Sri Lanka took a four-wicket victory over Hong Kong on Monday in the eighth match of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 in the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
The defending champions chased a modest goal of 150 run and eventually drew the winning points for the loss of six wickets and seven balls to save despite the spicy comeback from Hong Kong.
The defending champion was comfortably placed on 119/2 in 15 overs and only need 31 of 30 deliveries with fixed batter Nissanka at the fold.
But the dismissal of the opening batteror at the first delivery of the 16th led to a collapse, so that Sri Lanka quickly lost three more wickets and therefore slid to 127/6 in 17.1 overs.
But Wanindu Hasaranga returned the tide in favor of Sri Lanka with a sizzling cameee, did not score 20 from just nine deliveries, with two four and a six, and led the holders to their second consecutive victory in the eight-team tournament.
Captain Yasim Murtaza was the striking bowler for Hong Kong and took two wickets for 37 points in his four overs, while Ayush Shukla, Ehsan Khan and Aizaz Khan made one scalp each.
The Associate Nation first registered in BAT, registered 149/4 in their assigned 20 Overs.
Hong Kong started a considerable start to their innings when their opening couple from Zeeshan Ali and Rath yielded 41 points before the former victim of Dushmantha Chameera over the penultimate delivery of the fifth.
The Wicketkeeper seizure scored 23 of 17 deliveries with the help of two four.
Hong Kong later lost a Wicket 23 balls when Wanindu Hasaranga Babar Hayat (four) blended and therefore slid to 57/2 in 8.4 overs.
Rath was then accompanied by Nizakat Khan in the middle, and the duo strengthened the total of Hong Kong by putting together 61 runs in just 43 deliveries.
The crucial position culminated in the 16th when Chameera Rath was caught deep mid-wicket. The left-handed fittings remained a remarkable Run-Getter for Hong Kong with 48 out of 46 deliveries, strung with four borders.
Nizakat, on the other hand, wore his bat to the end and scored top with an unbeaten 52 of 38 deliveries using four four and two sixes.
Chameera was the striking bowler for Sri Lanka and picked up two wickets for 30 points in his four overs, while Hasaranga and Dasun Shanaka came in with one scalp each.
