India vs Hong Kong: India will be the second team to qualify for Super fours

After winning against their arch-rivals, India will take on Hong Kong in the fourth match of the Asia Cup group stage at Dubai International Stadium. Will Hong Kong create an upset and become the second team to qualify for Super fours?

India form

India was able to keep its nerve and came away victorious in their first game of the tournament. Hardik Pandya’s all-around performance was what India required for the victory. Indian bowlers performed well and restricted Pakistan to less than 150. The team will be happy to see Virat Kohli scoring runs and will be looking for more of the same in upcoming games. India can top Group B if they win this game. 

India Predicted Lineup

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh 

Hong Kong form

Hong Kong was unbeaten in Asia Cup qualifiers which were held before this tournament. When these two teams met last time in 2018, Hong Kong took the fight to Indians and was very tough to beat. Nizakat Khan and Babar Hayat will be looking to attack with the bat against the Indian bowling lineup. Hong Kong will be aiming to create a massive upset in this T20 game by beating India.

Hong Kong Predicted Lineup

Nizakat Khan(C), Yasim Murtaza, Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie (wk), Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla

Expert betting tips

The pitch will help the batters and bowlers alike as we have seen from the first two games of the competition. The team to have the best temperament and patience will have an edge in the game. India is the favourite team to win the game but we expect a good fightback from Hong Kong.

Prediction

• Total Under 272.5 for 1.81;
• Team 1 Total Runs In First 6 Overs Under 52.5 for 1.85;
• Total Runs, Over Number 1 Under 5.5 for 2