18.5: Ateeq Iqbal to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! DONE AND DUSTED! Wanindu Hasaranga takes Sri Lanka home with a boundary, and they beat Hong Kong, China by four wickets with 7 balls to spare. A bit fuller and around middle, Wanindu clears out his front leg and smokes it down the ground to the left of long on for a boundary to seal the deal.
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18.4: Ateeq Iqbal to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! CRACKED! On a length and around off, Wanindu Hasaranga presses back and lofts it through the gap between mid off and extra cover for a boundary.
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18.3: Ateeq Iqbal to Wanindu Hasaranga, Fuller but down leg, Wanindu Hasaranga comes forward and flicks it in the gap towards deep square leg for another two runs. Sri Lanka need just 5 now as this has been excellent running between the wickets.
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18.2: Ateeq Iqbal to Wanindu Hasaranga, Good length and outside off, Wanindu cuts it to the left of backward point and runs two hard.
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18.1: Ateeq Iqbal to Wanindu Hasaranga, On a length and around off, WH mistimes his punch off the upper half of the bat but on the bounce to cover.
End of over 18
SL141/6
SL Batting D Shanaka 6(3) W Hasaranga 8(4)
4
17.6: Yasim Murtaza to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! THUMPED! Much shorter and around middle, Dasun Shanaka rocks back, clears out his front leg and pumps it to beat the diving deep mid-wicket fielder to his left for a boundary. Sri Lanka need just 9 runs.
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17.5: Yasim Murtaza to Wanindu Hasaranga, Tossed it up and around off, Wanindu Hasaranga gets down on one knee and looks to slog-sweep it but mistimes it off the top edge of the bat. Luckily for him, the ball lands well before the incoming long on fielder. A single taken.
0
17.4: Yasim Murtaza to Wanindu Hasaranga, Short and around middle, punched back to the bowler off the back foot.
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17.3: Yasim Murtaza to Wanindu Hasaranga, SIX! BOOM! Full and outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga prods forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and smokes it downtown for a biggie. Makes full use of the freebie and it will ease down the pressure for sure.
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17.3: Yasim Murtaza to Dasun Shanaka, Short and around off, Dasun knocks it down to long on for one. Uh-oh, Yasim Murtaza has overstepped and it is called a NO BALL! A Free-Hit is coming up...
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17.2: Yasim Murtaza to Wanindu Hasaranga, Short and around middle, swiped away to deep backward square leg for one.
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17.1: Yasim Murtaza to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! CAUGHT! Sri Lanka are crumbling here in Dubai as they have lost their sixth wicket. Slower and fuller, around off, Kamindu Mendis uses his feet and looks to take on the bowler. But as the ball gets some grip and turn off the deck, he mistimes his shot off the toe end of the bat towards deep mid-wicket, where Babar Hayat takes a well-judged catch.
End of over 17
SL127/5
SL Batting K Mendis 5(4) D Shanaka 1(1)
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16.6: Ehsan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, Short again and on middle, angling in, Kamindu Mendis nudges it to deep mid-wicket for one. 23 needed 18 balls!
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16.5: Ehsan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, Goes short and around off, Kamindu Mendis cuts it away wide of deep point for a brace.
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16.4: Ehsan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, Slows it up, full and on middle, Kamindu Mendis only manages to fend it down the pitch.
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16.3: Ehsan Khan to Kamindu Mendis, Flighted, full and around off, Kamindu Mendis drives it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs.
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16.2: Ehsan Khan to Charith Asalanka, OUT! TAKEN! GONE! Sri Lanka are five down. Short and outside off, Charith Asalanka rocks back and looks to cut it. But the ball skids through and turns away as well from the batter. He ends up slicing it off the outer half of the bat towards short third, where Ayush Shukla takes it to his left.
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16.1: Ehsan Khan to Charith Asalanka, RIPPER! The ball is suddenly doing a lot here. Flatter, full and on middle, turns square off the deck, Charith Asalanka plays all over it as the ball zips past the outside edge.
End of over 20
HK149/4
HK Batting N Khan 52(38) A Khan 4(6)
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19.6: Maheesh Theekshana to Nizakat Khan, No, they can't! However, this is still a fantastic effort from them against a top side. Maheesh Theekshana floats it up, full and on off, Nizakat Khan lofts it down to long off for just one. Aizaz wants the second but is sent back, the throw comes at the keeper's end, where Kusal Mendis collects it wide of the stumps and takes the bails off. It is referred upstairs, and the third umpire is called in. However, the replay shows that Khan has made his ground. Hong Kong, China, finish on 149/4!
