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Sri Lanka will face Hong Kong in the 8th match of the Asia Cup. The match will be played at the International Stadium in Dubai from 8 pm. Today will be the only double header of the tournament. The first match will be held between Oman and UAE in Abu Dhabi.
Sri Lanka made a great debut of the tournament. The team defeated Bangladesh by 6 wickets in the first match. This tournament has not been special for Hong Kong. The team played two matches and both lost. In the first match, the team was defeated by Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the second match.
Teams of Sri Lanka and Hong Kong had not yet clashed in international cricket. In such a situation, this will be the first match between the two teams in any format.
Sri Lanka won 11 matches in T20 Asia Cup Talking about the Asia Cup played in T20 format, Sri Lanka has played 11 matches, winning 7 and lost 4. Hong Kong has played 7 matches in the T20 Asia Cup. He has suffered defeat in all these matches. The team could never win in the ODI Asia Cup.
Nisanka fifty in the first match Sri Lankan bowlers and batsmen performed amazing against Bangladesh, so they would not like to make much changes in their playing XI. The bat of Kusal Mendis could not run in the first match. In such a situation, he will be expected to expect a big innings. Opener Pathum Nisanka scored half -century against Bangladesh. Apart from him, Kamil Mishara also scored 46 runs. In the bowling department, spinner Vanindu Hasranga took 2 wickets.
Hong Kong has to improve batting In the first two matches, Hong Kong’s batting was nothing special. The team scored just 94/9 against Afghanistan. Hong Kong scored 143/7 against Bangladesh. The bowling of the team was also nothing special. In such a situation, Hong Kong will have to be improved in every field. Better Babur Hayat scored the highest 53 runs with the team together. Atik Iqbal has taken 3 wickets in bowling.
Pitch reports and weather The matches that have been seen in Dubai so far, there has been an impact of spin and the Sri Lankan team has the best spinner. In such a situation, the difficulties of Hong Kong may increase. On the other hand, if you talk about the weather, then there is a lot of heat here.
The temperature in Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong match will be 37 degrees Celsius and Humidity will be up to 47%. The possibility of rain in this match is very low. Batting has looked a bit easier than the rest of the grounds at Dubai International Stadium.
Possible playing of both teams-XI Sri Lanka- Pathum Nisanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asanka (Captain), Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanka, Vanindu Hasranga, Dushmantha Chamera, Mathish Pathirana and Nuwan Tushara.
Hong Kong- Zeeshan Ali (wicketkeeper), Babur Hayat, Anshuman Rath, Kalhan Rallu, Nizakat Khan, Ejaz Khan, Kidi Shah, Yasim Murtaza (captain), Ayush Shukla, Atik Iqbal and Ehsan Khan.