Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by 68 runs to reach the semifinals of the T20 cricket events of the Asian Games.
The highlight of this match was the aggressive batting of Amir Jamal and the excellent performance of the spinners.
In the semi-final, Pakistan Shaheens will face the winner of the match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on October 6.
Hong Kong won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat in the quarter-finals of the ongoing 19th Asian Games cricket event at the Zhejiang University Cricket Field in Hangzhou, China. Pakistan scored 160 runs in the allotted 20 overs.
In reply, the Hong Kong team was bowled out for 92 runs in 18.5 overs.
From Pakistan, Aamir Jamal scored 41 runs and Asif Ali scored 25 runs while Khushdil Shah dismissed 3 players.
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