Date:27/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/27/stories/2008062756411900.htm

Sport - Cricket

India mauls Hong Kong

Karachi: M.S. Dhoni’s delirious men cruised on fifth gear all through and registered a 256-run victory over a hapless Hong Kong in a Group ‘B’ match of the STAR Cricket Asia Cup tournament at the National Stadium here on Wednesday.

SCOREBOARD

India: (for four wkts. in 50 overs): 374.

Hong Kong: Tabarak Dar st. Dhoni b Chawla 21, Shkawat lbw b R.P. Singh 0, J.J. Atkinson c & b Yusuf 23, Hussain Butt st. Dhoni b Chawla 4, C. Kruger st. Dhoni b Chawla 3, Irfan (run out) 25, Lamsam (run out) 16, Munir c Yusuf b Chawla 4, Najeeb (not out) 13, A. Haider b Sehwag 0, Nadeem c Dhoni b Sehwag 0; Extras (lb-2, w-7): 9; Total (in 36.5 overs): 118.

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-49, 3-54, 4-54, 5-67, 6-91, 7-99, 8-109, 9-118.

India bowling: Praveen 5-0-21-0, R.P. Singh 4-0-19-1, Gony 5-1-11-0, Chawla 10-2-23-4, Yusuf 10-0-37-1, Sehwag 2.5-0-5-2.