Asia Cup 2022: Match 4, India vs Hong Kong Stats Preview, Player Stats and approaching Milestones

After securing a five-wicket victory over arch rivals Pakistan in their opening fixture of Asia Cup 2022, team Indian squad now faces Hong Kong in Match 4 of the competition on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. This will be the first time the Men in Blue will be playing against Hong Kong in the T20 format. Having almost sealed their place in the next round, Super 4, a win will guarantee it with two wins out of two.

Speaking more about the blockbuster clash with Pakistan, Hardik Pandya’s all-round skills and pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s solid spell were enough in defeating the Men in Green. The former took three wickets for 25 runs while veteran Bhuvneshwar delivered the best spell of 4/26 by an Indian against Pakistan in T20 internationals. Chasing 148 for victory, Ravindra Jadeja’s contribution was also equally important as Hardik’s.

Jadeja smashed 35 off 29 with two fours and as many maximums while Pandya remained unbeaten on 33 off 17 which included four fours and a six to guide India to a valuable win over their arch-rivals. Rohit Sharma and his men will look to continue their form against a relatively weaker opposition. On the other hand, Hong Kong, who won the qualifying round and entered the tournament’s main draw, will be hoping to perform well against a strong and dangerous-looking Team India. 

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 4 between India and Hong Kong in the Asia Cup 2022.

Head-to-Head: India and Hong Kong will be meeting each other for the first time in T20 internationals.

1 – Rohit Sharma needs one more run to become the first player to score 3500 runs in T20Is.

1 – KL Rahul is one four short of completing 600 fours in international cricket.

2 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar requires two more catches to reach 50 catches in international cricket.

3 - Hardik needs three sixes to reach 50 sixes in T20Is.

3 – Yuzvendra Chahal needs three more wickets to reach 200 wickets in international cricket.

4 – Aizaz Khan is four fours away from reaching 50 fours in international cricket.

1 - Hardik is one innings away from featuring in the 50th T20I innings.

22 – Nizakat Khan needs to score 22 more runs to become the first player to score 1000 runs for Hong Kong in T20Is.

1 - Nizakat Khan is one innings away from appearing in the 50th T20I innings.

43 - Ravindra Jadeja is 43 runs short of completing 500 runs in T20 internationals.