Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong Highlights, Asia Cup 2025: Sri Lanka beat Hong Kong by 4 wickets

Hong Kong, China, are pushing hard to cross the 150-mark. Can they go past? Just six deliveries remaining, which will be bowled by Maheesh Theekshana.

Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, Pitched up and around off, Nizakat Khan drills it to sweeper covers and turns back for the second run. The throw from the deep is well wide of the keeper, which does not trouble the batter. 12 runs off it, after just 4 from the first 4 balls.

Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, SIX! Wow..that is a terrific shot! Dushmantha Chameera just misses the yorker and serves this full, on off. Nizakat Khan gets his front leg out of the way, gets under it and launches it well over the long off fence for a biggie.

Dushmantha Chameera to Aizaz Khan, Pitched up and around off, follows the batter, Aizaz Khan moves across to scoop it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards point. Khan sets off for the leg bye, Pathum Nissanka picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Aizaz was gone for all money if that hit.

Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, Takes pace off, full toss and on off, Nizakat Khan goes through his push early as the ball goes off the bottom edge towards long off for another run.

Dushmantha Chameera to Aizaz Khan, Well bowled! Fuller and outside off, Aizaz Khan moves across and bunts it out towards extra covers for a run.

Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, A full toss around off, Nizakat Khan lifts it on the bounce to extra covers for just a single. He will be disappointed for not putting that away.

Dasun Shanaka to Nizakat Khan, Right in the blockhole, on middle, Nizakat Khan uses his feet and jams it out to long off for one more. Just 5 runs and a wicket from the over. Super stuff from Shanaka!

Dasun Shanaka to Aizaz Khan, Low full toss, on leg, Aizaz Khan drills it to long on for one.

Dasun Shanaka to Nizakat Khan, Good length and on middle, Nizakat Khan nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Dasun Shanaka to Aizaz Khan, Slower one, on a length and on middle, Aizaz Khan looks to work it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls to the off side. They cross.

Aizaz Khan is in at 6.

Dasun Shanaka to Yasim Murtaza, OUT! TAKEN! Dasun Shanaka strikes in his first over! He bangs this into the pitch, outside off, and this one is there to be put away. Yasim Murtaza accepts the width and slashes hard at it to carve it over point, but only gets a thick outside edge that flies straight down the throat of deep backward point, where Dushmantha Chameera makes no mistake. Big wicket for Lanka, as the in-form Murtaza goes back cheaply. Hong Kong, China are four down now!

Dasun Shanaka to Nizakat Khan, Short of a length and on off, Nizakat Khan pulls it from above his head towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Change. Dasun Shanaka comes into the attack. 

Nuwan Thushara to Yasim Murtaza, FOUR! Fine shot! Nuwan Thushara got away with the Free Hit, but the extra ball has cost him here. Fuller one and on the pads, Yasim Murtaza picks it up nicely and whips it away using his wrists to the deep backward square leg fence for four more runs.

Nuwan Thushara to Nizakat Khan, Pitched up and around off, Nizakat Khan forces it to sweeper covers for one. The Free Hit does not cost much.

Nuwan Thushara to Nizakat Khan, Edged and gone? Sri Lankan players are celebrating, but HANG ON. The siren goes off, Thushara has overstepped here, and the celebrations are cut short. It is a No Ball and a Free Hit up next. Nuwan Thushara serves this full and wide outside off, Nizakat Khan throws his bat at it, but gets another outside edge. The ball flies towards the straight short third fielder and is still rising, but Kusal Perera shows good reflexes to pluck it above his head. Too bad that it will not count for anything!

Nuwan Thushara to Nizakat Khan, Overpitched and around off, Nizakat Khan squeezes it out towards extra covers.

Nuwan Thushara to Yasim Murtaza, Fuller and on middle, Yasim Murtaza clips it to short fine for a run.

Nuwan Thushara to Nizakat Khan, DROPPED! A tough chance though! Fuller in length and outside off, Nizakat Khan reaches out to guide it away, but gets a thick outside edge wide of the keeper. Kusal Mendis flings himself to his right and extends his right glove, but it just does not stick in. It would have been a stunner. The batters cross.

Hong Kong, China, would be aiming for a big finish, but the pitch is slow, and it is pretty tough to hit through the line for the batters.

Nuwan Thushara to Nizakat Khan, A good yorker, outside off, Nizakat Khan stays back and tries to paddle it, but plays all over it.

Dushmantha Chameera to Yasim Murtaza, Hard length and around leg, Yasim Murtaza nudges it to short fine and wants the run but is sent back.

The skipper, Yasim Murtaza, walks in next to bat at 5.

