<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Mohammad Rizwan propelled Pakistan into the Asia Cup Super Four Stage after their bowlers skittled out minnows Hong Kong for a record low of 38 on Friday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan scored 193-2 in a must-win Twenty20 international with Rizwan (78 not out) and Fakhar Zaman (53) putting on 116 after being invited to bat first on a slow and low Sharjah pitch</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz then shared seven wickets to bundle out Hong Kong in 10.4 overs and win by 155 runs.</div><div><br></div><div>It was Hong Kong's lowest T20 international total after their 69 against Nepal in 2014 and also their lowest against Pakistan, who had bowled out West Indies for 60 in 2018.</div><div><br></div><div>Pakistan join Afghanistan, India and Sri Lanka in round two of the six-nation tournament that acts as a tune-up to the T20 World Cup in October-November in Australia.</div><div><br></div><div>Pace bowler Naseem Shah struck twice in the third over of the Hong Kong innings including the wicket of skipper Nizakat Khan for eight.</div><div><br></div><div>Hong Kong, who made the main draw by winning all their three matches in the qualifiers, could not recover.</div><div><br></div><div>Shadab returned figures of 4-8 from his leg spin and Nawaz took three wickets with his left-arm orthodox.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, Khushdil Shah hit five sixes including four in the final over to finish with a flourish in his unbeaten 35 off 15 balls as Rizwan watched the blitz from the non-striker's end in a partnership of 64.</div><div><br></div><div>Hong Kong's bowlers kept the Pakistan openers in check with a disciplined line and length and spinner Ehsan Khan got the key wicket of skipper Babar Azam for nine in the third over.</div><div><br></div><div>Azam hit a four off Ehsan's off spin but the bowler soon took revenge with a caught and bowled to silence a pro-Pakistan crowd.</div><div><br></div><div>The left-handed Fakhar joined Rizwan, a wicketkeeper-batsman, and the two rebuilt the innings.</div><div><br></div><div>Rizwan reached his fifty off 42 balls to raise the bat amid raucous applause form the crowd.</div><div><br></div><div>Fakhar also changed gears and reached his fifty with a towering six off Murtaza's left-arm spin, but got out next over to Ehsan after a 41-ball stay.</div><div><br></div><div>Khushdil then tore into the opposition bowling and ended the innings with three successive sixes.</div><div><br></div><div>Afghanistan will meet Sri Lanka in the Super Four opener on Saturday in Sharjah while India clash with rivals Pakistan for the second time in the tournament on Sunday. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>