Indian batters Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav have powered India to a massive total of 192 runs against Hong Kong in the first innings at the Asia Cup 2022 on Wednesday. The 31-year-old SKY completed his half-century in just 22 balls and smashed four sixes to score 26 runs in the last over.
Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli also smashed a half-century as he scored unbeaten 59 runs off 44 balls and managed an unbeaten 98-run partnership with Suryakumar Yadav, who scored unbeaten 68 runs off 26 deliveries.
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Surya smashed six fours and that much sixes during his batting with four of those sixes came out in the 26-run last over. Haroon Arshad of Hong Kong gave 53 runs from his three overs, which was the most by any Hong Kong bowler in this match.
The Men in Blue started the innings confidently, however, the run-rate went down after the wicket of Rohit Sharma. Later, Kohli and Surya took charge in their hands and smashed Hong Kong bowlers out of the ground and took India to a reputable total.
Team India look to fix their spot in the Super 4s alongside Afghanistan, who qualified on Tuesday after defeating Bangladesh by seven wickets. Meanwhile, Hong Kong will play their last game of the group A against Pakistan on September 2.
