71.5%
28.5%
Hong Kong are favorites to win
Hong Kong will take on Japan in the 8th game of the Men’s Cricket tournament in Asian Games 2023. The match will be played at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou and will start at 11:30 AM IST.
The pitch does not have much pace so it will be hard to score against good balls. However, the lack of pace will work in batter’s advantage if the bowler err in line so bowlers need to bowl wicket to wicket to stop batters from scoring big runs.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Hong Kong vs Japan, Asian Games 2023
Hong Kong defeated Cambodia in their opening game of the Asian Games. The win was as comprehensive as it can get and will give the team a great confidence heading into the next game. Hong Kong bowled out Cambodia for 70 and then chased the target in just 5.5 overs.
Nizakat Khan and Babar Hayat are two of the best batters in the team and both got decent scores against Cambodia, scoring 31 and 40. Wicketkeeper Muhammad Khan is also a handy bet to score a few runs.
The bowling will rest on the shoulders of Ehsan Khan and Nasrulla Rana. Khan, one of the top wicket-takers of Hong Kong, bagged a brace against Cambodia while Rana picked up a four wicket haul. Mohammad Ghazanfar also picked two wickets to wrap up a splendid show.
Hong Kong picked up a comprehensive win against Cambodia. The team has played good cricket in recent times and also reached the final of the tri-series involving Malaysia and PNG.
Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan (c), Akbar Khan, Anas Khan, Ehsan Khan, Muhammad Khan (wk), Shiv Mathur, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Niaz Ali, Nasrulla Rana, Ayush Shukla
Japan also defeated Cambodia in their opening game but they had to work a lot harder, eventually winning by three wickets. The team restricted Cambodia to 125-7 but the chase was not smooth and the team only managed to win in the 19th over, with three wickets to spare.
Captain Kendel Fleming is the team's best batter and scored 35 runs against Cambodia. Lachan Lake, another important batter, also played a handy knock of 32. Runs from the top two batters will give the team huge confidence. Alexander Patmore can also chip in with a quick-fire knock.
Japan's bowling will depend on Ryan Drake, who picked three wickets against Cambodia. Ibrahim Takahashi and Reo Thomas did not pick many wickets but the two are the best bowlers in the team and should come good against Hong Kong.
Japan were not at their best against Cambodia. Their two best players Fleming and Lachan Lake scored runs but others did not contribute much. Japan need to come together as a team to beat Hong Kong.
Lachlan Lake, Alexander Patmore (wk), Kendel Fleming (c), Ibrahim Takahashi, Wataru Miyauchi, Reo Sakurano Thomas, Declan Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Takada, Makoto Taniyama, Kohei Kubota, Ryan Drake
Hong Kong and Japan have never played before and both teams will be keen to do well in their first clash. On paper, Hong Kong seem to be the stronger of the two teams. They have players like Nizakat Khan and Babar Hayat, who are top class cricketers. The bowling of Hong Kong is also stronger than Japan. Hong Kong will be favourites for us.
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