That ends a crushing day for Pakistan, who at one stage seemed to be falling short on a slow, low pitch. Monga's report is up for a read already, as we sign off from the group stages of the tournament. See you soon. Take care!
Mohammad Rizwan is the Player of the Match: "Most important for us to adjust to the conditions even if it is T20 cricket. The ball was keeping low. We tried hitting, but it wasn't coming off. Then we charged down, keeping in mind the ball was staying low. I believe in hard work... Being a senior player, you have to take responsibility. You have to play according to the team, and there will be pressure. I request everyone to help the people of Pakistan, who are in trouble [due to the floods]"
Babar Azam, the winning captain: "Very nice victory for us. The wicket was keeping low, but they way we batted and finished was outstanding. We want the top-orders batters to stay till the end, and the lower ones to bat around them. The way Naseem and Dahani have debuted, they have shown brilliant performances."
Nizakat Khan, Hong Kong's captain: "Lots of learnings from these two games. Credit to Pakistan for the way they played. Shot making, I must admit, was poor. We'll take back the professionalism of the two teams."
Hang around for the presentations, and have a guess of the Player of the Match. Fakhar? Shadab? Or someone else?
Shaamikh: "@Momin - even worse to be a Pakistan Man Utd fan, while also being a Ferrari fan seeing Max win again."
This win by 155 runs is also Pakistan's highest in the format in terms of runs.
Nawaz: "We had simple plans: just bowl wicket to wicket as per the pitch. We wanted to bowl on a good length since the ball was keeping low. We wanted to score 170-plus initially. After the good start from the fast bowlers, we just needed to keep it simple."
Momin: "Pak vs India and Manu Utd vs Arsenal Super double Sunday !! Stress to be a Pak Arsenal Fan !!!"
Roby Stephen: "Pakistan bowlers peaking "
8.44pm India vs Pakistan on Sunday is confirmed. Pakistan thrash Hong Kong by 155 runs amidst expectations of the latter scripting a miracle in what was a knockout match. Nobody except extras got into double figures, as the scorecard resembled a phone number. Shadab bags 4 for 8, Nawaz gets 3 for 5, and Naseem has 2 for 7.
Mohammad Ghazanfar lbw b Shadab Khan 0 (4m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
The lowest total against a full member side is 39 by Netherlands against Sri Lanka. Ghazanfar facing the hat-trick ball.
A Shukla b Shadab Khan 1 (7m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00
Shadab will continue
Not much left for Pakistan - and me - to do. Hong Kong's lowest T20I all out total is 69, and today Pakistan look set to bowl them out for a lower score.
END OF OVER:10 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | HKG: 38/8 (156 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 3.80, RRR: 15.60)
- Ehsan Khan0 (1b)
- Ayush Shukla1 (4b)
- Mohammad Nawaz2-0-5-3
- Shadab Khan2-0-8-2
Time for drinks. Over to Agrawal for the final rites
A slip and a leg slip now for Shukla
Zeeshan Ali c Iftikhar Ahmed b Mohammad Nawaz 3 (10m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
Ehsan Khan is the new man in. Leg slip in for Nawaz
END OF OVER:9 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | HKG: 36/7 (158 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 4.00, RRR: 14.36)
- Zeeshan Ali3 (4b)
- Shadab Khan2-0-8-2
- Mohammad Nawaz1-0-3-2
Haroon Arshad b Shadab Khan 3 (6m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00
A slip in for Shadab too
END OF OVER:8 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | HKG: 32/6 (162 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 4.00, RRR: 13.50)
- Haroon Arshad1 (1b)
- Zeeshan Ali1 (1b)
- Mohammad Nawaz1-0-3-2
- Shadab Khan1-0-4-1
In comes Haroon Arshad. A slip awaits
