Dhoni and man of the match Raina's century helped India to put a huge score and thrash Hong Kong by 256 runs. The first wicket partnership was 127 between Gambhir (51) and Sehwag (78). India lost two quick wickets and were 159 for 3 in 25 overs. Then Dhoni (109 not out off 96 balls with 6 fours and 6 sixes) and Raina (101 off 68 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes) added 166 for the 4th wicket in 123 balls.
Tournament: Asia Cup
Match: 4
Group: B
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Date: June 25, 2008
Teams: India and Hong Kong
Captains: MS Dhoni and Tabarak Dar
Toss: India won the toss and decided to bat
Result: India won by 256 runs
Points: India 2; Hong Kong 0
Man of the Match: SK Raina off India
Score:
India 374 for 4 in 50 overs (G Gambhir 51, V Sehwag 78, RG Sharma 11, MS Dhoni 109 not out, SK Raina 101, RV Uthappa 15 not out, Extras--9 (b 6, lb 1, w 2), Afzaal Haider 6-0-72-1, Irfan Ahmed 6-0-53-0, JPR Lamsam 2-0-27-0, Nadeem Ahmed 8-0-52-0, Najeeb Amar 10-0-40-2, Munir Dar 10-0-55-0, Skhawat Ali 8-0-68-0) beat Hong Kong 118 all out in 36.5 overs (Tabarak Dar 21, Skhawat Ali 0, JJ Atkinson 23, KH Butt 4, CK Kruger 3, Irfan Ahmed 25, JPR Lamsam 16, Munir Dar 4, Najeeb Amar 13 not out, Afzaal Haider 0, Nadeem Ahmed 0, Extras--9 (lb 2, w 7), P Kumar 5-0-21-0, RP Singh 4-0-19-1, M Gony 5-1-11-0, PP Chawla 10-2-23-4, YK Pathan 10-0-37-1, V Sehwag 2.5-0-5-2)
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