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Asia Cup 2018 | Pakistan vs Hong Kong: Here is what Sarfraz Ahmed said after losing the toss

The match is being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Asia Cup 2018 | Pakistan vs Hong Kong: Here is what Sarfraz Ahmed said after losing the toss

Anshuman Rath (L) and Sarfraz Ahmed (R) (Photo: twitter/@PCBofficial)

Hong Kong cricket team skipper Anshuman Rath invited Sarfraz Ahmed -led Pakistan cricket team to field first after winning the toss in the second ODI of Asia Cup 2018 on Sunday. The match is being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan captain: “Wanted to bat first, but that’s not in our hands. Congrats to Hong Kong, this is a big event for them. Won’t take them lightly, won’t relax. Long tournament, we’ll go match by match. If you see the last match, didn’t see much spin. We’re going in with four pacers and one spinner. ”

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Anshuman Rath, Hong Kong captain: “We’ll have a bat. We saw the game yesterday. Pitch stayed true throughout. Hoping it will roughen up a bit through the course. No better place to do it than in the Asia Cup. We’re ready, we deserve to be here. Especially on the back of losing ODI status in March. We’ve beaten top teams before, hope we could do it again. It’s more of a confidence thing. After the Qualifiers, a lot of our players have taken confidence. Hopefully we can put runs on the board.”

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Teams:
Hong Kong (Playing XI): Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath(c), Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Christopher Carter, Ehsan Khan, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie(w), Tanwir Afzal, Ehsan Nawaz, Nadeem Ahmed

Pakistan (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Usman Khan

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