Asia Cup 2022: India vs Hong Kong, 4th Match, Preview, Predicted Playing XIs and all you need to know

Indians are set to lock horns with Hong Kong in the second match of their campaign in the Asia Cup 2022. Currently, India is coming off with a five-wicket win against the arch-rivals Pakistan in their first tournament group. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was awarded player of the match for his match-defining all-round performance against Pakistan.

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Whereas, Hong Kong will be eyeing on to give a tough fight to the men in blue. They have qualified for the main stage of the tournament after winning the qualifiers. Earlier, their celebration after qualifying for the main stage also went viral over social media. Now, everybody is waiting for the match to find out if India will finish the group stage with two consecutive wins or if Hong Kong stuns the Indians.

So, taking this discussion a bit ahead, here we’ll have a look at the preview of this upcoming Group A match between India and Hong Kong. It will include the venue details, pitch report, predicted playing XIs, and all you need to know.

India vs Hong Kong, 4^th Match, Venue Details

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Both teams will play this match at Dubai’s Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Earlier, all two games were played here except the one between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at Sharjah.

India vs Hong Kong, 4^th Match, Date, and Timings

The match will begin at 7.30 PM on the 31^st of August according to the Indian Standard Time.

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India vs Hong Kong, 4^th Match, Broadcast Details

Live Telecast on Television – Star Sports Network

Live Telecast on OTT and Digital – Disney+ Hotstar

India vs Hong Kong, 4^th Match, Pitch Report, and Playing Conditions

The surface of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium has behaved very mysteriously in the previous two matches played here. Although, there are high chances that the administration might use a fresh turf for this encounter between India and Hong Kong.

India vs Hong Kong, 4^th Match, Predicted Playing XI of both the teams

India

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Arshdeep Singh.

Hong Kong

Nizakat Khan(C), Yasim Murtaza, Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie (wk), Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, and Ayush Shukla.