Dushmantha Chameera to Anshy Rath, OUT! TAKEN! Anshy Rath falls just short of a well-deserved fifty! Dushmantha Chameera lands this back of a length and on off, and it does not bounce that much. Rath keeps his weight on the front foot and heaves it away, but fails to get the connection right. He hits it from the bottom half as the ball goes flat and in the air wide towards deep square leg. Kamindu Mendis runs to his right a bit and pouches it safely before tumbling onto the ground. The budding 61-run stand has been broken, and Hong Kong, China are 118/3 now.

Dushmantha Chameera to Anshy Rath, On a length and on off, Anshy Rath pushes it towards covers.

Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, Dushmantha Chameera bangs in a quick bouncer, on middle, takes off viciously, Nizakat Khan tries to ramp it away but misses as the ball is still rising. Kusal Mendis collects and has a throw at the stumps but misses. There is no backup, and the batters steal a bye.

Dushmantha Chameera to Nizakat Khan, FOUR! The boundaries keep coming for Hong Kong, China! Chameera hits the length hard, on middle and off. Nizakat Khan comes down the track, stays leg side of the ball and swats it to the right of the mid off for a boundary.

Dushmantha Chameera to Anshy Rath, Back of a length and around off, Anshy Rath stays back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Change. Dushmantha Chameera returns to the attack.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Anshy Rath, Tossed it up and around middle, swept away to deep mid-wicket for one. Hong Kong, China are 112/2 after 15 overs.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Anshy Rath, Slower and fuller, around middle, pushed back to the bowler.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Anshy Rath, FOUR! SLASHED! Full and outside off, Anshy Rath uses his feet and smokes it to the right of the long off fielder for a boundary.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Anshy Rath, Much fuller and down leg, Rath sits down and looks to sweep it but misses. Gets pinged on the front pad. 

Wanindu Hasaranga to Nizakat Khan, Slower and fuller, outside off, Nizakat Khan chips it over the leaping bowler and collects one more. Also, that brings the 50-run partnership for this pair.

Maheesh Theekshana has gone off the field, but we are unsure of the exact reason. Also, news coming in from Abu Dhabi is that the UAE have beaten Oman by 42 runs to open their account. That also means that India have qualified for the Super Four.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Anshy Rath, Short and outside off, dragged down to long on for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Nizakat Khan, FOUR! GOOD SHOT! Short and wide outside off, Nizakat Khan crouches and cuts it well towards deep backward point. The fielder from deep point runs across to his left and puts in a dive to cut it off but fails to stop the ball from going over the ropes.

Maheesh Theekshana to Nizakat Khan, BEATEN! Touch fuller and outside off, Nizakat Khan tries to reach out to cut it but misses.

Maheesh Theekshana to Anshy Rath, Switches to over the wicket, short and around middle, Rath punches it to long on for one.

Maheesh Theekshana to Anshy Rath, WIDE! Short and wide outside off, Rath leaves it. Called a wide again. Third wide of the over so far. Also, 100 comes up for Hong Kong, China.

Maheesh Theekshana to Anshy Rath, Short and around middle, punched back to the bowler.

Maheesh Theekshana to Anshy Rath, WIDE! Full and wide outside off, Rath lets it go again. Called a wide.

Maheesh Theekshana to Anshy Rath, WIDE! Slower and shorter, wide outside the tramline on the off side. Anshy Rath leaves it, and the keeper, Kusal Mendis, does well to get across to his left and grab it. However, it is referred upstairs by the on-field umpires to have a check whether the ball has pitched outside the 22-yard pitch. The third umpire is called in and he deems that it has pitched outside. Called a wide in the end.

Maheesh Theekshana to Nizakat Khan, Short and down leg, Khan backs away and knocks it down to wide long on for a single. He wants to have another but is sent back.

Maheesh Theekshana to Nizakat Khan, BEATEN! Short and wide outside off, Nizakat Khan throws his hands a it but fails to lay any bat on it.

Change? Yes, Maheesh Theekshana is back on. He has conceded just 8 runs in his first two overs.

Nuwan Thushara to Nizakat Khan, Another full toss, around off, Nizakat Khan drills it towards sweeper cover. The wide long off fielder runs across to his left, puts in a dive and cuts it off. Three runs taken, and the batters of Hong Kong, China have been pretty excellent in running between the wickets.

Nuwan Thushara to Nizakat Khan, FOUR! THRASHED! Nuwan Thushara tries for a yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, wide outside off. Nizakat Khan extends his arms to reach out and uses the pace of the bowler. Slices it between deep third and deep point for a cracking boundary.