Source: Herald Tribune

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss Tuesday and opted to bat first against Hong Kong in the opening Group A match of the Asia Cup limited overs cricket tournament at National Stadium.

Pakistan fielded its first choice XI and included three fast bowlers — Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir and Rao Iftikhar.

Unfancied Hong Kong is playing only for the second time in the Asia Cup.
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Pakistan: Shoaib Malik (captain), Salman Butt, Fawad Alam, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar.
Hong Kong: Tabarak Dar (captain), Courtney Kruger, Afzaal Haider, Butt Hussain, Najeeb Amar, Shkawat Ali, Zain Abbaz, Nadeem Ahmed, Irfan Ahmed, Jamie Atkinson, Moner Ahmed.

Umpires: Tony Hill, New Zealand, and Brian Jerling, South Africa.

TV Umpire: Amish Saheba, India. Match Referee: Alan Hurst, Australia.

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