Pakistan kicked off their Asia Cup 2018 campaign on a winning note by beating Hong Kong by eight wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a paltry 117-run target, the Sarfraz Ahmed-led side took 23.4 overs to register a comfortable victory, thanks to an unbeaten 50 by opener Imam-ul-Haq. You can watch video highlights of PAK vs HK here.

Pakistan lost their first wicket on 41 when opener Fakhar Zaman's fine edge carried to stumper Scott McKechnie off an Ehsan Khan delivery in the ninth over. Imam and incoming batsman Babar Azam (33) then added 52 runs for the second wicket, taking Pakistan closer towards victory. However, Ehsan struck again in the 21st over to dismiss Babar, leaving Pakistan at 93/2. PAK vs HK Asia Cup Highlights

Shoaib Malik (9 not out) and Imam then denied the minnows any further onslaught as they comfortably notched up the needed 24 runs.

Earlier, electing to bat, Hong Kong received jolts at regular intervals and could only manage to reach 116 runs before being bowled out in 37.1 overs. Asia Cup 2018 Schedule in PDF for Free Download: Timetable With List of All Matches in IST Including India vs Pakistan Fixture.

Aizaz Khan and K.D. Shah were the top scorers for Hong Kong with contributions of 27 and 26 runs respectively. For Pakistan, left-arm pacer Usman Khan picked up three wickets conceding just 19 runs while Hasan Ali and Shadab Khan bagged two wickets each. (Inputs IANS)

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