Hong Kong vs Malaysia Prediction: Hong Kong aiming to survive in this series

Hong Kong and Malaysia are going head to head in the Match 3 of KCC T20I Tri Nations Cup 2024 at Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 23rd August 2024. Hong Kong would want to win this game to have any chance of going into finals. Who will win this game of cricket?

Malaysia is coming off a convincing 5-wicket victory against Kuwait. They restricted Kuwait to a mere 70 runs before running down the total in 15.2 overs. Pavandeep Singh and all-rounder Muhammad Amir were the lead actors in Malaysia's victory as they shared 7 wickets among them. Rizwan Haider is an attacking left-arm seamer with the new ball in these conditions, while Syed Aziz and Khizar Hayat are two-dependable options in the middle overs. Malaysia will look to Syed Aziz to give them a good start at the top. He is nearing 2000 T20I runs and has an excellent strike rate of 141. Muhammad Amir will again be expected to provide stability to the middle order. The all-rounder has been a solid batter. Ahmad Faiz will be expected to chip in with the bat in the next game. He has experience of playing 74 T20I matches.

Syed Aziz Mubarak c, Rajkumar Rajendran, Sharvin Muniandy, Ahmad Faiz, Muhammad Amir Azim, Muhamad Syahadat, Ahmed Aqeel, Khizar Hayat, Ainool Hafizs wk, Rizwan Haider, Pavandeep Singh

Hong Kong went down to a 4-wicket defeat in the first game of the Malaysia T20I Tri-Nations Cup campaign at the hands of Kuwait, who found 168-8 score placed onto a good pitch. Captain Nizakat Khan added 57 runs off 35 balls with support from Babar Hayat, who added 41 runs off 22 balls. Nizakat Khan, one of the big guns in T20 matches, having almost 1800 runs at a strike rate of 122, along with Babar Hayat, will turn out to be very important in the upcoming matches of his side.

Of course, one to watch among their bowlers is their off-spinner Ehsan Khan, who has taken 92 wickets in T20Is at a phenomenal economy rate of 6.12. In the match versus Malaysia, he conceded just 16 runs in his 4 overs. Ateeq Iqbal and Yasim Murtaza also showed promise in the previous match, taking two wickets apiece at decent economy rates.

Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath, Martin Coetzee, Babar Hayat, Aizaz Khan, Yasim Murtaza, Zeeshan Ali, Ateeq Iqbal, Nasrulla Rana, Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla

Hong Kong defeated Malaysia in three of their previous five fixtures, one of which was a win this year. Even with a setback in their first match, we expect Hong Kong to show a stronger turn in the next game. On the other hand, Malaysia is confident due to a recently acquired victory; however, they have concerns about the team's batting lineup. Our prediction based on the Assist of two seasoned batters of Hong Kong, who will make a strong comeback and win the next match. Our prediction for this engrossing game is that Hong Kong will be the winner at the end.