan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Niaz Ali | 3.4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8.45 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anas Khan | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasrulla Rana | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ghazanfar | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Hong Kong Innings
With the target of 161, Nizakat Khan and Muhammad Khan opened the innings for Hong Kong while Arshad Iqbal opened the bowling attack. Muhammad Khan was dismissed with a duck while Nizakat Minhas was sent out with 11 runs by Arafat Minhas. Babar Hayat scored 29 runs and was sent out by Khushdil. Other batters were sent out with low figures at regular intervals. Kushdil dismissed 3 wickets while Arafat Minhas, Sufiyan Muqeem and Qasim Akram scalped two wickets each. By the end, Hong Kong Scored lost all 10 wickets on the last ball of the 19th over scoring 92 runs.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Nizakat Khan (c) | b Arafat Minhas | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Muhammad Khan † | c †Rohail Nazir b Arafat Minhas | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babar Hayat | b Khushdil Shah | 29 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 107.4 |
| Shiv Mathur | c Asif Ali b Sufiyan Muqeem | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Akbar Khan | c †Rohail Nazir b Khushdil Shah | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Nasrulla Rana | b Khushdil Shah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anas Khan | run out (Haider Ali) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ehsan Khan | not out | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Ayush Shukla | c Qasim Akram b Sufiyan Muqeem | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ghazanfar | b Qasim Akram | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Niaz Ali | c Khushdil Shah b Qasim Akram | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Arshad Iqbal | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.66 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Arafat Minhas | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aamer Jamal | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sufiyan Muqeem | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2.75 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khushdil Shah | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.25 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Qasim Akram | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.72 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
