Watch SL vs HK Asia Cup highlights, Sri Lanka won the match by 4 wickets

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SL vs HK Asia Cup highlights: With a four-wicket win over Hong Kong, Sri Lanka on Monday qualified for the Super-4 stage of the Asia Cup 2025. In this match played at the Dubai International Stadium, Hong Kong, who lost the toss and came to bat first, scored 149 runs for four wickets in 20 overs on the basis of a half-century partnership between Nizakat Khan and Anshuman Rath. In reply, Sri Lanka scored 153 runs for six wickets in 18.5 overs on the basis of Pathum Nissanka's stormy innings of 68 runs and won the match.

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Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong, 8th Match Highlights

Thanks to Pathum Nissanka's fifty, Sri Lanka defeated Hong Kong by 4 wickets in the 8th match of Asia Cup 2025. This is Sri Lanka's second consecutive victory.

Hong Kong's innings

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Thanks to a strong half-century from experienced Nizakat Khan (52 not out) and his sensible 61-run partnership with Anshuman Rath, Hong Kong scored a competitive score of 149 runs. After being invited to bat, the most special thing about Hong Kong's innings was the half-century partnership for the third wicket between Nizakat (38 balls) and Rath (48 runs, 46 balls). Nizakat became the second Hong Kong batsman to score a half-century in the T20 phase of the Asia Cup.

With this defeat, Hong Kong's journey in the current tournament ended. Before Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan defeated them by seven wickets (September 11) and 94 runs (September 9) respectively. In the points table of Group B, the team led by Yasim Murtaza could not even open the account and was eliminated with a net run rate of -2.151. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has reached the top with four points and a net run rate of +1.546 after winning two consecutive matches. Now the team will face Afghanistan on September 18.

Sri Lanka's innings

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Pathum Nissanka and Wanindu Hasaranga were the heroes of Sri Lanka's victory. Nissanka batted in excellent rhythm and played a brilliant innings of 68 runs in 44 balls. He showed a balance of patience and aggression during his innings and shared an important partnership of 57 runs with Kusal Perera (20) for the third wicket. Luck also favoured Nissanka in his innings as Hong Kong fielders gave him a reprieve on scores of 40 and 60. He hit most of the big shots in the square leg area. During this time, he hit a brilliant sweep six off Ejaz Khan's ball. Sri Lanka, who had scored 65 runs in 10 overs, strengthened their hold on the match by adding 42 runs in the next three overs.

But Hong Kong made a comeback at one point and dismissed Nissanka, Perera, Kamindu Mendis and captain Charit Aslanka in quick succession, reducing Sri Lanka from 119/2 to 127/6. Even after this, Sri Lanka maintained its composure and in the end, Wanindu Hasaranga ensured the team's victory by playing an unbeaten innings of 20 runs in just nine balls.

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