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19.5: Maheesh Theekshana to Nizakat Khan, Maheesh Theekshana sees the batter advance and darts in a yorker, on middle, Nizakat Khan drills it down the pitch. Theekshana gets a hand on his follow-through as the ball hits the bat of the non-striker and stays put. Can Hong Kong, China get to 150 here?
2
19.4: Maheesh Theekshana to Nizakat Khan, FIFTY FOR KHAN! A fantastic knock from him. He is just the second player from Hong Kong, China, to score a fifty in the Asia Cup (T20s). Flighted, full and outside off, Nizakat Khan goes hard at it and slices it towards deep point for a brace. He raises his bat to take in all the applause. However, it looks like he is just struggling a bit with something here.
0
19.3: Maheesh Theekshana to Aizaz Khan, Slows it up, short and on middle, Aizaz Khan goes through his pull early as the ball goes off his back towards point. A leg bye taken.
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19.2: Maheesh Theekshana to Nizakat Khan, Fires one full and on middle, Nizakat Khan jams it out to long on for a run. Khan wants the second, but there isn't any.
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19.1: Maheesh Theekshana to Aizaz Khan, Floated, full and on off, Aizaz Khan uses his feet and thrashes it to long off for a single.
End of over 19
HK143/4
HK Batting N Khan 48(34) A Khan 3(4)
2
18.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, Pitched up and around off, Nizakat Khan drills it to sweeper covers and turns back for the second run. The throw from the deep is well wide of the keeper, which does not trouble the batter. 12 runs off it, after just 4 from the first 4 balls.
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18.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, SIX! Wow..that is a terrific shot! Dushmantha Chameera just misses the yorker and serves this full, on off. Nizakat Khan gets his front leg out of the way, gets under it and launches it well over the long off fence for a biggie.
0
18.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Aizaz Khan, Pitched up and around off, follows the batter, Aizaz Khan moves across to scoop it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards point. Khan sets off for the leg bye, Pathum Nissanka picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Aizaz was gone for all money if that hit.
1
18.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, Takes pace off, full toss and on off, Nizakat Khan goes through his push early as the ball goes off the bottom edge towards long off for another run.
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18.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Aizaz Khan, Well bowled! Fuller and outside off, Aizaz Khan moves across and bunts it out towards extra covers for a run.
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18.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, A full toss around off, Nizakat Khan lifts it on the bounce to extra covers for just a single. He will be disappointed for not putting that away.
End of over 18
HK131/4
HK Batting N Khan 38(30) A Khan 2(2)
1
17.6: Dasun Shanaka to Nizakat Khan, Right in the blockhole, on middle, Nizakat Khan uses his feet and jams it out to long off for one more. Just 5 runs and a wicket from the over. Super stuff from Shanaka!
1
17.5: Dasun Shanaka to Aizaz Khan, Low full toss, on leg, Aizaz Khan drills it to long on for one.
1
17.4: Dasun Shanaka to Nizakat Khan, Good length and on middle, Nizakat Khan nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.
1
17.3: Dasun Shanaka to Aizaz Khan, Slower one, on a length and on middle, Aizaz Khan looks to work it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side. They cross.
0
17.2: Dasun Shanaka to Yasim Murtaza, OUT! TAKEN! Dasun Shanaka strikes in his first over! He bangs this into the pitch, outside off, and this one is there to be put away. Yasim Murtaza accepts the width and slashes hard at it to carve it over point, but only gets a thick outside edge that flies straight down the throat of deep backward point, where Dushmantha Chameera makes no mistake. Big wicket for Lanka, as the in-form Murtaza goes back cheaply. Hong Kong, China are four down now!
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17.1: Dasun Shanaka to Nizakat Khan, Short of a length and on off, Nizakat Khan pulls it from above his head towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
18.5: Ateeq Iqbal to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! DONE AND DUSTED! Wanindu Hasaranga takes Sri Lanka home with a boundary, and they beat Hong Kong, China by four wickets with 7 balls to spare. A bit fuller and around middle, Wanindu clears out his front leg and smokes it down the ground to the left of long on for a boundary to seal the deal.