Asia Cup 2018, INDvHK LIVE: Hong Kong start well in chase after India score 285/7

Sep 18 (AZINS) India scored 285/7 in their 50 overs as Hong Kong bowled well in the final 10 overs conceding only 48 runs. Shikhar Dhawan was the star of Indian batting with his 127 runs off 120 balls while Ambati Rayudu scored a good half century.

Earlier, Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field against India in the 2018 Asia Cup on Tuesday. The match, taking place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, is Hong Kong's second and India's first in the six-nation tournament.

For India, fast-bowler Khaleel Ahmed made his debut. He was handed his maiden cap by skipper Rohit Sharma. The big news from the Indian camp was that KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah had been left out.

Here are the playing XIs of both teams

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (w), Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal.

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