Asia Cup 2022 Qualifiers – Kuwait vs Hong Kong: Probable XIs, Match Prediction, Pitch Report, Weather Forecast and Live Streaming Details

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Kuwait and Hong Kong will go up against each other in Match No.4 of the Asia Cup 2022 Qualifier on Tuesday, August 23. Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) in Oman is the venue for this clash.

Kuwait, captained by Mohammad Aslam, pulled off a massive upset after beating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by one wicket in their opening match. After being asked to chase down 174, Kuwait got over the finishing line with one ball to spare.

Edson Silva played a handy knock of 25 off 14 in the death overs with the help of two fours and as many sixes. Earlier, Ravija Sandaruwan and Meet Bhasvar laid the platform for Kuwait with a 53-run stand for the opening wicket off 6.2 overs.

Hong Kong, led by Nizakat Khan, on the other hand, are currently placed at the top of the points table with a decent net run rate of 0.400. They defeated Amjad Mahboob's Singapore in their first match by eight runs and registered their first win.

Kinchit Shah top-scored for them with a 32-ball 34, but it was Haroon Arshad's unbeaten 14-ball 27 that injected impetus into the Hong Kong innings. Thereafter, veteran spinner Ehsan Khan picked up three wickets and restricted Singapore.

Kuwait vs Hong Kong Match Details:

Match: Kuwait vs Hong Kong, Match 4, Asia Cup 2022 Qualifier

Date and Time: Monday, August 22, 2022, 07:30 pm IST

Venue: Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat

Kuwait vs Hong Kong Pitch Report

The pitch in Hong Kong has been a sporting one thus far. Batting hasn't been all that tough, but bowlers have also extracted quite a bit from the surface. An overly high-scoring game may not be in the offing.

Kuwait vs Hong Kong Weather Forecast

Conditions will be hot and there is no chance of rain for the time being. Temperatures will be around the 32-degree Celsius mark. The humidity will mostly be in the 60s.

Kuwait vs Hong Kong Probable XIs

Kuwait

Probable XI

Meet Bhavsar, Ravija Sandaruwan, Adnan Idrees, Usman Patel (wk), Bilal Tahir, Mohammed Aslam (c), Shiraz Khan, Edson Silva, Yasin Patel, Sayed Monib, Mohamed Shafeeq

Hong Kong

Probable XI

Nizakat Khan (c), Yasim Murtaza, Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie (wk), Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ateeq Iqbal

Kuwait vs Hong Kong Match Prediction

Kuwait started their campaign with a decent win over the UAE, but beating Hong Kong may not be a walk in the park for them. Hong Kong will go into the next match as the firm favorites.

Prediction: Hong Kong to win this clash.